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Staff Engineer – PaaS Messaging/Kafka (Remote)

GEICO

Nashville (TN)

Remote

USD 105,000 - 230,000

Full time

17 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is looking for a Staff Engineer to join their PaaS Messaging team. This role is pivotal in driving the transformation of the insurance business by building high-performance platforms that ensure zero downtime. The ideal candidate will leverage their deep expertise in system design and open-source technologies to influence product development and mentor engineering teams. This innovative firm fosters a culture of continuous improvement and psychological safety, making it an exciting opportunity for those passionate about engineering excellence. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and have a knack for solving complex challenges, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of professional experience in complex system design.
  • Proficiency in OOP languages like Java, Go, or Python.
  • Experience with open-source frameworks and architecture roles.

Responsibilities

  • Provide thought leadership and collaborate to solve complex problems.
  • Develop and execute technical strategies for platform engineering.
  • Mentor engineering teams and influence product roadmaps.

Skills

System Design
Data Pipelines
Distributed Systems
Java
Go
Python
C++
Kafka
Event Streaming
CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kafka Connectors
Grafana
Prometheus
AWS
GCP
Azure

Job description

GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer to join our PaaS Messaging team. This role involves building high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we shift from a traditional IT model to a tech organization focused on engineering excellence, fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities:
  1. Provide technical thought leadership across multiple areas of the enterprise.
  2. Collaborate with product managers, teams, and customers to solve complex problems.
  3. Develop and execute technical strategies for platform engineering.
  4. Ensure the quality, usability, and performance of solutions.
  5. Mentor and coach engineering teams and influence product roadmaps.
  6. Share best practices and improve processes across teams.
  7. Analyze costs, forecast, and incorporate them into business planning.
  8. Support resource planning, operational processes, and continuous learning.
  9. Participate in on-call and operational support.
Qualifications:
  • Deep experience in complex system design, data pipelines, and scalable distributed systems.
  • Proficiency in at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, Python, or C++.
  • Expertise in open-source messaging and event streaming platforms like Kafka, Pulsar, or ActiveMQ.
  • Experience with Kafka Connectors and tooling.
  • Ability to influence engineering direction and product development through experimentation and design.
  • Experience in deploying research to production environments.
  • Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code, and related tools.
  • Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
  • Experience with open-source monitoring tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
  • Familiarity with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure.
Experience & Education:
  • 6+ years of professional experience.
  • 4+ years working with open-source frameworks.
  • 3+ years in architecture and design roles.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.

Salary range: $105,000 - $230,000 annually. GEICO considers various factors including experience, education, and location for final offer determination. We are open to sponsoring employment authorization for qualified applicants.

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