Senior Engineer

Government Employees Insurance Company - GEICO; Macon (GA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period

Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Training and Licensures

Job summary

Government Employees Insurance Company - GEICO is seeking a Senior Engineer based in Macon, Georgia. This role involves designing scalable distributed systems and implementing data governance solutions while fostering teamwork.

The ideal candidate should possess a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent, along with a robust experience in Java, Python, and cloud services. Beneficial skills include knowledge of container orchestration tools like Docker and Kubernetes and version control systems like GIT.

The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $60,000 to $185,000 and comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision insurance, and a 401(k) plan.

Qualifications

• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Experience in Python development.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Mentor other engineers.
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle.

Skills

Java

Python

SQL

NoSQL databases

GIT

Big Data technologies

Docker

Kubernetes

Microsoft .NET

CI/CD tooling

React

Angular

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Spring Boot

Grafana

Jenkins

Job description

Our Senior Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction‑less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper‑growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front‑end UIs through back‑end systems and all points in between.

Position Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Design and implement enterprise data governance solutions.
• Design and implement data quality solutions.
• Design and implement solutions to manage data products, data contracts and data dictionaries.
• Design and implement data lineage solutions.
• Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution.
• Engage in cross‑functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle.
• Lead in design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization.
• Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective.
• Mentor other engineers.
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems.
• Experience with programming languages like Java, Python, .NET, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
• Experience with version control such as GIT.
• Experience with Big Data technologies such as HBase, Hive, Kafka, Graph DB and Cassandra.
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real‑time communication).
• Experience with container orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and various Azure tools and services.
• Familiar with Microsoft .NET tools and technologies specifically in: ASP.NET (MVC and Web API), WCF Web Services.
• Experience with relational and non‑relational database technologies (SQL, Oracle, Cosmos, NoSQL etc.).
• Experience with Load test tooling (Gatling or equivalent).
• Experience with Spring Boot Framework and other Spring technologies.
• Experience with monitoring tools such as Dynatrace, Thousand Eyes, Influx, Grafana or equivalents.
• Proven understanding of microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs and GraphQL.
• Experience architecting and designing new and current systems.
• Advanced understanding of DevOps concepts including Azure DevOps framework and tools.
• Understanding and experience working with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, Gradle, Artifactory, Microsoft Azure DevOps.
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.
• Advanced shell scripting skills.
• Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling.
• Experience in the complete software development life cycle.
• Experience specifically with React (Clean Architecture) or Angular and GIT.
• Experience with version control concepts including branching, merging, and conflict resolution.
• Experience with API development and integration, Spring Boot framework and other Spring technologies.
• Experience in Python development.
• Strong problem‑solving ability.
• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced environment.

Experience

• 4+ years of professional software development experience with JAVA programming or OOP style language.
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.
• 2+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

$60,000.00 - $185,000.00

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Benefits

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period.
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave.
• 401(k) Plan.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• 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.