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Software/Platform Engineer II

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Cary, NC
90K-105K Annually
Mid level
Hybrid
Cary, NC
90K-105K Annually
Mid level
Full‑stack developer building, deploying and operating cloud-based web, mobile and backend systems. Design and implement features, ensure secure high-quality code, collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams to deliver product-focused solutions.
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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
As a Software Engineer, you will be a full-stack developer on a fast-paced, Product-focused team building and deploying systems that are customer-first, leveraging modern, web, mobile and cloud technologies, cutting edge design and integrations across the entire software stack. You will have an opportunity to impact every part of the system, foster and cultivate your curiosity and iterate over solutions to be the very best you can be to deliver for our customers.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
  • Analyzing, designing and driving solutions for major components and features
  • Implementing enterprise caliber web, mobile and backend solutions
  • Ensuring secure, high code quality across the entire team
  • Interfacing with key stakeholders and business leaders
  • Working with cross-functional teams for delivery

Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field.
  • 4 - 5 years of experience with full-stack software engineering.
  • Ability to build, deliver and operate complex, cloud-based systems.
  • Proficiency with, at least, one web language such as JavaScript, Typescript, PHP.
  • Proficiency with various database technologies and solutions, including both SQL and NoSQL.
  • Proficiency with modern web framework such as Node.js, AngularJS, React.JS or VueJS.
  • Experience and knowledge using AI tools for problem solving and software development.
  • Cross functional leadership: organize, motivate, and lead those outside of the team.
  • Experience with cloud platforms.

Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree in computer science or related field
  • DevOps practices for CI/CD, release management, and automation using Azure DevOps
  • Git-based repositories such as GitHub, Bitbucket or Azure Repos
  • Container-based development leveraging Docker and/or Kubernetes
  • Microsoft Azure Services: Functions, Kubernetes, CosmosDB, Storage, App Service
  • Modern Identity and Access Management and general AppSec practices
  • MongoDB experience.
  • Experience with development of HYBRID mobile app and responsive web applications

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 $90 ,000 - $105,000 . This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. 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! For more information regarding MetLife's U.S. benefits, please click here .
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.
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!
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.
This posting is for a current vacancy and is anticipated to remain open for at least 90 days from the listed posting date.
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