Staff Software Engineer

Government Employees Insurance Company; East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO in the United States is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer to own the strategy, architecture, and engineering of our System Catalog and CMDB—the connective tissue mapping every service, application, infrastructure component, and their relationships.

You will lead data modeling, automated discovery, and service mapping for on‑prem, hybrid, and multi‑cloud environments, driving reliability, cost visibility, and a culture of ownership.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 8+ years in architecture and design.
• 6+ years open-source frameworks experience.
• 4+ years with AWS, GCP, or Azure.
• Strong API design and service catalog experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own the System Catalog and CMDB roadmap aligned with business goals.
• Lead configuration data modeling, taxonomy, and service mapping.
• Build automated discovery and hybrid/multi-cloud strategies.
• Drive data governance, data quality, and CI lifecycle rules.
• Collaborate with executives and IT teams to communicate value and foster ownership.

Skills

Go

Python

Typescript

React

SQL

NoSQL

Graph databases

Data modeling

API design (REST/GraphQL)

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

AWS

GCP

Azure

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Ansible

Job description

Why Join GEICO?

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.

Position Summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low-maintenance, and authoritative platforms that give the entire organization a single source of truth for its technology landscape. In this role you will own the strategy, architecture, and engineering of our System Catalog and Configuration Management Database (CMDB) — the connective tissue that maps every service, application, infrastructure component, and the relationships between them. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a modern tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

Our Staff Engineers work with other engineers at all levels to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing ones, and identify new opportunities to apply their knowledge to solve critical problems. As the technical leader for the System Catalog and CMDB, you will define and execute a roadmap that turns configuration data from a static inventory into a living, accurate, API-driven product that powers incident response, change management, dependency analysis, security, and cost visibility. The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with a strong understanding of data modeling, service mapping, automated discovery, and architecture principles to design resilient systems that keep configuration data trustworthy at enterprise scale.

Position Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the overall strategy for the System Catalog and CMDB, aligning it with the organization’s business goals, operating model, and technology processes.
• Provide thought leadership in configuration management, service cataloging, and data governance, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies.
• Define and own the configuration data model — classes, attributes, relationships, and dependency mappings — ensuring it is extensible, consistent, and aligned to a common taxonomy.
• Establish and enforce CMDB data governance, including CI lifecycle management, ownership, reconciliation rules, and measurable data-quality and completeness standards.
• Lead the design and architecture of resilient, scalable catalog and CMDB systems, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
• Design and implement automated discovery and service mapping so the CMDB stays accurate with minimal manual intervention across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.
• Evaluate, select, and implement cutting-edge technologies and tools to enhance catalog and CMDB capabilities, including processes, compliance, and visibility.
• Work closely with executive leadership, IT teams, and other stakeholders to communicate the value of accurate configuration data and foster a culture of ownership.
• Be a role model and mentor, coaching and strengthening the technical expertise of our engineering and product community, and influencing and educating executives.
• Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans, and support resource requirements while measuring outcomes to ensure desired results.

Qualifications

• Fluency and specialization in software development and best practices using modern programming languages such as Go, Python, Typescript and React.
• Strong understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, and experience with graph databases for modeling configuration items, relationships, and dependencies.
• Experience with data modeling, taxonomy/ontology design, and master-data or reference-data management for large, heterogeneous environments.
• Experience building data-quality, reconciliation, and drift-detection processes that keep configuration data accurate over time.
• Experience designing automated discovery and service-mapping pipelines across on-prem, hybrid, and multi-cloud estates.
• Strong API design experience (REST and/or GraphQL), including versioning, schema governance, and building catalog data as a consumable platform service.
• Experience working with networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, queues, DNS, and CDN as configuration items to be modeled and tracked.
• In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture, IaaS and PaaS technologies, container orchestration platforms (e.g., Kubernetes), and observability.
• Experience with infrastructure automation, tooling, and configuration management frameworks (e.g., Ansible, Terraform).
• Excellent leadership and communication skills, with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a drive for operational excellence.
• Visionary thinker able to anticipate future challenges and opportunities, with a proven record of leading and building software in large, complex organizations.
• Experience 10+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
• 8+ years of experience with architecture and design.
• 6+ years of experience with open-source frameworks.
• 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.
• Demonstrated experience building or owning a system catalog, service catalog, or configuration management at enterprise scale.
• Education Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

Annual Salary

$110,000.00 - $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.

GEICO Pledge

• Great Company: Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity.
• Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.
• Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.
• Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 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.

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States.

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