Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer

MetLife; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

MetLife’s Global Technology team is seeking a Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer to build scalable, cloud-native applications using React on the UI and Java/Spring Boot on the backend.

You’ll develop and integrate REST APIs, collaborate with product, UX, QA, and DevOps, and contribute to Agile delivery across the globe. This hybrid role requires a hands-on engineer with 6–7 years of experience, strong UI/backend skills, and familiarity with Azure and microservices.

Qualifications

• 6-7 years of full stack software development experience.
• Frontend: React and JavaScript/TypeScript; Backend: Java, Spring Boot.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop full-stack applications using React (UI) and Java/Spring Boot (backend).
• Build responsive, accessible, and high-performing web interfaces.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Partner with Product, UX, QA, and DevOps teams for end-to-end delivery.
• Participate in Agile development (estimation, sprint delivery, code reviews).
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across UI and backend.
• Ensure code quality through testing, CI/CD, and secure coding practices.

Skills

React

Java

TypeScript

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Microservices

Azure cloud

Relational databases

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

CI/CD

DevOps practices

Azure AKS

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

The Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer is responsible for developing full stack applications across the globe. Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance

We are looking for a hands‑on UI Full Stack Engineer with strong expertise in React and Java/Spring Boot to build scalable, high-performance, cloud‑native applications.

In this role, you will develop modern, responsive user interfaces and integrate them with secure REST APIs and microservices. You will contribute across the stack while ensuring high standards in code quality, performance, and security.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop full-stack applications using React (UI) and Java/Spring Boot (backend).
• Build responsive, accessible, and high-performing web interfaces.
• Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Partner with Product, UX, QA, and DevOps teams for end-to-end delivery.
• Participate in Agile development (estimation, sprint delivery, code reviews).
• Troubleshoot and resolve production issues across UI and backend.
• Ensure code quality through testing, CI/CD, and secure coding practices.

Required Qualifications

• 6-7 years of full stack software development experience.
• Frontend: React, JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Backend: Java, Spring, Spring Boot.
• Experience building UI-driven full stack applications and APIs.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (preferably Azure).
• Knowledge of relational databases.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with React state management and performance optimization.
• Exposure to microservices and distributed systems.
• Familiarity with Azure services (AKS, Functions, etc.)
• Understanding of secure coding and code analysis tools.
• Node.js experience.
• Hands‑on with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and DevOps practices.
• Experience with Docker/Kubernetes (preferred).

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 $100,000 - $140,000. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. 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!

About MetLife

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

Our purpose is simple - to help our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world at large create a more confident future. United by purpose and guided by our core values - Win Together, Do the Right Thing, Deliver Impact Over Activity, and Think Ahead - we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. 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").

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MetLife maintains a drug‑free workplace.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liabilities.