Senior Associate - Full Stack Developer

Location Designation: Hybrid - 3 days per week

About New York Life

At New York Life, we value career development, collaboration, innovation, and inclusiveness. Our culture supports both virtual and in-person engagement, providing opportunities for personal and professional growth. Join a company committed to doing the right thing and making a positive impact.

Role Overview

As a Full Stack Developer on the Client Central team, you will play a key role in building and integrating modern, cloud-native applications. This role focuses on microservices architecture, scalable APIs, and event-driven systems deployed on AWS. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver high-quality solutions that are resilient, scalable, and aligned to business needs. This is an opportunity to work on impactful, enterprise-scale platforms while continuously growing your technical expertise.

What You'll Do:

Application Design & Development: Design and develop scalable microservices-based solutions aligned with business and technical requirements; build and deploy cloud-native applications using AWS services (EKS, MSK, etc.); develop and maintain RESTful and GraphQL APIs using Spring Boot and related frameworks; design and implement event-driven architectures using messaging platforms such as AWS MSK (Kafka); develop full-stack solutions using React.js and backend services (Node.js, Java/Spring).

DevOps & Cloud Engineering: Implement CI/CD pipelines using GitHub and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform); automate deployments and improve development lifecycle efficiency; manage and optimize cloud infrastructure for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.

Platform Reliability & Optimization: Monitor system performance and troubleshoot issues through root cause analysis; implement logging, monitoring, alerting, and cost management best practices; ensure applications are highly available, resilient, and scalable.

Collaboration & Delivery: Partner with Business Analysts, Architects, Engineers, and DBAs to deliver end-to-end solutions; participate in agile ceremonies and planning sessions, including periodic on-site collaboration; contribute to continuous improvement of development practices and team processes.

Support & Operations: Participate in Level 3 on-call support rotation; provide ongoing support and enhancements for production systems.

What You'll Bring:

• 5+ years of experience in full stack or backend development
• Strong experience with microservices architecture and distributed systems
• Hands-on experience building cloud-native applications on AWS
• Proficiency in Java (Spring Boot) and/or Node.js
• Experience with React.js or similar frontend frameworks
• Experience developing RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
• Experience with containerization and Kubernetes (EKS preferred)
• Experience with messaging systems such as Kafka / AWS MSK
• Strong SQL skills (PostgreSQL or similar databases)
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred)
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred:

• Experience with MuleSoft or other iPaaS integration platforms
• AWS certifications or other relevant industry credentials
• Experience in financial services or insurance domain

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Why Join Us?

New York Life is recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies. We are committed to supporting our communities through a strong culture of giving and volunteerism, while always acting in the best interests of our policy owners. Bring your talents to New York Life and help us continue to “Be Good at Life.”

Pay Transparency

Salary Range: $100,000-$143,000

Overtime eligible: Exempt

Discretionary bonus eligible: Yes

Sales bonus eligible: No

Actual base salary will be determined based on several factors but not limited to individual’s experience, skills, qualifications, and job location. Additionally, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible to participate in an incentive program.

Company Overview

At New York Life, our 180-year legacy of purpose and integrity fuels our future. As we evolve into a more technology-, data-, and AI-enabled organization, we remain grounded in the values that drive lasting impact.

Our diverse business portfolio creates opportunities to make a difference across industries and communities—inviting bold thinking, collaborative problem-solving, and purpose-driven innovation. Here, you’ll find the rare balance of long-standing stability and forward momentum, supported by an inclusive team that honors tradition while embracing progress.

As a Fortune 100 mutual company, we offer a place to grow your skills, contribute to meaningful work, and deliver solutions that matter. Your ideas drive what’s next, and your growth powers it.

Our Benefits

We provide a full package of benefits for employees – and have unique offerings for a modern workforce, including leave programs, adoption assistance, and student loan repayment programs. Based on feedback from our employees, we continue to refine and add benefits to our offering, so that you can flourish both inside and outside of work. Click here to discover more about our comprehensive benefit options or visit our NYL Benefits Site.

Our Commitment to Inclusion
At New York Life, fostering an inclusive workplace is fundamental to who we are and how we serve our communities. We have a longstanding commitment to creating an environment where individuals can contribute their best and succeed together. This foundation is rooted in our core values of humanity and integrity, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. By embracing a broad range of perspectives and experiences, we achieve greater success and fulfill our promise of providing financial security and peace of mind to families across all communities. Click here to learn more about New York Life’s leadership in this space.​

Recognized as one of Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies, New York Life is committed to improving local communities through a culture of employee giving and volunteerism, supported by the Foundation. We're proud that due to our mutuality, we operate in the best interests of our policy owners. To learn more about career opportunities at New York Life, please visit the Careers page of www.NewYorkLife.com.

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Job Requisition ID: 93997