Job Information
MetLife Principal Full Stack Software Engineer in United States
Principal Full Stack Software Engineer
City/Cities
Bridgewater, Cary, Whippany
State(s)
New Jersey, North Carolina
Country
United States
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
10%
Posted Date
19-Mar-2024
Job ID
1765
Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition:
MetLife’s Digital team is undergoing a huge transformation to better serve our customers. Driven by passion and purpose, we are looking for you to work on the Digital team as a Principal Software Engineer, to help deliver that vision.
As a Principal Software Engineer, you will be a full-stack developer on a fast-paced, DevOps team building and running systems that are customer-first, leveraging modern, cloud technologies, cutting edge design and integrations across the entire software stack. You will have an opportunity to impact every part of the system, foster and cultivate your curiosity and iterate over solutions to be the very best you could be to deliver for our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
Analyzing, designing and driving solutions for major components and features
Ensuring awesome code quality across the entire team
Working with Data and Analytics to create amazing Machine Learning solutions
Interfacing with key stakeholders; presenting to technologists and the business
Working with cross-functional teams for delivery
Mentoring Mid/Junior Software Engineers
Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:
Required:
Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related field
Fifteen plus years in full-stack software engineering
Computer Science fundamentals in data structures, problem solving, algorithms and complexity analysis
Proficiency in Software Engineering principles
Ability to build, deliver and operate complex, cloud-based systems
Proficiency in, at least, one web language such as Javascript, Typescript, Java
Proficiency in NoSQL databases (document based)
Cross functional leadership: organize, motivate and lead those outside of the team
Preferred:
Broad range of experience across multiple technologies – shows the ability to learn and evolve with emerging trends and ability to adapt to new technologies
Experience building reusable patterns, building monitoring/logging capabilities
Machine Learning, Gen AI, prompt engineering
Devops, continuous integration/deployment, test driven development
Experience with Cloud technologies, using infrastructure as a Service, Terraform, Kubernetes, Azure functions
Programming languages – Java, Node,C#, React,python, Groovy
REST/GraphQL APIs
Modern Identity and Access Management
Experience defining and prioritizing stories/tasks
Experience with incident and problem management
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, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2023 "World's Most Admired Companies" as well as the 2023 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 empathy, we’re inspired to transform the next century in financial services. At MetLife, it’s#AllTogetherPossible (https://www.metlifecareers.com/ml/GreatPlaceToWork) . Join us!
Equal Employment Opportunity/Disability/Veterans
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at accommodations@metlife.com. 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.