Geico

Senior Engineer

Geico • $105K — $215K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in software development using modern programming languages
  • Strong expertise with complex distributed systems and architectures
  • Proficient in at least one OOP language (Java, Go, Python)
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, and Azure
  • Hands-on experience with CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code tools
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Ability to work in fast-paced, startup-like environments

Responsibilities

  • Lead and provide technical expertise on complex projects
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address engineering challenges
  • Ensure quality and performance of engineering solutions
  • Mentor junior engineers and enhance team knowledge
  • Share best practices and optimize development processes
  • Manage resource requirements and contribute to operational evaluations
  • Participate in on-call and operational support duties

Benefits

  • Personalized development programs and mentorship opportunities
  • Support for professional certification
  • Inclusive and collaborative company culture
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Competitive benefits package to support well-being
Full Job Description
GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior 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 Senior Engineer works with our Sr Staff Engineer and other Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems as well as identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead Project and Execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in the Open-Source Observability, Data platform domain. Position Responsibilities As a Senior Engineer, you will: Focus on Single or multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions Be a executor as well as an active learner, helping to coach more junior engineers and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning Willing to take on-call and operational support Qualifications Good hands-on experience in building complex distributed system to process large scale telemetry and architectures to support the scale and performance, with great knowledge on Docker and Kubernetes Advanceed knowledge of at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, Python, etc. Experience building distributed systems Excellent communication skills - needs to be able to lead projects from the front and interact with clients and sponsors on a regular basis Experience with continuous delivery (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment Willing to work on both fast development and operation environment Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, test automation and related tools, operations, real-time communication) Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, test automation and related tools, operations, real-time communication) Experience operating in cloud naitive environments like Azure and AWS Deep knowledge of devop pipelines, Helm charts and Kubernetes Experience 4+ years of professional experience in software development using a modern programming language like C++, Java, Python, or Golang 3+ years of experience with architecture and design 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid data center Experience with APISIX or other API Gateways is a plus Education Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience Annual Salary $105,000.00 - $215,000.00 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. At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. Great Company: Protecting customers through life's twists and turns with innovation and integrity. Great Careers:Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance. Great Culture:Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success. Great Rewards:Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
Learn more about Geico
Size
40,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1936

Similar Jobs

More Jobs at Geico

More Information Technology Jobs

Find similar Senior Engineer jobs: