Senior Staff Engineer

GEICO Norwalk; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Engineer (SRE/DevOps) to build highly available, scalable platforms. You will drive enterprise Change and Approval Management, lead cross-team initiatives, and design cloud-native solutions using Azure, Go, Python, and Java.

You will participate in on-call rotations, incident response, and post‑mortem reviews, while mentoring engineers and guiding executives in reliability and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or equivalent work experience.
• 10+ years of software development, platform architecture, and infrastructure management.
• 8+ years as a SRE or DevOps teammate.
• 8+ years with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments.
• 8+ years with open-source frameworks.
• 5+ years in system architecture and design.
• 5+ years in OnCall rotation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the enterprise Change and Approval Management strategy.
• Lead technical initiatives across multiple teams with strategic guidance.
• Use Go, Python, Java; work with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Work with Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenStack.
• Architect and develop cloud-native apps using Azure.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineering teams, and stakeholders.
• Ensure the quality, performance, and usability of engineering solutions.
• Mentor engineers and influence executives.
• Improve processes, adopt best practices, and drive operational efficiency.
• Support and participate in On Call rotations, incident response, and post-incident reviews.

Skills

Go

Python

Java

C

C++

System design

Incident response

Cross-team leadership

On-call rotations

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

OpenStack

Azure

Prometheus

Grafana

OpenTelemetry

Loki

CI/CD

IaC

Job description

Why Join GEICO?

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. 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 Software Engineer who is passionate about building high-performance, maintainable, and resilient platforms and applications. This role is integral to our ongoing transformation—moving from a traditional IT model to an engineering-driven organization that emphasizes reliability, scalability, and automation.

Position Description

Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) blends software engineering and systems administration to design, develop, and manage large‑scale, highly available, fault‑tolerant systems. SRE ensures that GEICO’s services—both internal and customer-facing—meet reliability, uptime, and performance standards while enabling rapid iteration and continuous improvement.

As an SRE at GEICO, you will tackle the unique challenges of operating at scale, leveraging expertise in coding and large-scale system design. You will also participate in on‑call rotations, providing incident response, troubleshooting, and post‑mortem analysis to improve system reliability and minimize operational impact.

At GEICO, we foster a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and technical excellence. We value diversity, problem‑solving, and risk‑taking in a blame‑free environment, empowering engineers to innovate while receiving mentorship and support.

Position Responsibilities

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:

• Develop and drive the overall strategy for our enterprise Change and Approval Management, aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives
• Lead technical initiatives across multiple teams, providing strategic and technical guidance.
• Utilize programming languages like Go, Python, Java, and work with SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Work with container orchestration tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and OpenStack.
• Architect and develop cloud‑native applications using Azure services.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineering teams, and stakeholders to solve complex challenges.
• Ensure the quality, performance, and usability of engineering solutions.
• Serve as a mentor and thought leader, coaching engineers and influencing executives.
• Continuously improve processes, adopt best practices, and drive operational efficiency.
• Support and participate in On Call rotations, respond to incidents, diagnosing production issues, and conducting post‑incident reviews to improve system reliability.

Qualifications

• Expertise in at least two modern programming languages (Go, Python, Java, C, C++) and object‑oriented design.
• Strong ownership and accountability with excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Hands‑on experience in incident response, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Experience managing distributed systems in public, private, or hybrid cloud environments.
• Experience with monitoring, logging, and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, Loki).
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and cloud‑based deployments.
• Ability to operate in a fast‑paced, high‑scale environment with a problem‑solving mindset.

Experience

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development, platform architecture, and infrastructure management.
• 8+ years of experience as either a SRE or DevOps team member
• 8+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid cloud environments.
• 8+ years of experience with open‑source frameworks.
• 5+ years of experience with system architecture and design.
• 5+ years of experience of being in an OnCall rotation

Education

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

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.

The GEICO Pledge

Great Company: Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity.

Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.

Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.

Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well‑being and future.

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.