Senior Staff Engineer - Container Runtimes & Linux

GEICO; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead containerized systems development and security. You will work with Distinguished Engineers and other senior staff to innovate, build, and improve systems while solving critical problems.

You will help deliver high‑quality products and unlock new engineering capabilities, focusing on scalable container runtimes, orchestration, and DevOps practices within a large autos insurer environment.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional PaaS and IaaS experience.
• 10+ years of experience working with Linux.
• 8+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• 6+ years of experience with open source projects is desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the security, availability, and performance of containerized applications.
• Contribute to the development of best practices and standards in container runtime technology.
• Play a hands-on role in the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms.
• Collaborate effectively with other technical professionals and teams to ensure seamless integration of container runtimes with the overall technology stack.
• Implement and enforce security measures for container runtimes to protect against vulnerabilities and threats.
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the reliability and efficiency of container runtime solutions.

Skills

Linux

Linux kernel

Rust

Golang

C

Docker

Kubernetes

Container runtimes

Security

CI/CD

DevOps tooling

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead containerized systems development and security. You will work with Distinguished Engineers and other senior staff to innovate, build, and improve systems while solving critical problems.

You will help deliver high‑quality products and unlock new engineering capabilities, focusing on scalable container runtimes, orchestration, and DevOps practices within a large autos insurer environment.