Senior Staff Engineer - Containerized Platforms & Security

GEICO; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Engineer to build high-performance, secure, zero-downtime platforms and applications as we transform IT to a tech-driven organization. You will collaborate with senior engineers to deliver high-quality products and scale systems.

You will own deployment, security, and lifecycle management of containerized applications, using Docker, Kubernetes, and related tools, while driving engineering excellence and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of PaaS and IaaS experience.
• 10+ years of experience with Linux.
• 8+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• 6+ years of experience with open source projects desired.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure security, availability, and performance of containerized applications.
• Contribute to development of best practices and standards in container runtime technology.
• Hands-on deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized apps using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms.
• Collaborate with teams to ensure seamless integration of container runtimes with the tech stack.
• Implement and enforce security measures for container runtimes to protect against threats.
• Work with QA teams to ensure reliability and efficiency of container runtime solutions.

Skills

Deep Linux knowledge

Linux kernel

Rust

Golang

C

CI/CD pipelines

Security

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Engineer to build high-performance, secure, zero-downtime platforms and applications as we transform IT to a tech-driven organization. You will collaborate with senior engineers to deliver high-quality products and scale systems.

You will own deployment, security, and lifecycle management of containerized applications, using Docker, Kubernetes, and related tools, while driving engineering excellence and cross-team collaboration.