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

GEICO; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Remote; USD 90,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading insurance company as a Senior Software Engineer focusing on observability and reliability. You will lead the transition to a tech-driven organization, enhancing systems and driving innovation while collaborating with cross-functional teams. This remote role offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

Paid Leave

401(k)

Tuition Assistance

Qualifications

• 3+ years in software development, architecture, and infrastructure management.
• Experience with open-source frameworks and cloud services.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across the enterprise.
• Collaborate with product managers to solve complex problems.
• Mentor and coach team members.

Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science

Information Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

MySQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

GCP

Azure

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

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

Join GEICO as a Senior Software Engineer - Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering (REMOTE).

Position Summary: GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Engineer passionate about building high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications. You will drive our insurance business transformation, transitioning from traditional IT to a tech organization focused on engineering excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.

Position Description: Our engineers collaborate with senior staff to innovate, build new systems, enhance existing ones, and identify new opportunities. You will lead strategy and execution of a technical roadmap to increase delivery velocity and unlock new capabilities. Deep expertise in open-source observability and data platform domains is ideal.

Responsibilities include:

• Providing technical and thought leadership across the enterprise
• Collaborating with product managers, teams, and clients to solve complex problems
• Developing and executing strategies for observability engineering
• Ensuring quality, usability, and performance of solutions
• Mentoring and coaching team members and influencing leadership
• Sharing best practices and improving processes
• Analyzing costs, resource needs, and operational processes
• Supporting on-call and operational duties

Qualifications:

• Experience in building distributed systems for large-scale telemetry, with knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, or Python
• Knowledge of open-source databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (Clickhouse, Cassandra, Apache Trino), and data formats like Parquet or Avro
• Experience in architecting observability platforms and data analytics using open-source tools
• Strong communication skills and ability to lead projects
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure)
• Understanding of data structures, algorithms, and analytical problem-solving
• Experience with Windows Server and event logs is a plus
• Knowledge of developer tools, big data, streaming architectures (Lambda/Kappa), and open-source monitoring tools (Grafana, Prometheus)

Experience:

• 3+ years in software development, architecture, and infrastructure management
• 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.

Salary Range: $90,000 - $215,000 annually, based on experience and other factors.

Benefits include: Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Leave, 401(k), Tuition Assistance, and more.

GEICO is an equal opportunity employer and reasonably accommodates individuals with disabilities.