Staff Engineer - Java

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

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

Benefits :

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our

• 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 Reimbursement
• 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.