MetLife
Cary or Bridgewater

Lead Full Stack Software Engineer

Hybrid$120,000 - $165,000/yrPosted Jul 24, 2026
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Location
Cary or Bridgewater
Work type
Hybrid
Compensation
$120,000 - $165,000/yr
Posted
Jul 24, 2026
Apply on
metlifecareers.com

About this role

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The Team You Will Join

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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.

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The Opportunity

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The Lead Full Stack Software Engineer is responsible for leading and developing full stack applications across the globe. Guided by our purpose – always with you building a more confident future – and our New Frontier strategy focused on stronger growth, attractive returns and all-weather performance, this is an exciting opportunity to lead a team of dedicated software engineers in building solutions for complex and interesting technical systems as well as business needs.

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Key Responsibilities

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· Lead a dedicated team of software engineers.

· Create applications and solutions for dynamic business needs.

· Develop full stack applications.

· Coordinate between internal and external teams to provide solutions and deliver.

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Required Qualifications

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  • 8+ years of hands-on distributed application development experience with JAVA, Typescript / JavaScript, and the following frameworks/technologies: Spring, Spring Boot, ReactJS, NodeJS, and/or Azure.
  • Strong hands-on full stack application development experience with expertise in building scalable solutions, integrating external systems (REST APIs, SOAP APIs), and applying best practices across architecture, data modeling, security, and performance optimization.
  • Experience with DevOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, and automation using Azure/AWS DevOps.
  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.

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Preferred Qualifications

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  • Experience with Microsoft Azure Services: Functions, AKS, ASE, CosmosDB.
  • Experience with MACH architecture (Microservices, API, Cloud, Headless) and cloud-first infrastructure. Experience with Veracode and security best practices.
  • Hands-on development of microservices and applications from the ground up, experience with messaging/integration technologies (e.g. MQ, or similar).
  • WebSphere Application Server experience is a plus.
  • Experience with tools such as helmcharts, ansible, and Terraform is a plus.
  • Proficiency with various database technologies and solutions, including both SQL (Oracle or SQL Server preferred) and NoSQL (CosmosDB preferred).

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Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.

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The expected salary range for this position is$120,000 - $165,000. 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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