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

GEICO; Chevy Chase (MD); Remote; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Senior Engineer to join their innovative team. In this role, you will drive the transformation of their insurance business by building high-performance platforms and applications. You will collaborate with product managers and other engineers to develop strategies and execute technical roadmaps that enhance product delivery. This position offers the opportunity to work in a culture that values psychological safety and continuous improvement, making it ideal for those passionate about technology and engineering excellence. If you are ready to make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Tuition Assistance

Paid Training and Licensures

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical roadmap to enhance product delivery and engineering capabilities.
• Collaborate with teams to solve critical problems and improve processes.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Go

Python

Open-source databases

No-SQL databases

Big data formats

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

Open-Source Observability tools

Job description

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, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

Our Engineers work with our Sr Staff Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems as well as identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead Strategy and Execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in the Open-Source Observability, Data platform domain.

Position Responsibilities

• Focus on multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise

• Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems

• Develop and execute technical software development strategy for the Observability Engineering domain

• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions

• Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate executives

• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

• Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans

• Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning

• Willing to take on-call and operation support

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in building complex distributed systems to process large scale telemetry and architectures to support the scale and performance, with great knowledge on Docker and Kubernetes

• Advance knowledge of at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, Python, etc.

• Understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. and strong foundation with No-SQL databases like Clickhouse, Cassandra. Knowledge of Big data formats such as Parquet or Avro etc.

• Experience in architecting, designing, building Observability platform solutions, Advanced data analytics using Open-Source technologies are a big plus.

Experience

• 3+ years of professional experience in software development, platform architecture, administration, governance, infrastructure management, installation, and maintenance of the hardware, software, and network systems

• 3+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

• 1+ years of experience with architecture and design

• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid data center

Education

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

Annual Salary

$90,000.00 - $215,000.00

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.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new 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.