Location(s)

• Posting Location: Bridgewater, New Jersey
• Posting Location: Cary, North Carolina

City/Cities
Bridgewater, Cary
Country
United States
Working Schedule
Full-Time
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Travel Required
10%
Relocation Assistance Available
No
Posted Date
05-Sep-2025
Job ID
12183

ROLE VALUE PROPOSITION:

API Engineering Team is a cross-functional team responsible for building APIs capabilities to integrate with external partners such as Benefits Administration and HCM Platforms.
Senior Engineer is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing APIs solutions based on standards and processes that establish consistency across the enterprise, reduce risk, and promote efficiencies. We are looking for someone with hands-on development of microservices and cloud-native applications. As an agile team member, you will collaborate closely with the Scrum Lead, Product Owner, and ART Leadership to ensure your work is meaningful and aligns with business goals and objectives. You will have an opportunity to impact every part of the system, foster and cultivate your curiosity, and iterate over solutions to be the best you can be to deliver for our customers. The role is expected to have extensive experience in software development and related middleware and infrastructure considerations, stay abreast of leading-edge technologies, such as Generative AI and Cloud native application design and implementation, and will be a critical team member within an Agile Release Train.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead the collection and documentation of user requirements, analyzing, designing, and driving solutions for major components and features.
• Ensuring secure, high code quality across the entire team(s).
• Investigating and resolving production management incidents, problems, and service requests
• Interfacing with key stakeholders and business leaders.
• Working with cross-functional teams for delivery.
• Perform design and code reviews, ensuring compliance with best practices and acceptable performance.

AT METLIFE, WE’RE LEADING THE GLOBAL TRANSFORMATION OF AN INDUSTRY WE’VE LONG DEFINED. UNITED IN PURPOSE, DIVERSE IN PERSPECTIVE, WE’RE DEDICATED TO MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF OUR CUSTOMERS.

The expected salary range for this position is $95,000 to $135,000. 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 2025 “World’s Most Admired Companies”, Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, as well as the 2025 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 empathy, 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.
$95,000 to $135,00