Lead design and build Java/Node full-stack applications and microservices with React frontends, optimize databases, implement CI/CD and DevSecOps, mentor engineers, troubleshoot production issues, and adopt cloud-native Azure technologies.
Description and Requirements
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java React Developer with hands-on development experience. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot and ReactJS, strong proficiency in Azure. A passion for learning new technologies and leveraging modern developer productivity tools like GitHub Copilot is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and develop robust Java/Node-based applications and microservices.
Optimize database design and queries for performance and scalability.
Code reviews, mentor junior developers, and enforce best practices.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines or equivalent tools.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Continuously explore and adopt new technologies and tools to improve development efficiency.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in development and production environments.
Technical:
Required:
• Hands-on development experience with Java and frontend technologies including React, along with backend frameworks such as Spring and Spring Boot/Node, deployed on Azure
• Hands-on development of UI driven full stack applications and microservices from the ground up, building React-based user interfaces integrated with Java REST APIs
• Hands-on experience with code management, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git and Azure DevOps
• Proficiency with database technologies, including SQL (Oracle or MS SQL Server preferred) and NoSQL data stores
• Experience with container-based development leveraging Docker and/or Kubernetes
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, automation, and quality gates using Azure DevOps
Preferred:
• Experience with frontend architecture patterns, state management, and performance optimization in React-based applications
• Experience with integration tools such as Azure Function Apps, Logic Apps, or similar event-driven integration mechanisms
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including AKS and related cloud-native components
• Experience working with Microservices Architecture, distributed systems, and API-driven integrations
• Experience with Veracode, static code analysis tools, and secure coding best practices
Experience:
15+ Years of Experience
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.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
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!
#BI-Hybrid
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Java React Developer with hands-on development experience. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java, Spring Boot and ReactJS, strong proficiency in Azure. A passion for learning new technologies and leveraging modern developer productivity tools like GitHub Copilot is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
Design and develop robust Java/Node-based applications and microservices.
Optimize database design and queries for performance and scalability.
Code reviews, mentor junior developers, and enforce best practices.
Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines or equivalent tools.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.
Continuously explore and adopt new technologies and tools to improve development efficiency.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues in development and production environments.
Technical:
Required:
• Hands-on development experience with Java and frontend technologies including React, along with backend frameworks such as Spring and Spring Boot/Node, deployed on Azure
• Hands-on development of UI driven full stack applications and microservices from the ground up, building React-based user interfaces integrated with Java REST APIs
• Hands-on experience with code management, branching strategies, and CI/CD pipelines using tools such as Git and Azure DevOps
• Proficiency with database technologies, including SQL (Oracle or MS SQL Server preferred) and NoSQL data stores
• Experience with container-based development leveraging Docker and/or Kubernetes
• Experience with DevSecOps practices and tooling for CI/CD, release management, automation, and quality gates using Azure DevOps
Preferred:
• Experience with frontend architecture patterns, state management, and performance optimization in React-based applications
• Experience with integration tools such as Azure Function Apps, Logic Apps, or similar event-driven integration mechanisms
• Experience with Microsoft Azure services, including AKS and related cloud-native components
• Experience working with Microservices Architecture, distributed systems, and API-driven integrations
• Experience with Veracode, static code analysis tools, and secure coding best practices
Experience:
15+ Years of Experience
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.
As part of our New Frontier strategy, MetLife is building an AI-enabled, people-centered future. We're looking for people who bring curiosity, adaptability, and a growth mindset as we use AI to enhance how we serve customers, support communities, and evolve the way work gets done. At MetLife, AI is a responsible partner that supports human judgment, creativity, and continuous improvement while helping us build trust, inclusion, and long-term value.
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!
#BI-Hybrid
MetLife Hyderabad, Telangana, IND Office
MetLife Hyderabad, IN Office
11th, 12th & 13th Floor, Prestige Sky Tech, Poppalagunda Village, Gandipet Mandal, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, 500032
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