Staff Engineer (REMOTE)

Our Staff Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high-quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.  

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

• Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams

• Provide technical leadership within the team functional area

• Own complete solution across its entire life cycle

• Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications

• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions

• Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization

• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services

• Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential

• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Qualifications

• ​​Advanced programming experience with at least two modern languages such as Java, .NET, Python or C# including object-oriented design 

• ​Proven understanding of micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs 

• ​Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems 

• ​Advanced understanding of DevOps Concepts and Cloud Architecture 

• ​Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code 

• ​Strong problem-solving ability 

• ​Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment

• Strong communications skills. Ability to convey engineering problems and solutions to technical and non-technical counterparts

• ​Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) 

• ​In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms 

• ​Advanced PowerShell scripting skills 

• ​Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling 

• ​Advanced understanding of security protocols and products

Experience

• 6+ years of Software Development within a C# (.Net ) or Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java)

• 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design

• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

 

Annual Salary

$105,000.00 - $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.

 

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

 

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.