Junior Full Stack Developer

A Day in the Life of a Junior Full Stack Developer at MetLife Legal Plans: Remote role

MetLife Legal Plans is currently hiring a Junior Full Stack Developer for our growing Technology Department. As a Junior Full Stack Developer, you will help design and build modern web applications that support our legal and insurance technology platforms. In this role, you will primarily focus on front-end development, working with JavaScript, React, CSS, and Material UI to create intuitive and responsive user experiences for our client-facing systems.

You will also gain exposure to the full stack, collaborating with the engineering team to support backend services and business logic using technologies such as Python, Django, and PostgreSQL. Your work will contribute directly to applications that power critical business operations, including systems that support financial and accounting workflows.

This role is ideal for an early-career developer who enjoys building clean, functional interfaces while developing deeper full stack skills. You will work in an agile development environment, partnering with experienced engineers to write quality code, solve technical challenges, and continuously improve the systems that support our growing business.

While experience with financial or accounting-related applications is helpful, it is not required. We are looking for someone who is curious, collaborative, and eager to grow as a developer.

Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge, skills, and abilities required):

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, MIS, or equivalent.
• Experience building web applications
• Experience building solutions for customer facing applications.
• Demonstrated experience building modern web applications using microservices.
• Well-honed skills and knowledge of both agile development and the OKR framework.
• Familiarity with modern web development tools and frameworks. 

What Will Make You Special (Preferred knowledge, skills, and abilities):

• Experience in React, Material UI, SASS, Django, Postgres, and AWS would be a plus.
• Strong work ethic and can-do attitude.

Characteristics of our Junior Full Stack Developer (Competencies):

• Ability to thrive in an independent work environment 
• Solid time-management skills 
• Communication proficiency 
• Problem solving/analytical skills 
• Customer/client-focused 
• Detail-oriented 
• Results driven 

Travel: Occasional travel may be required.

Who We Are:

MetLife Legal Plans is the country's largest provider of legal voluntary benefits. We have more than 40 years of experience in employee legal services and are committed to providing excellent care to our plan members, sponsors and 18,000+ attorneys.

We are trusted by nearly 7 million families and more than 200 Fortune 500 companies who offer our service as an employee benefit.

It’s an exciting time to join our team. We are growing quickly and have a bold vision for our future as we evolve our company to dream bigger, move faster, and use creativity and technology to build products people love.

MLP's Core 4:

• Put customers first
• Be the Best
• Make things easier
• Succeed together

Note: This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the associate in this position. Associates will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments. All duties and responsibilities are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the skills, aptitude and ability to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at-will” relationship.