Senior Staff Engineer

Government Employees Insurance Company; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K match

Work from anywhere in the US up to 4 w

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead technical strategy and execution for high-performance, zero-downtime platforms. You will guide multiple domains, collaborate with product teams, and mentor engineers across the organization.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in software development within a Java framework, experience with cloud services, and deep expertise in architecture, design patterns, and reliability. Opportunity to influence enterprise technology and culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education/experience.
• 10+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java).
• 8+ years of experience with architecture and design; 4+ years with cloud services (AWS, GCP, Azure).

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise.
• Collaborate with product managers and teams to solve complex problems.
• Develop and execute technical software development strategy across domains.
• Ensure quality, usability and performance of solutions.
• Mentor engineers and educate executives on best practices.

Skills

Java

C++

Python

C#

Object-oriented design

DevOps concepts

Azure

Open-source frameworks

Distributed systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Information Systems

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure DevOps

SQL

Job description

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That's why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Position Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced 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 Senior Staff Engineer works with our Staff and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the 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 their 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 a variety of domains
• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
• Utilize programming languages like Python, C# or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• 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, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning

Qualifications

• Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
• Track-record of publications history in credible conferences and journals
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
• Fluency and Specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design
• Experience with Micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
• Experience in leveraging PowerShell scripting
• Experience in existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• In depth knowledge of Datacenter structure, capabilities and offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services including the Azure platform and its native services
• Experience in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
• Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.) Experience
• 10+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java)
• 8+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experienc

Annual Salary

$130,000.00 - $260,000.00 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.

GEICO Pledge: Great Company

At GEICO, we help our customers through life's twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we're constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. We're an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers' expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you'll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people's lives.

Great Careers

We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You'll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture

We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose. As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on people's lives.

Great Rewards

We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future. Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family's overall well-being. Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance. Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance. Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

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.

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States.

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