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

GEICO; Colorado Springs (CO); Remote; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance company is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering team. This remote role involves building high-performance platforms, collaborating with teams to innovate solutions, and leading technical strategies. Ideal candidates will have experience with distributed systems, cloud platforms, and open-source technologies. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance

Paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave

401(k) plan

Tuition assistance

Paid training and licensures

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software development and platform architecture.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership across multiple areas.
• Collaborate with product managers and engineering teams.
• Develop and execute technical strategies for Observability Engineering.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Go

Python

Communication

CI/CD

AWS

GCP

Azure

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

GIT

Jenkins

CircleCI

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

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

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Position Summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer passionate about 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 collaborate with Sr Staff Engineers to innovate, build new systems, improve existing ones, and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the 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 domains.

Position 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 findings into business plans.
• Support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, and demonstrate adaptability and continuous learning.
• Willing to take on-call and operational support duties.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building complex distributed systems to process 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 (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (Clickhouse, Cassandra, Apache Trino), along with big data formats like Parquet or Avro.
• Experience architecting and designing Observability platform solutions and advanced data analytics using open-source technologies.
• Experience building distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills for leading projects and interacting with clients and sponsors.
• Experience with continuous delivery (CI/CD), Infrastructure as Code, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms.
• Ability to solve analytical problems with quantitative approaches.
• Experience with Windows Server administration and Windows Event Log.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment and work on both development and operational tasks.
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development lifecycle and big data/streaming data pipeline architectures.
• Experience with open-source tools like GIT, Jenkins, CircleCI, Terraform, Ansible is a plus.
• Knowledge of ML and AI technologies, and open-source monitoring software like Grafana and Prometheus.

Experience

• 3+ years in software development, platform architecture, administration, governance, or infrastructure management.
• 3+ years working with open-source frameworks.
• 1+ years in architecture and design roles.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid data centers).

Education

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

Salary Range

$90,000 - $215,000 annually. Final compensation depends on experience, education, location, and market factors. GEICO does not sponsor employment authorization for this role at this time.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
• 401(k) plan, tuition assistance, paid training, and licensures.

Additional Information

GEICO is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and foster a harassment-free work environment.