Staff Engineer, Legal Engineering [REMOTE]

GEICO; San Jose (CA); Remote; USD 115,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO seeks a Staff Engineer to join its Legal Technology team, where you will innovate legal solutions while collaborating with diverse stakeholders. You will play a pivotal role in shaping architectural strategies and enhancing service delivery through technology. An ideal candidate possesses extensive software engineering experience, leadership skills, and insights into legal domains, contributing to a transformative tech-focused organization.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards program

401K savings plan with 6% match

Tuition assistance

Mental healthcare support

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a technology leadership role supporting legal, risk & compliance.
• Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and security best practices.
• Fluency in modern programming languages such as Python or Java.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the strategy and architecture of the technology stack supporting the Legal Department.
• Mentor and provide guidance to software engineers.
• Champion engineering quality processes like unit testing and automation.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-solving

Analytical abilities

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field

Job description

Position Description

GEICO’s Enterprise Engineering team is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to join our new Legal Technology organization. You will build and maintain enterprise legal solutions that operate in a highly performant, efficient, and complaint way. You will play a pivotal role in design and development of legal solutions, shape architecture, and drive innovation to meet the evolving business needs within the Legal Department. Timely delivery of impactful projects that enhance GEICO’s legal service delivery will be a focus. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in software development, been a key contributor within an engineering team, and have legal or similar domain exposure with the skills to collaborate with engineering peers and wide variety of legal stakeholders.

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, Legal Engineering within Legal Technology, you will:

• Contribute to the strategy and architecture of the technology stack supporting the Legal Department including various tool sets, automation, cloud access and integration, and enablement tools. Build and maintain a roadmap that aligns with stakeholders' needs and wants
• Work closely with the Legal Department to manage, innovate, and create new programs, direction and analytics that balance and improve legal service delivery
• Present a vision and strategic recommendations with clarity and concision to stakeholders having varying degrees of technology fluency
• Contribute to the technical direction and organizational leadership within a team of software engineers who design, test, deploy and maintain legal systems built to support the department’s needs and strategy
• Provide mentorship, coaching, and guidance to foster a culture of continuous learning and DevOps mindset
• Champion the implementation of engineering quality to include unit testing, automation testing, security testing, among others
• Foster effective collaboration and communication across teams to align priorities, share best practices, and ensure smooth coordination for incident response, system maintenance, and upgrades
• Report on your progress for key projects and other important measurables, in addition to presenting detailed plans to mitigate identified project risks
• Accountable for team budget, resource allocations, and vendor relationships to optimize costs and maintain high-quality outcomes
• Help support the transformation of GEICO’s insurance business as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a technology leadership role supporting legal, risk & compliance, regulatory or similar teams
• Knowledge of cloud computing technologies, concepts, security best practices, and compliance standards
• Leadership and team management skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational efficiency and automation
• Fluency with at least one modern language such as Python, Java, Go and experience with open-source software is a big plus
• Fluency with at least two .NET, HTML-5, JavaScript/TypeScript, XML, JSON, RESTful Web Services, and Event Driven Architectures
• Experience developing and deploying applications in AWS or similar public cloud environment
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments

Experience

• 6+ years of software architecture and development/coding experience.
• 4+ years of experience with systems architecture and design
• 4+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment
• 2+ years of experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology or related field, or equivalent experience

Annual Salary

$115,000.00 - $230,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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 our customers’ expectations and enabling our 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, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.