Sr. Full Stack Software Engineer I

Description and Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Hands on development with UI, Backend, Database, APIs, DevOps. Specifically React, Java, SQL, Micro services, Azure DevOps. Similar related technologies will be an asset.
Develop architecture and solution designs.
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
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.
Responsible for developing and maintaining SRE runbooks.
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 Experience working in cross-functional, multi-location teams.
Experience in SAFe, Agile methodology, tools, and Agile integration with Waterfall.
Experience with distributed database technologies, particularly Apache Solr, HBase, JanusGraph, and Hadoop.
Understanding of search indexing, graph databases, and big data processing frameworks.
Hands-on expertise in optimizing query performance, data modeling, and scalability within large-scale distributed systems.
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.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
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!
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