Software Development Engineer

MetLife; Cary (NC); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

Life insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

MetLife is seeking a Software Development Engineer to build and operate cloud-based applications with a focus on security, compliance, and scalable design. You’ll implement infrastructure as code and collaborate across teams to optimize financial operations and security postures.

Location is hybrid in Cary, NC, requiring in-office presence three days per week. The role includes a salary range and potential annual incentives as part of the overall compensation package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent.
• 2-3 years of software development experience with Node.js and React.
• Experience building secure REST APIs and third‑party integrations.
• Proficient in CI/CD pipelines to Azure services; Agile method.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Integrate front-end elements with server-side logic.
• Write reusable, testable code and APIs.
• Work with internal/external APIs and cloud services.
• Develop CI/CD pipelines for Node.js apps on Azure.
• Create and manage Terraform configurations for cloud migration.

Skills

Node.js

React

CI/CD

Agile

API integration

Azure

Terraform

Express.js

Python (ASGI)

Education

Bachelor's in CS/Engineering

Tools

Azure DevOps

Terraform

REST APIs

Job description

When you join MetLife’s Global Technology team, you’ll be part of a forward-thinking group dedicated to shaping the future of digital solutions for customers worldwide. You’ll develop, maintain and support technology applications and delivery, leveraging AI, automation, and contemporary ways of working to enhance experiences and drive business outcomes. Your work will simplify complex processes, improve tech resiliency, and ensure high-performing, seamless solutions that power life’s most important moments. In this dynamic environment, you’ll collaborate with talented peers across teams and functions, expanding your skills in impactful ways. Ready to push boundaries and set new industry standards? Join us and help drive the future of technology forward.

The Opportunity

Software Development Engineer to build and operate cloud-based applications in an efficient, safe, and compliant manner. We maintain a global view of cloud adoption and leverage infrastructure as code to engineer a cloud platform providing self-service capabilities and metrics to drive desired behaviors around financial operations, security posture, and overall good hygiene for cloud-based applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Integration of user-facing elements developed by front-end developers with server-side logic.
• Writing reusable, testable, and efficient code.
• Understand and work with APIs, both internal and external.
• Experience with Node.js and Express.js.
• Experience in CI/CD to build and deploy Node JS applications
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think algorithmically.
• Deliver fit for purpose, secure, scalable, solution architectures in an agile framework that evolves with the line of business by collaborating with AD, business, and engineering teams.
• Create and maintain terraform configurations as part of Build the Boat process using internal tools to migrate cloud applications from legacy subscriptions to new standardized azure landing zones.

Required Qualifications

• 2 - 3 years of overall experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or equivalent degree type.
• Proven experience in software development, specifically with Node JS and React.
• Proven experience in building highly secure REST APIs and integration with different platforms
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to think algorithmically.
• Experience with following:
  • CI/CD pipeline to build and deploy to Azure services
  • Agile methodology
  • API integration.

Preferred Qualifications

• Proven experience with Azure cloud services (including most of the following: Azure App Service, Azure SQL, API Management, Key Vault, etc.).
• Working knowledge of Agile, CI/CD pipelines, ideally using Azure DevOps or similar tooling.
• Knowledge of Python and any ASGI server.

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

The expected salary range for this position is $70,000 - $90,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.

Benefits We Offer

Our U.S. benefits address holistic well-being with programs for physical and mental health, financial wellness, and support for families. We offer a comprehensive health plan that includes medical/prescription drug and vision, dental insurance, and no-cost short- and long-term disability. We also provide company-paid life insurance and legal services, a retirement pension funded entirely by MetLife and 401(k) with employer matching, group discounts on voluntary insurance products including auto and home, pet, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident insurance, as well as Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and digital mental health programs, parental leave, paid time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please

About MetLife

Recognizedon Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies",Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, as well as the Fortune 100 Best Companiesto Work For®, MetLife, through its subsidiaries and affiliates, is one of theworld’s leading financial services companies; providing insurance, annuities,employee benefits and asset management to individual and institutionalcustomers. With operations in more than 40 markets, we hold leading positionsin the United States, Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.

As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We’re looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.

Our purposeis simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world atlarge create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our corevalues - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, andThink Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financialservices. At MetLife, it’s #AllTogetherPossible . Join us!

MetLife is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All employment decisions are made without regards to race, color, national origin, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, genetic information, citizenship status (although applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States), uniformed service member or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law ("protected characteristics"). If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [e-mail]. This information will be held in confidence and used only to determine an appropriate accommodation for the application process. MetLife maintains a drug-free workplace.

This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.