Staff Engineer- Java (Remote)
GEICOAbout the role
GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.
Position Description:
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
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 Python, C# or other object-oriented languages, 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:
Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design
Experience building products of micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
Experience building the architecture and design of new and current systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, scaling, assessment, and proposals)
Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
Experience in leveraging PowerShell scripting
Experience in existing operational portals such as Azure Portal
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform and its native services
Experience in security protocols and products: understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Experience in Azure Network (subscription, security zoning, etc.)
Experience in Genesis
In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
Strong problem-solving ability
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
Experience:
8+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java)
5+ years of experience with architecture and design
5+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
Education:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
Annual Salary
$105,000.00 - $230,000.00The 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.
Benefits:
As an Associate, you
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