Senior Full Stack Software Engineer
Global Technology:
On MetLife’s Global Technology team, what you build here matters. We view our solutions through the eyes of the customers and are always striving to transform and simplify their experience. Whether your focus is keeping our customers’ and employees’ data and information safe, developing best-in-class-digital and cloud solutions, or leveraging data and analytics to transform customer insights into customer-first solutions – you make an impact for the customers we serve. We each play an integral role in bringing MetLife’s purpose of building a more confident future to life. Sound like a team you would like to work with? Join us!
The Opportunity:
MetLife is seeking a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to join our Long-Term Care (LTC) application development team in the Global Technology & Operations Line of Business (MetLife Holdings and Global Compensation Technology Group). Senior Full Stack Software Engineer will be responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and implementation of software development solutions within the LTC system, platform, or product. Based on standards and processes which establish consistency across the enterprise, reduce risk, and promote efficiencies in support of the organization’s goals and objectives. The Senior Full Stack Engineer role will include most of the following technology stack capabilities: Front End Development, Back End Development, Database Management Systems, DevSecOps best practices, API, along with automation. As an agile team member, you will collaborate closely with the Scrum Lead, Product Owner, Business Analysts, Release Train Engineers, Application Support, Application Development members and stakeholders to support business goals and objectives. Success in this role requires secure design and coding practices, LTC application operations/monitoring, collaboration, communication/presentation activities with the team and agile practices.
What You Need To Succeed:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree and experience in Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or a related discipline.
- 8+ years of experience in IT/Software Engineering industry focusing on product development and engineering, Agile development, and/or project management environment. With five years in full-stack software engineering.
- 5+ years related experience as an Agile project team member with strong knowledge of Agile principles, concepts, and methodology.
- Experience with DevOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, and automation using Azure DevOps, Atlassian. Git-based repositories such as GitHub, Bitbucket or Azure Repos.
- Proficiency with various database technologies and solutions, including both DB2 and VSAM, with more than 3 years of experience.
- Lead the collection and documentation of user requirements as well as the development of user stories and estimates into technology solutions for product features, in collaboration with the Product Owner.
- Ability to build, deliver and operate complex systems. Proficiency with Mainframe Technology and Ingenium Applications development with more than 5 years’ experience.
- Experience in designing solutions for business challenges - Demonstrated ability to work with others to gather requirements and translate them into meaningful user stories and specifications.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills – able to articulate and present ideas and solutions in clear and concise fashion to business partners, colleagues, and senior business leaders.
- Presentation, influencing, facilitation and relationship management skills.
What Gives You An Edge:
- Experience working in a Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment.
- 3+ years of experience with LTC Product/Business/Industry Knowledge.
- LTC Mainframe (Cobol) and DXC Ingenium UI experience.
Job-Related Skills:
Agile, Software Engineering, Ingenium, COBOL, DB2, JCL, Mainframe Technology