Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

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Cary, NC, USA
Hybrid
153K-176K Annually
Expert/Leader
Fintech • Information Technology • Insurance • Financial Services • Big Data Analytics
At MetLife, we’re a purpose-driven company that helps our customers build a more confident future.
The Role
Lead and architect enterprise-scale cloud applications, guide and mentor engineering teams, design and maintain IT architecture, implement CI/CD and DevOps pipelines, develop distributed web/mobile solutions, support Vantage One insurance product functionality, and collaborate on M&A initiatives and data analytics efforts.
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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.
Key Responsibilities
Translate business problem specifications into detailed programming instructions. Offertechnical guidance and work direction to a team of software development engineers (SDEs), consultants, and offshore resources using the Agile process methodology. Design and develop complex software programs. Create and execute test transactions, making revisions as necessary. Analyze organizational needs and goals to develop and implement application systems. Monitor the operational efficiency of existing application systems. Review, analyze, and modify programming systems, including coding, testing, debugging, and installing for large-scale systems. Maintain documentation to record program development and revisions. Additionally, collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of new systems, provide ongoing support and troubleshooting for application issues, and stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to recommend improvements.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical Engineering or related field (will accept foreign education equivalent) and ten (10) years of experience performing actuarial modelling with PolySystems modelling software. Position requires experience in the following: Experience driving Merger and Acquisition (M&A) initiatives, including Administrative/ Product Spin off. Experience developing and deploying software development methodologies, version control, and continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) practices. Experience using databases, data warehousing, and big data technologies, including Databricks, Azure Data factory, Python, and Power BI to handle large volumes of data, ensuring data integrity, and leveraging data analytics tools to derive insights that drive business decisions. Experience designing and maintaining the overall IT architecture of the applications to ensure alignment with business goals within a large-scale organizational setting. Experience building, delivering and operating complex, cloud-based systems development lifecycle, including code management and release pipelines in Azure DevOps. Experience performing software development and building enterprise-scale distributed web and mobile applications. Experience managing and supporting various functionalities in the Vantage One product, including policy administration, claims processing, billing, and customer service.
Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $153,146 - $175,600 . 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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Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical Engineering or related field (or foreign equivalent)
  • Ten (10) years of experience performing actuarial modelling with PolySystems modelling software
  • Experience driving Merger and Acquisition (M&A) initiatives, including administrative/product spin off
  • Experience developing and deploying software development methodologies, version control, and CI/CD practices
  • Experience using databases, data warehousing, and big data technologies, including Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Python, and Power BI
  • Experience designing and maintaining overall IT architecture of applications in a large-scale organizational setting
  • Experience building, delivering and operating complex cloud-based systems, including code management and release pipelines in Azure DevOps
  • Experience performing software development and building enterprise-scale distributed web and mobile applications
  • Experience managing and supporting Vantage One product functionalities (policy administration, claims processing, billing, customer service)
  • Experience providing technical guidance and work direction to teams using Agile methodology
  • Hybrid work requirement: minimum of 3 days per week in office

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What We Do

We're honored to be No. 10 on Great Place to Work's World's Best Workplaces and recognized in the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list in 2025. At MetLife, we're leading the global transformation of an industry we’ve defined for over 157 years. At MetLife, every innovation and line of code is a lifeline for our customers and their families—from victims of natural disasters to people living with disabilities and beyond. With operations in more than 40 markets and leading positions across the globe, MetLife fosters an inclusive culture where our people are energized and inspired to deliver for our customers and communities. Join our remarkable journey—one in which you help write the next century of innovation in financial services—because with MetLife, making the world a better place is All Together Possible.

Why Work With Us

At MetLife, you’ll be working for a company whose purpose is to help customers throughout their life’s journey, and often in their most critical time of need. You’ll be a part of developing leading-edge platforms that will have a lasting impact on the lives and well-being of tens of millions of customers.

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