The Lead Full Stack Software Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining solutions for Disability & Absence products at MetLife, ensuring quality and functionality through hands-on testing and collaboration with various stakeholders.
Description and Requirements
Role Value Proposition-
MetLife is the leading provider of Group Benefits. The Group Disability technology organization is a diverse team of technologists, all working towards the common goal of ensuring the customer is at the center of everything we do. As a Senior Software Dev Engineer Tester in the Group Disability technology organization, you will be responsible for conducting thorough, hands-on testing to ensure the functionality and quality of our deliverables. You will work closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve issues, ensuring development deliverables meet both functional and user experience standards. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering high-quality results.
As a Lead full-stack engineer you are responsible for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of solutions supporting Disability & Absence products at MetLife - products that provide income protection and job protection to millions of employees across the United States. You will collaborate closely with the Scrum Lead, Product Owner and ART Leadership. You will have an opportunity to impact every part of the system and iterate over solutions to be the very best you can be to deliver for our customers.
You will be responsible for thought leadership, creative problem solving, and applying your expertise in a complex environment. Your responsibilities include writing full stack code, reviewing code written by the team, design and development of systems, frameworks, applications, and APIs
Key Responsibilities -
• Leads the creation of architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality, and integration with existing systems/platforms. Works towards enabling self service capabilities for business partners.
• Lead the collection and documentation of user requirements as well as lead the development of user stories and estimates into technology solutions for large complex features in collaboration with Product Owner.
• Lead the detailed technical design and development of applications/platforms. Partner with Product owner in planning. Responsible for ensuring disaster recovery, privacy and security are aligned to enable application/platform stability. Responsible for development using multiple technology stack capabilities (Front/Back End, API, Database Mgmt, Hosting technologies, etc.), and definition of the testing stack.
• Leads peer reviews of solution designs and related code for complex features. Ensures code meets best practice guidelines set by application/platform vendor.
• Investigate and resolve production management incidents, problems, and service requests. Manages prioritization of problems, incidents, and service requests with Product Owner.
• Leads team in production support activities of complex nature and/or Product. Leads the effort in upgrading or patching applications/platforms as needed.
• Maintain awareness of trends and issues in area of technical expertise, evaluate new technologies or technology opportunities, and provide analysis of their potential impact to champion the customer
• Hands on development with UI, Backend, Database, APIs, DevOps. Specifically React, Java, SQL, Micro services, Azure DevOps. Similar related technologies will be an asset.
• Mentor, motivate, influence, drive innovation, and coach broader technical team. Provide technical and solution guidance to the team. Conduct design and code reviews for the team delivery.
• Develop iterative implementation plans and strategies. Estimate user stories, as part of release plan and participate in iteration plan exercises. Responsible for developing and maintaining SRE runbooks.
• Key participant in user story breakdowns, user story elaboration, and user story reviews
• Serve as an escalation point for deployments, and change oversight, enabling highly visible business priorities.
Expected behaviors:
• A self-starter capable of acting independently and proactively requiring minimal management oversight.
• Ability to work across cultures and geographies to encourage team to adopt best practices
Education -
Preferred:
• BS/MS in Comp Science/IS.
Experience -
7+
Technical Skill -
Required:
• 8+ years related work experience successfully delivered on large, complex projects with demonstrated technical leadership in delivery.
• End-to-end system design that balances the tradeoffs between technical solution, business value and operational simplicity.
• Core hands-on development skills in JavaScript (React or Angular), Java, OOP, SQL, JSON, No-SQL (MongoDB, CosmosDB), Kubernetes, and Scripting.
• Experience developing CRUD APIs, and critical applications from the ground up.
• Experience with Queues/Kafka, Micro services, message brokers, integration patterns.
• Experience developing and deploying applications using GCP or Azure OR AWS solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles in software engineering, system analysis and design, design and analysis of algorithms, computer system architecture, and data structures.
Preferred:
• BS/MS in Comp Science/IS.
• Disability product experience or Insurance industry knowledge.
• Experience using AI/ Co-Pilot.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience working in cross-functional, multi-location teams.
• Experience in SAFe, Agile methodology, tools, and Agile integration with Waterfall.
Other Critical Requirements Like Voice/Non-Voice for Insurance -
SAFe for Teams
SAFe Scrum Master Certification (SSM)
• Collaboration
• Communication/Presentation
• Agile Practices
• Collaboration Tools
• Product/Business/Industry Knowledge
• Customer experience
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2025 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, 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 . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
Role Value Proposition-
MetLife is the leading provider of Group Benefits. The Group Disability technology organization is a diverse team of technologists, all working towards the common goal of ensuring the customer is at the center of everything we do. As a Senior Software Dev Engineer Tester in the Group Disability technology organization, you will be responsible for conducting thorough, hands-on testing to ensure the functionality and quality of our deliverables. You will work closely with developers, product owners, and other stakeholders to identify and resolve issues, ensuring development deliverables meet both functional and user experience standards. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail and a passion for delivering high-quality results.
As a Lead full-stack engineer you are responsible for the design, development, implementation and maintenance of solutions supporting Disability & Absence products at MetLife - products that provide income protection and job protection to millions of employees across the United States. You will collaborate closely with the Scrum Lead, Product Owner and ART Leadership. You will have an opportunity to impact every part of the system and iterate over solutions to be the very best you can be to deliver for our customers.
You will be responsible for thought leadership, creative problem solving, and applying your expertise in a complex environment. Your responsibilities include writing full stack code, reviewing code written by the team, design and development of systems, frameworks, applications, and APIs
Key Responsibilities -
• Leads the creation of architectural specifications, ensuring feasibility, functionality, and integration with existing systems/platforms. Works towards enabling self service capabilities for business partners.
• Lead the collection and documentation of user requirements as well as lead the development of user stories and estimates into technology solutions for large complex features in collaboration with Product Owner.
• Lead the detailed technical design and development of applications/platforms. Partner with Product owner in planning. Responsible for ensuring disaster recovery, privacy and security are aligned to enable application/platform stability. Responsible for development using multiple technology stack capabilities (Front/Back End, API, Database Mgmt, Hosting technologies, etc.), and definition of the testing stack.
• Leads peer reviews of solution designs and related code for complex features. Ensures code meets best practice guidelines set by application/platform vendor.
• Investigate and resolve production management incidents, problems, and service requests. Manages prioritization of problems, incidents, and service requests with Product Owner.
• Leads team in production support activities of complex nature and/or Product. Leads the effort in upgrading or patching applications/platforms as needed.
• Maintain awareness of trends and issues in area of technical expertise, evaluate new technologies or technology opportunities, and provide analysis of their potential impact to champion the customer
• Hands on development with UI, Backend, Database, APIs, DevOps. Specifically React, Java, SQL, Micro services, Azure DevOps. Similar related technologies will be an asset.
• Mentor, motivate, influence, drive innovation, and coach broader technical team. Provide technical and solution guidance to the team. Conduct design and code reviews for the team delivery.
• Develop iterative implementation plans and strategies. Estimate user stories, as part of release plan and participate in iteration plan exercises. Responsible for developing and maintaining SRE runbooks.
• Key participant in user story breakdowns, user story elaboration, and user story reviews
• Serve as an escalation point for deployments, and change oversight, enabling highly visible business priorities.
Expected behaviors:
• A self-starter capable of acting independently and proactively requiring minimal management oversight.
• Ability to work across cultures and geographies to encourage team to adopt best practices
Education -
Preferred:
• BS/MS in Comp Science/IS.
Experience -
7+
Technical Skill -
Required:
• 8+ years related work experience successfully delivered on large, complex projects with demonstrated technical leadership in delivery.
• End-to-end system design that balances the tradeoffs between technical solution, business value and operational simplicity.
• Core hands-on development skills in JavaScript (React or Angular), Java, OOP, SQL, JSON, No-SQL (MongoDB, CosmosDB), Kubernetes, and Scripting.
• Experience developing CRUD APIs, and critical applications from the ground up.
• Experience with Queues/Kafka, Micro services, message brokers, integration patterns.
• Experience developing and deploying applications using GCP or Azure OR AWS solutions.
• Advanced knowledge of the principles in software engineering, system analysis and design, design and analysis of algorithms, computer system architecture, and data structures.
Preferred:
• BS/MS in Comp Science/IS.
• Disability product experience or Insurance industry knowledge.
• Experience using AI/ Co-Pilot.
• Experience with Python.
• Experience working in cross-functional, multi-location teams.
• Experience in SAFe, Agile methodology, tools, and Agile integration with Waterfall.
Other Critical Requirements Like Voice/Non-Voice for Insurance -
SAFe for Teams
SAFe Scrum Master Certification (SSM)
• Collaboration
• Communication/Presentation
• Agile Practices
• Collaboration Tools
• Product/Business/Industry Knowledge
• Customer experience
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2025 "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World's 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, 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 . Join us!
#BI-Hybrid
Top Skills
Azure Devops
Cosmosdb
Java
JavaScript
JSON
Kubernetes
Micro Services
MongoDB
No-Sql
Oop
Python
React
SQL
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