Staff Engineer - Duck Creek (REMOTE)

GEICO; Miami (FL); Remote; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is on the lookout for a skilled Staff Engineer to join their dynamic team in Miami. This role focuses on building high-performance, low-maintenance platforms and applications, driving the transformation of their commercial insurance tech landscape. The ideal candidate will leverage their expertise in C# .NET, Python, and cloud architecture to deliver exceptional technology solutions. Join a culture that prioritizes engineering excellence and continuous improvement, where your contributions will directly impact the company's growth and customer satisfaction. If you're ready for a challenge in a fast-paced environment, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of software development experience, especially in C# .NET.
• Experience with microservices architecture and REST APIs.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering teams and provide complete solutions across their lifecycle.
• Mentor junior team members and share best practices.

Skills

C# .NET

Python

Java

Problem-solving skills

Microservices-oriented architecture

REST APIs

DevOps concepts

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

Docker

Kubernetes

PowerShell

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Position Summary

GEICO is seeking a highly skilled Staff Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications, especially to optimize and resolve performance issues in our commercial insurance tech platforms. 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 a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

Our Staff Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a frictionless experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high-quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

1. Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams
2. Own complete solutions across their entire lifecycle
3. Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications
4. Be accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
5. Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
6. 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
7. Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential
8. Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Qualifications

• Fluency and specialization in C# .NET and at least one additional modern language such as Java, C++, Python, including object-oriented design
• Experience in building products using microservices-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience designing architecture and systems for reliability and scalability
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• Fluency in DevOps concepts and cloud architecture
• Experience leveraging PowerShell scripting
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Understanding of security protocols and products: Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Ability to document and improve workflows and system topology using Microsoft Visio
• Proficiency with Azure DevOps (ADO) for task and story management
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development lifecycle

Experience

• 6+ years of professional software development experience in Duck Creek, C# .NET, CBO, Author, and ManuScript
• 4+ years of experience with open-source frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 3+ years of experience with cloud services such as AWS, GCP, or Azure

Education

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