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# Principal Platform AI Engineering Lead

- **Company:** Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
- **Location:** Bridgewater, NJ, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, Continuous Integration, ReactJS, Containerization, Information Technology, Graphql, Front End Software Development, Api Design, Devsecops, Microservices
- **Published:** August 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://us.experteer.com/career/view-jobs/principal-platform-ai-engineering-lead-bridgewater-nj-usa-58864797

## About the Role

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

## 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


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