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

GEICO; Des Moines (IA); 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, leading technical strategies, and collaborating with various teams to enhance product delivery. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in distributed systems, open-source technologies, and strong leadership skills.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Leave

401(k)

Tuition Assistance

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software development and platform architecture.
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and open-source frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with teams.
• Develop strategies for Observability Engineering domain.
• Mentor team members and promote best practices.

Skills

Docker

Kubernetes

Java

Go

Python

Communication

CI/CD

Infrastructure as Code

Data Structures

Algorithms

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, build new systems, improve existing systems, and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge 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 technical expertise in the Open-Source Observability and Data platform domain.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership across the enterprise in multiple areas.
• 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 team members, influence executives, and promote best practices.
• Share knowledge and improve processes within and across teams.
• Analyze costs, forecast, and incorporate findings into business plans.
• Support resource planning, evaluate operational processes, and demonstrate adaptability.
• Willing to participate in on-call and operational support.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building complex distributed systems for large-scale telemetry processing, 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 data formats like Parquet or Avro.
• Experience designing and building Observability platform solutions and advanced data analytics using open-source technologies.
• Experience with distributed systems, excellent communication skills, and ability to lead projects and interact with clients.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and open-source monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches.
• Experience with Windows Server administration and Windows Event Log is a plus.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments and willingness to work on both development and operational tasks.
• Familiarity with developer tooling, big data, streaming data architectures, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of ML/AI technologies is a plus.

Experience

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

Education

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

Salary and Benefits

Salary range: $90,000 - $215,000 annually. Benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, paid leave, 401(k), tuition assistance, and more. GEICO is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity and inclusion.