Jr Software Platform Engineer

Requirements

Description and Requirements

Role Value Proposition:

The Role is responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining software development solutions within a defined system, platform, or product based on standards and processes that establish consistency across the enterprise data, reduce risk, and promote efficiencies supporting the organization’s goals and objectives. This family can be used for roles that require a complete technology stack of capabilities and roles that require work on a single technology stack, application, or platform. Software or Platform engineering roles can be used where the job requires a minimal amount of technology stack capabilities, work on a single application, or roles that support platforms, SaaS, or COTS.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in collecting and documenting user requirements, as well as developing user stories and estimates using software, strategic platforms, and/or COTS.
• Assists in developing, testing, implementing, and supporting application systems of a less complex nature. Responsible for front or backend software development, front SaaS, and/or COTS development, with oversight.
• Participate in peer reviews of solution designs, related code, and/or related SaaS and/or COTS configuration.
• Assist in investigating and resolving 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
• Ensure adherence to established attendance schedules.
  
  
  

Education:Bachelor’s degree (Any Stream) or diploma with a minimum of 15 years of education

Experience (Role Requirement): 1 to 2 years

Technical Skill:

• Key Skill: Java Spring Boot / React / DB knowledge
• DevSecOps, CI/CD, IaC
• Application Design/Architecture
• Cloud Native Technologies (Microservices, Containers, APIs)
• Applicable Development Language (Java, Node, React, Groovy, TypeScript)
• Database Development tools (Azure MongoDB))
• Secure design and coding practices
• Writing & executing automated tests
• Application operations/monitoring
• Design with “Feature Flags”
  
  
  

Other Critical Requirements Like Voice/Non-Voice for Insurance:

• No certification requirement
• Collaboration
• Communication/Presentation
• Agile Practices
• DevSecOps, CI/CD
• Collaboration Tools
• Product/Business/Industry experience
• Application Design/Architecture
• Cloud Native Technologies
• Applicable Development Language
• Database Development tools
• Secure design and coding practices
• Writing & executing automated tests
• Application operations/monitoring
• Design with “Feature Flags”
• Customer Experience
  
  
  

About MetLife

Recognized on Fortune magazines list of the 2025 "Worlds Most Admired Companies" and Fortune World’s 25 Best Workplaces™ for 2024, 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!

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