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

GEICO; Memphis (TN); 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, driving engineering excellence, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The ideal candidate will have expertise in distributed systems and open-source technologies, along with strong leadership and communication skills. The position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Parental Leave

401(k) Plan

Tuition Assistance

Paid Training and Licensures

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software development and platform architecture.
• Experience with open-source frameworks and cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and collaborate with teams.
• Develop and execute technical strategies for Observability Engineering.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

GIT

Jenkins

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 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 ones, 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 expertise in the Open-Source Observability and Data platform domains.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership across 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 and educate executives.
• Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.
• Analyze costs, forecast, and incorporate 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 with 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 (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (Clickhouse, Cassandra, Apache Trino), as well as big data formats (Parquet, Avro).
• Experience designing and building Observability platforms and advanced data analytics using open-source technologies.
• Experience building distributed systems.
• Excellent communication skills for project leadership and client interaction.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and collaborating with engineering teams to deploy research into production.
• Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and analytical problem-solving.
• Experience with Windows Server administration and event logging.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development lifecycle.
• Understanding of big data, streaming data pipelines (Lambda/Kappa), and Kubernetes clusters.
• Experience with open-source tools like GIT, Jenkins, CircleCI, Terraform, Ansible is a plus.
• Knowledge of ML and AI technologies and open-source monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus.

Experience

• 3+ years in software development, platform architecture, administration, governance, infrastructure management, and maintenance.
• 3+ years with open-source frameworks.
• 1+ years in architecture and design roles.
• 3+ years in cloud environments like 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 salary depends on experience, responsibilities, location, and market factors. GEICO will 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
• Paid Training and Licensures

GEICO is committed to equal employment opportunity and provides accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities.