Staff Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Mesh & Observability

GEICO; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(K) savings plan with 6% match

Tuition assistance

Workplace flexibility

Comprehensive Total Rewards program

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Staff Engineer to join its tech transformation in Dallas, TX. In this role, you will design and implement a robust service mesh architecture to enable secure communication across our cloud environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in service mesh technologies and experience with modern microservices architecture.

Responsibilities include establishing best practices, guiding engineers, and developing monitoring solutions. Comprehensive benefits are offered, including financial incentives, workplace flexibility, and a Total Rewards program tailored for employee well-being.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering, DevOps, or related fields.
• 4+ years of experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
• 2+ years of hands-on experience with Istio and service mesh technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement a robust service mesh architecture.
• Integrate the service mesh with existing infrastructure and applications.
• Establish service mesh best practices including security policies.
• Develop monitoring and observability dashboards.
• Guide and mentor engineers on service mesh principles.
• Work with networking and security teams for integration.

Skills

Service mesh expertise

Programming skills (Go)

Linux OS knowledge

Networking concepts

Kubernetes and containerization

Microservices architecture

Observability and monitoring tools

Security best practices

Networking and security integration

SRE practices for service mesh

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Prometheus

Grafana

Kiali

Istio

Docker

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Staff Engineer to join its tech transformation in Dallas, TX. In this role, you will design and implement a robust service mesh architecture to enable secure communication across our cloud environment. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in service mesh technologies and experience with modern microservices architecture.

Responsibilities include establishing best practices, guiding engineers, and developing monitoring solutions. Comprehensive benefits are offered, including financial incentives, workplace flexibility, and a Total Rewards program tailored for employee well-being.