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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead Software Development Engineer - **Company:** MetLife - **Location:** Greenville, SC, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $105,400.0 - $150,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, Business Systems, Cloud Computing, Software Documentation, Information Systems, Databases, Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, IBM Websphere Application Server, Spring Framework, Microsoft SQL Server, Node.Js, NoSQL, Oracle (Applications), Release Management, Ansible, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, TypeScript, ReactJS, Spring-boot, Veracode, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Terraform, Devsecops, Docker, Microservices - **Published:** June 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gb4pze ## About the Role * 7+ years of overall experience. * Hands-on development experience with JAVA, Typescript / JavaScript, and the following frameworks/technologies: Spring, Springboot, ReactJS, NodeJS, and/or AWS. * 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/or NoSQL (CosmosDB preferred). * Container-based development leveraging Docker and/or Kubernetes and experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, and/or automation using Azure DevOps. * Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field with 7+ years of hands-on distributed application development experience. * 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 plus. Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office. ## Description 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., Being 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. * Lead, 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. ## Related Videos - [Watch Tests Go Brrrr! : Getting Started with Cypress in ReactJS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/282-watch-tests-go-brrrr-getting-started-with-cypress-in-reactjs) - [Docker Compose: Rediscovered](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1978-docker-compose-rediscovered) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Docker build without Docker](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100114-docker-build-without-docker) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Software Engineer Salary London](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/252-software-engineer-salary-london) - [How Much Does a Software Engineer Make? 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