Staff Engineer - Duck Creek (REMOTE)

GEICO; Palo Alto (CA); Remote; USD 115,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading insurance company as a Staff Engineer, focusing on high-performance platforms and applications. Drive transformation from traditional IT to a tech organization, ensuring quality and usability while mentoring junior engineers. This remote role offers competitive compensation and a culture of innovation.

Benefits

401K with a 6% match

Tuition assistance

Flexible work environment

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience with microservices-oriented architecture.
• Fluency in DevOps concepts and Cloud Architecture.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership to engineering teams.
• Own complete solution across its entire life cycle.
• Mentor junior team members.

Skills

C#

Python

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Azure DevOps

PowerShell

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Join to apply for the Staff Engineer - Duck Creek (REMOTE) role at GEICO

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 solution across its entire life cycle
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. Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Qualifications

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

Experience

1. 6+ years of professional software development experience in Duck Creek, C# .Net, CBO, Author, and ManuScript
2. 4+ years of experience with open-source frameworks
3. 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
4. 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud services

Education

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

Annual Salary
$115,000.00 - $230,000.00

The salary range is a guideline; final offer depends on various factors including experience, education, and market considerations. GEICO considers sponsoring qualified applicants for employment authorization.

The GEICO Pledge

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding customer expectations, and enabling collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, industry-leading training, certification assistance, mentorship, and coaching with supportive leaders.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture rooted in integrity, action, and a winning mindset. Our culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging values different perspectives. Our teams are led by supportive leaders driven by performance and purpose.

We also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact of our work.

Great Rewards: Our compensation and benefits are designed to enhance well-being, mental health, and financial security, including comprehensive benefits, 401K with a 6% match, incentives, tuition assistance, and more. We support remote work options and a flexible work environment.

The GEICO equal employment opportunity policy ensures fair and equal opportunity for all applicants and employees, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, gender, disability, or other protected status. We accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities and promote a harassment-free environment.

Additional Details

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Insurance