Staff Engineer - Java (REMOTE)

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 .NET, 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

Fluency and Specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design

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 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

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

Education

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

Annual Salary

$100,000.00 - $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

• 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.