Staff Engineer - Partner Platform (REMOTE)

GEICO; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 115,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Staff Software Engineer in Seattle to lead the development of a partner platform for its Insurance Marketplace. This role requires expertise in modern OOP languages and a strong focus on full-stack application development. The ideal candidate will drive technical strategies and collaborate across teams in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

401K savings plan with 6% match

Tuition assistance

Access to mental healthcare

In-office and remote opportunities

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 2+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• Experience in leading full-stack application development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development of a partner platform for GEICO's Insurance Marketplace.
• Collaborate across teams to solve complex problems.
• Develop technical software development strategies.

Skills

Fluency with OOP languages (C#, Java, C++, Python)

Knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms

Full-stack application development

Event-driven solutions

Operational tooling knowledge

GIT/Jenkins/CircleCI

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent

Tools

Azure

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

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A Staff Software Engineer works with GEICO engineering teams to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the development of a partner platform for GEICO's Insurance Marketplace, which enables scalable and extensible integrations with internal and external partners. You will lead the strategy and execution of the technical roadmap of this foundational sub-area of one of GEICO's fastest growing businesses. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical expertise ranging from front-end UIs through back-end large-scale distributed systems.

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

• Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams
• Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve our toughest problems
• Develop and execute technical software development strategy
• Lead the high-level and low-level designs of a foundational area of the insurance marketplace – particularly around data exchange with internal and external partners -- and be responsible and accountable for the quality, reliability and performance of the solutions
• Write and test product or system development code
• Review code developed by other developers and provide feedback to ensure best practices (e.g., style guidelines, checking code in, accuracy, testability, and efficiency).
• Contribute to existing documentation or educational content and adapt content based on product/program updates and user feedback.
• Triage product or system issues and debug/track/resolve by analyzing the sources of issues and the impact on hardware, network, or service operations and quality.
• Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community
• Influence and educate executives
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans
• Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning
  
  

Qualifications

• Fluency and specialization with at least two modern OOP languages such as C#, Java, C++, or Python including object-oriented design
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Extensive experience in leading and building full-stack application and service development, with a strong focus on SAAS products / platforms.
• Proven experience designing and delivering highly-resilient event-driven and messaging based solutions at scale with minimal latency.
• Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, test automation and related tools, operations, real-time communication)
• Experience in existing Operational tools available on platforms such as Azure, AWS or GCP
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Experience in open-source tools like GIT/Jenkin/CircleCI, and knowledge in Terraform/Ansible will be big plus
  
  

Experience

• 6+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• 2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
  
  

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work 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.
• In office and remote opportunities, as well as our signature GEICO Flex program, offering the ability to work remotely 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  Insurance

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