MetLife is a financial services company seeking a Junior Software Engineer for its Investments IT Global Accounting team. The role involves developing, testing, maintaining, and supporting software solutions while learning the accounting domain and modern engineering practices. The engineer will also contribute to Agile delivery, documentation, production support, and the application of AI and automation.
Learn the Investments IT accounting domain, team tools, and development practices while contributing to guided onboarding, documentation, and knowledge-building activities
Support the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software solutions under the guidance of senior engineers and product partners
Participate in Agile team ceremonies, backlog refinement, and spec-driven development sessions by capturing notes, asking questions, and helping clarify requirements
Assist with user stories, acceptance criteria, test cases, documentation updates, and low-risk production support activities to help improve application quality and team delivery
Explore opportunities to apply AI, automation, and modern engineering tools to simplify processes, improve team efficiency, and support business transformation
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a closely related discipline is required
Internship or academic project experience in software development or AI/ML
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply new skills to deliver high quality software as evidenced by academic or project experience
Proficiency in at least one programming language (e.g., .net/C#, swl, Python, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, etc.)
Basic understanding of software design principles and coding best practices
Familiarity with database concepts, design, and development
Basic exposure to cloud-native technologies (e.g., Azure, AWS, GCP)
Basic knowledge of secure coding practices and automated testing
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
This is a hybrid role r equiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office
applicants and employees must be legally authorized to work in the United States
Preferred
Understanding of Agile practices, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with tools like GitHub Copilot, Azure DevOps, Docker, or Kubernetes
Exposure to AI/ML and other technology concepts such as:
Prompt engineering and LLM APIs (e.g., Azure OpenAI)
+ AI SDKs and frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Hugging Face, TensorFlow, Semantic Kernel)
+ Responsive UI/UX development
+ Microservice vs. Monolithic architectures
+ Containerization
+ Relational vs. NoSQL databases
Benefits
This is a hybrid role requiring a minimum of 3 days per week in office.
Hands-on mentorship
Structured onboarding
Opportunities to build confidence as you grow into a full-stack engineering role
This role may also be eligible for annual short-term incentive compensation and stock-based long-term incentives. All incentives and benefits are subject to the applicable plan terms.
MetLife is a provider of insurance, employee benefits, and financial services .
