Senior Staff Engineer - Linux Infra & Container Runtime

GEICO; Maryland; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO seeks an experienced Senior Staff Engineer for Infrastructure Engineering (Linux) to drive high-performance, secure, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms. You will collaborate with engineers to deploy and scale containerized applications, implement security for runtimes, and help propagate best practices across teams.

You will work with Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms, contributing to resilient, scalable solutions while communicating complex topics to technical

Qualifications

• Deep Linux technical knowledge and Linux kernel experience.
• Proficiency in Rust, Golang, or C is required.
• Extensive container experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and related tools.
• Knowledge of security practices for container runtimes.

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 and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate to ensure seamless integration of container runtimes with the tech stack.
• Implement and enforce security measures for container runtimes.
• Work with QA teams to ensure reliability and efficiency of container runtime solutions.

Skills

Linux

Linux kernel

Rust

Golang

C

Security

High availability

Performance tuning

Container security

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Git

Jenkins

CircleCI

SonarQube

Debian

RPM

Job description

GEICO seeks an experienced Senior Staff Engineer for Infrastructure Engineering (Linux) to drive high-performance, secure, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms. You will collaborate with engineers to deploy and scale containerized applications, implement security for runtimes, and help propagate best practices across teams.

You will work with Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms, contributing to resilient, scalable solutions while communicating complex topics to technical