Junior Software/Platform Engineer

Description and Requirements
The Team You Will Join
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
MetLife Investments IT is looking for a curious, motivated Junior Software Engineer to join our Investments IT Global Accounting team in Tampa. This is an exciting opportunity for an early-career technologist or recent graduate who wants to build real-world software, learn modern engineering practices, and work with emerging technologies including AI, automation, cloud-native platforms, and DevSecOps.
In this role, you'll be supported by experienced engineers and business partners as you grow your technical skills, learn the Investments IT accounting domain, and contribute to solutions that help transform how our business operates. You'll have opportunities to experiment, solve meaningful problems, collaborate across teams, and bring fresh ideas to a team that values innovation, continuous learning, and practical impact.
You will receive hands-on mentorship, structured onboarding, and opportunities to build confidence as you grow into a full-stack engineering role. The ideal candidate is eager to learn, enjoys solving problems, communicates well, and has hands-on experience from internships, academic projects, personal projects, or early professional work.
Key Responsibilities

• Learn the Investments IT accounting domain, team tools, and development practices while contributing to guided onboarding, documentation, and knowledge-building activities.
• Support the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software solutions under the guidance of senior engineers and product partners.
• Participate in Agile team ceremonies, backlog refinement, and spec-driven development sessions by capturing notes, asking questions, and helping clarify requirements.
• Assist with user stories, acceptance criteria, test cases, documentation updates, and low-risk production support activities to help improve application quality and team delivery.
• Explore opportunities to apply AI, automation, and modern engineering tools to simplify processes, improve team efficiency, and support business transformation.

Required Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a closely related discipline is required.
• Internship or academic project experience in software development or AI/ML.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new skills to deliver high quality software as evidenced by academic or project experience.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., .net/C#, swl, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.).
• Basic understanding of software design principles and coding best practices.
• Familiarity with database concepts, design, and development.
• Basic exposure to cloud-native technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP).
• Basic knowledge of secure coding practices and automated testing.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications
Exposure to one or more of the following is a plus but not required:

• Understanding of Agile practices, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with tools like GitHub Copilot, Azure DevOps, Docker, or Kubernetes.
• Exposure to AI/ML and other technology concepts such as:
• Prompt engineering and LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI)
• AI SDKs and frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, Semantic Kernel)
• Responsive UI/UX development
• Microservice vs. Monolithic architectures
• Containerization
• Relational vs. NoSQL databases

Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary for this position is $76,000 . 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").
If you need an accommodation due to a disability, please email us at [email protected]. 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.
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