Financial Applications Staff Engineer

GEICO; Washington (District of Columbia); Remote; USD 115,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Staff Engineer to join their innovative FinTech team. This role involves leading engineering initiatives, driving the transformation of financial applications, and mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with modern object-oriented programming languages and a strong background in financial systems and cloud architecture. Join a dynamic team that values engineering excellence and fosters a culture of continuous improvement and psychological safety. This is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly evolving tech environment.

Benefits

Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Tuition Assistance

Paid Training and Licensures

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience with .NET framework.
• Experience with financial systems and integrating with ERP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives and provide technical leadership to engineering teams.
• Own complete solution across its entire life cycle.

Skills

C#

Python

SQL

NoSQL

Problem-solving

Analytical ability

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications within our FinTech (Finance Technology) organization. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Our Staff Engineer is a key member, leading and collaborating with a team of Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems, and identify new opportunities to apply knowledge to solve critical problems. This individual contributor role is an expansion to the newly created Financial Applications team.

The ideal candidate has extensive technical and functional expertise in Finance Systems, and experience working with various ERP Financial Systems (e.g. Workday, PeopleSoft; Oracle EBS; Oracle Cloud; or SAP).

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

1. Lead multiple initiatives and provide technical leadership to the engineering teams.
2. Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications.
3. Own complete solution across its entire life cycle.
4. Be accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions.
5. Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization.
6. Utilize programming languages like C#, Python or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of cloud tools and services.
7. Consistently share best practices and improve development processes within and across teams.
8. Mentor junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential.

Qualifications

1. Fluency and specialization with at least two modern object-oriented languages such as Python or C#.
2. Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current financial solutions.
3. Experience in building products using micro-services-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs.
4. Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.
5. Fluency in DevOps Concepts and Cloud Architecture.
6. Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments.
7. Experience in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth.
8. In-depth knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
9. Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication).
10. Strong problem-solving & analytical ability.
11. Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

Experience

1. 10+ years of professional software development and design experience with .NET framework (C# including object-oriented design).
2. 8+ years of experience with database technologies like SQL Server, MYSQL, Postgres etc.
3. 5+ years of experience with architecture and design of large-scale, mission-critical application using open-source frameworks.
4. 3+ years of experience working with financial systems and integrating with various ERP systems (ideally Workday).
5. 3+ years of experience with Azure, AWS or GCP Public cloud platforms.
6. 3+ years of experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End testing.

Education

1. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

Location:

Home Office, US Based, Eastern or Central time zones preferred.

Annual Salary

$115,000.00 - $230,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.