Senior Software Engineer- Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering (REMOTE)

GEICO; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering team. This remote role focuses on building high-performance platforms and applications, driving business transformation, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have expertise in open-source observability and data platforms, experience with cloud services, and strong communication skills. Join a team dedicated to engineering excellence and innovation.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Tuition Assistance

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software development or platform architecture.
• Hands-on experience building complex distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across multiple areas.
• Collaborate with teams to solve complex problems.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Go

Python

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Grafana

Prometheus

AWS

GCP

Azure

Job description

Senior Software Engineer- Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering (REMOTE)

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Position Summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications. 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, fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

Our Engineers work with Sr Staff Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve existing ones, and identify new opportunities to solve critical problems. You will lead strategy and execution of a technical roadmap to increase product delivery velocity and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in the Open-Source Observability and Data platform domain.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership across multiple areas of the enterprise.
• Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems.
• Develop and execute technical strategies for the Observability Engineering domain.
• Ensure the quality, usability, and performance of solutions.
• Mentor and coach team members, influence executives, and share best practices.
• Analyze costs, forecast, and incorporate them into business plans.
• Determine resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes, and support continuous learning.
• Willingness to take on-call and operational support duties.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building complex distributed systems processing large-scale telemetry, with knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, or Python.
• Understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases like Clickhouse, Cassandra, Apache Trino; knowledge of Big Data formats such as Parquet or Avro.
• Experience architecting and building Observability platform solutions and advanced data analytics using open-source technologies.
• Experience with distributed systems, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and open-source monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead projects and interact with clients and sponsors.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), big data, streaming data pipelines, and developer tooling across the software development lifecycle.
• Knowledge of ML and AI technologies is a plus.

Experience

• 3+ years in software development, platform architecture, or related fields.
• 3+ years working with open-source frameworks.
• 1+ years in architecture and design.
• Experience with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure) for 3+ years.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Salary Range

$90,000 - $215,000 annually, depending on experience and other factors. GEICO does not sponsor employment authorization for this role at this time.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• Paid Vacation, Sick, Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Assistance

Additional Information

GEICO is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and promote a harassment-free work environment.