Principal Platform AI Engineering Lead

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Bridgewater, NJ, United States
27 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Artificial Intelligence Cloud Computing Continuous Integration ReactJS Containerization Information Technology Graphql Front End Software Development Api Design Devsecops Microservices

Job description

Experteer Overview In this role you will lead the architecture and platform strategy for the Unified Actuarial Platform (UAP), overseeing enterprise-level technical direction across actuarial, risk, and regulatory domains. You’ll shape scalable, secure, cloud-native solutions and drive AI-assisted development to accelerate delivery. You work closely with cross-functional teams to align technology with MetLife’s mission of AI-enabled, people-centered financial services. This is a high-impact leadership position with broad autonomy and long-term technical influence. Compensation / Benefits * Define architecture strategy for full-stack platforms (UX, APIs, infrastructure) * Establish standards, guardrails, and reusable patterns * Lead solution design approvals for scalability and security * Define frontend strategy with React and micro-frontends * Establish design system and accessibility standards * Deliver intuitive digital experiences for actuarial workflows * Define API-first architecture strategy * Govern REST, GraphQL, and event-driven services * Ensure performance, scalability, and integration * Lead cloud-native infrastructure frameworks * Drive CI/CD, containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code * Establish DevSecOps practices * Drive adoption of AI-assisted development (Copilot) * Integrate GenAI into UX and engineering workflows * Own performance, availability, and scalability * Lead production issue resolution * Serve as principal technical authority * Mentor engineers and lead governance forums Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent * 10+ years in full-stack engineering * Expertise in React, APIs, and cloud platforms * Experience with microservices architecture * CI/CD, containerization, Infrastructure-as-Code * AI-assisted development experience * Strong communication skills Key requirements * comprehensive health plan * life insurance * 401(k) with employer matching * tuition assistance * paid time off * parential leave

Requirements

digital strategy * Govern REST, GraphQL, and event-driven services * Ensure performance, scalability, and integration * Lead cloud-native infrastructure frameworks * Drive CI/CD, containerization, and Infrastructure-as-Code * Establish DevSecOps practices * Drive adoption of AI-assisted development (Copilot) * Integrate GenAI into UX and engineering workflows * Own performance, availability, and scalability * Lead production issue resolution * Serve as principal technical authority * Mentor engineers and lead governance forums Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent * 10+ years in full-stack engineering * Expertise in React, APIs, and cloud platforms * Experience with microservices architecture * CI/CD, containerization, Infrastructure-as-Code * AI-assisted development experience * Strong communication skills Key requirements * comprehensive health plan * life insurance * 401(k) with employer matching * tuition assistance * paid time off * parential leave

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