Lead Software Development Engineer

General Information LocationCary, North Carolina Alternative Location(s) Posting Location:Greenville, South Carolina Working Schedule Full-Time Work Arrangement Hybrid Travel Required 10% Relocation Assistance Available No Grade 12T Posted Date 27-May-2026 Job ID 17955 Description and Requirements The Team You Will JoinWhen 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 OpportunityBeing a leader in the Group Benefit space, MetLife always is in search of top talent who are driven by the purpose of providing excellent customer experience, ready for new challenges, and always focused on providing simplified solutions to complex problems. The Group Benefits area in MetLife is growing, and the group core team is looking for an energetic and motivated Software Engineer who is forward-focused, not afraid of experimentation, and a team player. In this role, you will be working on a few of the most exciting group business applications, collaborating and interfacing with partners to deliver on enterprise-level strategic initiatives. Your work will make an impact on how MetLife fulfills its promises to the customer and you will have excellent opportunities to interact and contribute to the group's success.Key ResponsibilitiesLead, Design, develop, implement, and maintain the application using distributed technologies including leading a team of engineers working in the onshore-offshore model.Create, write/update the technical and system documentation explaining in detail the changes that are done and their impact. Oversee IT aspects of software development life cycle using agile and DevSecOps methodology across a set of group benefit applications.Develop secured, scalable, distributed enterprise level applications from customer perspective that are simple to use and maintain.Coordinate and collaborate with dev teams, business systems analysts, product & business teams, partners and project leads across various phases of a project and product delivery.Required Qualifications7+ years of hands-on distributed application development experience with JAVA, Typescript / JavaScript, and the following frameworks/technologies: Spring, Springboot, ReactJS, NodeJS, and/or Azure.Strong hands-on Salesforce development experience (Apex, LWC, SOQL) with expertise in building scalable solutions, integrating external systems (REST APIS, event-driven architecture), and applying best practices across architecture, data modeling, security, and performance optimization.Hands-on development of microservices and applications from the ground up, experience with messaging/integration technologies (e.g., Kafka, MQ, or similar).Proficiency with various database technologies and solutions, including both SQL (Oracle or MS SQL Server preferred) and NoSQL (CosmosDB preferred).Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, and automation using Azure DevOps.Preferred QualificationsBachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.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.WebSphere Application Server experience is a plus.Experience with tools such as helmcharts, ansible, and Terraform is a big plusLocation Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.The expected salary range for this position is$105,400 - $150,000. 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! For more information regarding MetLife’s U.S. benefits, please click here.About MetLifeRecognized 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 View email address on click.appcast.io. 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.