Staff Engineer - Java Technology Expert

GEICO is currently seeking an experienced Principal Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low-latency platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we redefine experiences for our customers.
Position Description
Our Principal 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.
Responsibilities:
As a Principal 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 JAVA .NET, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
· Mentoring junior team members to help them achieve success in their goals and to be successful in their contributions to the projects effectively

· Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Qualifications:
· Proficiency in Java - Fluency and Specialization with any other modern language such as  C# or Python is a plus
· Experience in building products using 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
· 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 in application monitoring tools and performance assessments: Splunk or Application Insights
· Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services
· Experience in security protocols & 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
· 6+ years of professional software development experience within a 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
· 1+ years of people management experience
· Exposure to identity management systems and secure coding practices is desired.

Education:
· Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

 

Annual Salary

$82,000.00 - $261,500.00

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 Re