Senior Staff Engineer Data Lakehouse Platform
Position Summary
GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and core data infrastructure.
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 Senior Staff Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to innovate and bring the best open-source data infrastructure and practices into Geico as we embark on a greenfield project to implement a core Data Lakehouse for all Geico’s core data use-cases across each of the company’s business verticals.
Position Responsibilities
As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will :
- Focus on some key areas of the Data Lakehouse platform and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
- Lead architecture sessions and reviews with peers and leadership
- Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient Data Lakehouse components
- Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
- Spearhead new software evaluations and innovate with new tooling
- Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans
- Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning
- Collaborate with customers, team members, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems
- Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering community
- Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
- Influence and educate peers and leadership
- Share your passion for staying on top of the latest open-source projects, experimenting with, and learning recent technologies, participating in internal and external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community
Qualifications
- Exemplary ability to design and develop, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
- Advanced experience developing new and enhancing existing open-source based Data Lakehouse platform components
- Experience cultivating relationships with and contributing to open-source software projects.
- Advanced experience with open-source table formats (Apache Iceberg, Delta, Hudi or equivalent)
- Advanced experience with open-source compute engines (Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Trino / Presto, or equivalent)
- Experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, or equivalent)
- Expertise in developing distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, and highly available
- Expertise in container technology like Docker and Kubernetes platform development
- Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
- In-depth knowledge of DevOps concepts and cloud architecture
- Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.) or equivalent
- Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Experience
- 10+ years of professional experience in data software development, programming languages and developing with big data technologies
- 8+ years of experience with architecture and design
- 6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
- 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or equivalent education or work experience
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Annual Salary
$120,000.00 - $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.
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