MetLife

Role Value Proposition:

Join a team with an array of technologies like .NET, Python, Angular, Java, Azure, and so more, while learning and working on Risk and Analytics for MetLife Investments. MetLife Investments is seeking a Lead Software Development Engineer. The ideal candidate will possess strong development and engineering capabilities, as well as effective communication and collaboration skills, with hands-on experience in implementing Investments and Finance data domains by enabling continuous delivery techniques within cloud infrastructure. Solid understanding of best practices and developer enablement required. 

Provides technical expertise for product teams building and maintaining solutions using Azure/AWS Cloud platforms. Collaborates with the product line architect to review solution design and roadmap. Enables product delivery through hands-on development and in collaboration with developers, analysts, and business to build fully vetted products that ensure that new capabilities are implemented according to enterprise standards. Proven experience in wearing multiple hats and owning end-to-end. 

Key Responsibilities:

• The Lead full stack engineer works with the product teams to solve and support various risk applications related to Market, Credit, and Counterparty risk. Additionally, this role interacts with front office, middle office, risk, and back-office users daily. This role is primarily focused on .NET and Cloud technologies with exposure to Java and Python. 
• The ideal candidate for this role needs to have extensive software development experience in .NET, C#, Microsoft Azure, who can work independently.
• Ability to interact with Front Office, Middle Office, and Enterprise Risk users and translate business requirements to quality software. 

Essential Business Experience and Technical Skills:

Required:

• 7-10 years of experience.
• Software development, preferably in implementing .NET, JavaScript/ React/Angular, and Cloud, preferably Azure solutions (ex., Azure Service Bus, Azure Services)
• Database skills, Object Oriented Programming, Design Patterns, and development knowledge.
• API-driven solution stack, data processing, reactive architecture
• DevOps pipelines, and/or Infrastructure automation.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or another related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills as well as the ability to establish strong relationships across teams to effectively deliver work across the enterprise.
• Ability to build, deliver, and operate complex, cloud-based systems (Azure or AWS)
• Experience with Agile software development.
• Experience with test-driven development and continuous testing.
• Exposure to modern AI concepts such as generative AI.
• Full stack engineer with ability to write object-oriented, self-documenting, maintainable code.
• Experience with Java and Python is a big plus.
• Experience with Numerix, Murex, and Calypso is a big plus.

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