The Associate Software Engineer II designs and develops scalable platform services, optimizes performance, implements CI/CD pipelines, and collaborates with teams to troubleshoot and ensure security best practices.
Description and Requirements
Key Responsibilities
Platform Development
• Design and implement robust, scalable platform services and infrastructure
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Develop internal tools and frameworks to improve developer productivity
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
System Architecture
• Design distributed systems with high availability and fault tolerance
• Optimize platform performance and resource utilization
• Ensure security best practices across the platform
• Document architecture decisions and system designs
Collaboration & Support
• Work closely with development teams to understand platform needs
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Respond to incidents and troubleshoot platform issues
Required Skills
Technical Expertise
• Languages: Proficiency in one or more: Python, Go, Java, or similar
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab
Platform Technologies
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Service mesh and API gateways
• Message queues and event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Databases (SQL and NoSQL)
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Nice to Have
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Security and compliance experience
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, 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!
#BI-Hybrid
Key Responsibilities
Platform Development
• Design and implement robust, scalable platform services and infrastructure
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment automation
• Develop internal tools and frameworks to improve developer productivity
• Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
System Architecture
• Design distributed systems with high availability and fault tolerance
• Optimize platform performance and resource utilization
• Ensure security best practices across the platform
• Document architecture decisions and system designs
Collaboration & Support
• Work closely with development teams to understand platform needs
• Provide technical guidance and support to engineering teams
• Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing
• Respond to incidents and troubleshoot platform issues
Required Skills
Technical Expertise
• Languages: Proficiency in one or more: Python, Go, Java, or similar
• Cloud Platforms: Experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
• Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
• Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, or Pulumi
• Version Control: Git, GitHub/GitLab
Platform Technologies
• CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI)
• Service mesh and API gateways
• Message queues and event streaming (Kafka, RabbitMQ)
• Databases (SQL and NoSQL)
Qualifications
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
Nice to Have
• Experience with microservices architecture
• Knowledge of observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK stack)
• Security and compliance experience
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™, 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!
#BI-Hybrid
MetLife Mahārāshtra, IND Office
MetLife Pune, IN Office
EON West LP-II, 2nd & 3rd Floor, Tower D, S.no. 106(P), 107(P), 108(P)/1, Maharashtra, India, 411057
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