Director - Engineering Asia

Description and Requirements
JOB DESCRIPTION
Position : Product Development Engineering
Job Location: Hyderabad, India
Department: Global Technology
Role Value Proposition
MetLife is offering an exciting opportunity to contribute to our digital and AI transformation journey. We are seeking an experienced technology leader to drive the transformation that will enable business results.
The Senior Product Development Engineering Lead has end to end responsibility, partnering with the business, on the technology strategy and roadmap including the implementation of modern technology to transform client and customer experiences.
Key Responsibilities:

• People Management - Managing full stack software engineers, upskilling/reskilling, hiring / retention agenda and adoption of engineering culture
• Technology Implementation - Managing demands and driving prioritization of the product backlog with the product managers.
• Ways of Working - Adoption of the Agile ways of working in the software delivery lifecycle and continuous learning of new methods and technology
• E2E Software Lifecycle Management (Architecture, Design, Development, Testing & Production )
  • Hands-on leader in technical design and development of applications using existing and/or emerging technology
  • Hands-on application development including coaching engineers in team
  • Perform code reviews ensuring adherence to best practice guidelines and compliance with security and privacy mandates.
  • Investigate and resolve escalated production incidents, problems, and service requests.
  • Driving the decisions and implementation of technology best practices, architecture and technology stack including adoption of cloud, AI/Data, and other relevant emerging technology that is fit-for-purpose.
  • Driving architecture selection, software design, execution, and operations at the solution level, enabling the business to operationalize the day-to-day functions of the application/platform.
  • Ensure disaster recovery, privacy, and security are aligned to enable application/platform stability, including technology currency management.
• Partner with Cyber & IT Security, Data Analytics, Infrastructure, Global Risk Management, Compliance, and Internal Audit to provide the holistic provision of technology services including risks, controls and security, to the business.

Candidate Qualifications:
Education:

• Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years in leading software engineering teams to drive digital transformation in financial services or technology domain

• Hands-on experience in developing and implementing applications using modern technology stack and patterns including cloud native patterns, public cloud (e.g. Microsoft Azure), AI/Big Data, API and web/mobile apps
• Experience in developing mission critical applications, highly resilient, secure and performant from scratch in a complex and regulated environments will be an added advantage
• Proficiency in software development lifecycle including CI/CD, test driven development, domain driven design and Agile ways of working (including shift-left)
• Partnering with business to deliver applications enhancements to support business priorities

Skills and Competencies:

• Competencies
• Communication: Ability to influence and help communicate business priorities to ensure results are achieved
• Collaboration: Proven track record collaborating and working effectively in a global and multi cultural environment (e.g. Japanese)
• People Management: Inspiring, motivating and leading teams
• Diverse environment: Can-do attitude and ability to work in a high paced environment

• Tech Stack

Development & Delivery Methods:
Agile (Scaled Agile Framework)
DevOps and CI/CD:
Containers (Azure Kubernetes)
CI/CD (Azure DevOps, Git, SonarQube)
Scheduling Tools (Azure Scheduler)
Development Frameworks and Languages:
Microservices (Java, Springboot)
UI & Web (ReactJS, HTML, Javascript)
Mobile (Swift, Objective-C, React Native, Ionic Framework)
Data Management:
Database (SQL Server, Cosmos DB)
APIs (Kong, APIC, APIM)
Development Tools & Platforms:
IDE (GitHub Copilot, VSCODE, IntelliJ)
Cloud Platform (Microsoft Azure)
Security and Monitoring:
Secure Coding (Veracode)
Authentication/Authorization (CA SiteMinder, MS Entra, PingOne)
Log & Monitoring (Azure AppInsights, Elastic)
About MetLife
MetLife is a leading global life insurance and employee benefit company, with 90 million customers in over 60 countries. We are leading the global transformation of an industry we've long defined. Be a part of our remarkable journey - one in which you help to write the next century of innovation in insurance. MetLife in Japan has over 50 years of history as the first foreign life insurance company. We provide an innovative and broad range of products through diverse distribution channels to individual and institutional customers.
At MetLife, you'll have accountability for end-to-end solutions, working with other talented engineers who share your passion for technology, distinctive digital experiences and customer-driven innovation. From implementing new platforms to migrating applications to the cloud, you'll be instrumental in creating technologies built to scale.
We hire smart, creative, collaborative people who are kind to each other. We embrace diversity, equity and inclusion. This allows us to think bigger, experiment more, innovate faster, and win together. Join us, because making the world a better place with MetLife is #AllTogetherPossible.
About MetLife
Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the 2024 "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!
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