Jr. Software Platform Engineer

Requirements

Description and Requirements

Role Value proposition -

The MetLife Corporate Technology (CT) organization is evolving to enable MetLife’s New Frontier strategy. With a strong vision in place, we are a global function focused on driving digital technology strategies for key corporate functions within MetLife including, Finance, Actuarial, Reinsurance, Legal, Human Resources, Employee Experience, Risk, Treasury, Audit and Compliance. In partnership with our business leaders, we develop and deliver seamless

technology experiences to our employees across the entire employee lifecycle. Our vision and mission is to create innovative, transformative and contemporary technology solutions to empower our leaders and employees so they can focus on what matters most, our customers.

We are technologists with strong business acumen focused on developing our talent to continually

transform and innovate.

As part of Tech Talent Transformation (T3) agenda, MetLife is establishing a Technology Center in India. This technology center will perform as an integrated organization between onshore, offshore, and strategic vendor partners in an Agile delivery model.

Key Responsibilities & Skill set -

• Assist in the collection and documentation of user requirements as well as the development of user stories and estimates with software, strategic platforms and/or COTS.
• Assists in developing, testing, implementation and support of application systems of a less complex nature.
  
  
  

Responsible for front or backend software development, front SaaS and/or COTS development, with oversight.

• Automation & MLOps: Develop and maintain CI/CD pipelines for ML models, ensuring automated testing, versioning, deployment, and monitoring in production environments.
• Establish and evangelize modern software development practices including CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality standards
• Design and implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions using Azure Monitor, Application Insights, and related tools
• Participate in peer reviews of solution designs, related code, and/or related SaaS and/or COTS configuration.
• Assist in the investigation and resolution of production management incidents, problems, and service requests (in partnership with SaaS providers for Platforms).
• Participates in the support of production applications/platforms (in partnership with SaaS providers for Platforms).
• Identifies innovative solutions to technical challenges
  
  
  

Main Skill set -

Azure, DevOps, Python

• Strong software engineering skills with experience in Python (required).
• Extensive experience with Microsoft Azure services and cloud architecture patterns
• Deep understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices
• Experience with microservices architecture, API design, and distributed systems
  
  
  

Education -

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, or related field

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazine's list of the "World's Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™, 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!