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  • Posting Location: New York, New York

City/Cities
New York
Country
United States
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
10%
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Posted Date
06-Feb-2026
Job ID
15344

Description and Requirements

The Team You Will Join

MetLife is on a transformational journey into the New Frontier.  Working closely with our business partners, we are embarking on a transformation that will drive a holistic and cohesive product-aligned model, enabled by an end-to-end delivery capability to drive our highest impact enterprise strategic agenda.  Within MetLife Global Technology – Corporate Systems - Controls, our team assists our IT and business partners in solving complex operational and risk management challenges by rapidly delivering lasting transformations with speed and discipline. Driven by passion and purpose, you will be instrumental in driving change and implementing MetLife’s product model for our businesses while aligning our brand and technology to bring immediate value to our customers and partners.

 

The Opportunity

MetLife Finance & Risk Management Technology – Controls IT is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer. The ideal candidate will possess strong development and engineering capabilities, communication, collaboration, with hands-on experience in custom software development and data engineering, supporting Risk, Compliance, and Internal Audit functions.  Solid understanding of best practices and developer enablement required.  The role is both hands-on and strategic, often guiding teams through architectural decisions, platform modernization, and agile delivery practices.

How You’ll Help Us Build a Confident Future (Key Responsibilities)

  • Partner with product owners to plan, prioritize, and deliver high‑impact business outcomes.
  • Lead the design, development, and testing of custom software components and data processing pipelines, including the creation and maintenance of architectural documentation.
  • Oversee operational support activities and conduct root‑cause analysis for complex systems and workflows.
  • Champion and promote best practices across AI/ML, DevOps, Agile methodologies, and Cloud technologies.

Required Skills:

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 7+ years of hands-on experience in custom software development (React, Java, and Python) within a cloud-based DevOps environment, including strong familiarity with CI/CD automation.
  • 3+ years of practical experience with most of the following AI/ML technologies and libraries (examples include: PySpark, Pandas, NumPy, LangChain, Hugging Face, LLM/RAG integration, prompt engineering).
  • 3+ years of hands-on experience building and optimizing Data Engineering pipelines using technologies such as Databricks, Hadoop, PySpark, Delta Tables, and/or Airflow.
  • Strong proficiency in database design, software design patterns, performance tuning, and API integration.
  • Hands‑on experience with Agile frameworks and DevOps pipelines.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build strong partnerships across technical and business stakeholders.
  • Strong analytical, problem‑solving, process‑improvement, and technical‑leadership capabilities.
  • Proven ability to translate strategic business objectives into actionable technical deliverables, including user story creation and backlog management.
  • Experience working in complex global organizations, collaborating effectively across multiple business units and regions.

Preferred Skills:

  • Familiarity with Enterprise Risk Management, Compliance, Internal Audit, or other GRC-related domains.
  • Experience working with Azure DevOps.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation (Terraform).
  • Master’s degree preferred.
  • Experience working within Financial Services or a global insurance organization.
Location Expectation: This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
The expected salary range for this position is $103,300 - $154,975. This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation. 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, volunteer time off, tuition assistance and much more!
About MetLife

Recognized 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.

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 accommodations@metlife.com. 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.
$103,300 - $154,975