Platform & AI Engineering Leader

MetLife; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Life insurance

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a Principal Platform & AI Engineering Lead to drive architecture, platform strategy, and execution for the Unified Actuarial Platform (UAP). This role provides enterprise-level technical leadership across actuarial, risk, and regulatory platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with evolving needs.

The role requires 10 years in full-stack engineering, expertise in React, APIs, cloud platforms, and AI-assisted development, with strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 10 years in full-stack engineering.
• Expertise in React, APIs, and cloud platforms.
• Experience with microservices architecture.
• CI/CD, containerization, Infrastructure-as-Code.
• AI-assisted development experience.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define architecture strategy for full-stack platforms (UX, APIs, infrastructure).
• Establish standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns.
• Lead solution design approvals for scalability and security.
• Define frontend strategy with React and micro-frontends.
• Establish design system and accessibility standards.
• Deliver intuitive digital experiences for actuarial workflows.
• Define API-first architecture strategy.
• Govern REST, GraphQL, and event-driven services.
• Ensure performance, scalability, and integration.
• Lead cloud-native infrastructure frameworks.
• Drive CI/CD, containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
• Establish DevSecOps practices.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development (Copilot).
• Integrate GenAI into UX and engineering workflows.
• Own performance, availability, and scalability.
• Lead production issue resolution.
• Serve as principal technical authority.
• Mentor engineers and lead governance forums.

Skills

React

APIs

Cloud platforms

Microservices

CI/CD

Containerization

Infrastructure-as-Code

AI-assisted development

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

10 years in full-stack engineering

Tools

GitHub Enterprise

GitHub Copilot

Azure certification

Kubernetes certification

Job description

MetLife is seeking a Principal Platform & AI Engineering Lead to drive architecture, platform strategy, and execution for the Unified Actuarial Platform (UAP). This role provides enterprise-level technical leadership across actuarial, risk, and regulatory platforms, ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with evolving needs.

The role requires 10 years in full-stack engineering, expertise in React, APIs, cloud platforms, and AI-assisted development, with strong communication skills.