Geico

Senior Staff Engineer - Financial Substantiation Platform *Hybrid*

Geico$120K — $260K *
Finance & Insurance
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with high-volume data systems, particularly in reconciliation or financial contexts.
  • Fluency in modern programming languages like Java, C#, or Go.
  • Demonstrated experience in cloud environments (AWS, Azure, GCP) and DevOps practices.
  • Solid understanding of microservices architecture and SQL for distributed systems.
  • Proven ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the technical direction for substantiation services and financial reconciliation workflows.
  • Develop scalable and secure software solutions for data matching and exceptions handling.
  • Spearhead modernization efforts away from outdated financial systems.
  • Oversee the entire software lifecycle from architecture to production deployment.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product and compliance requirements.
  • Mentor junior engineers and cultivate a collaborative engineering culture.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work environment in Bethesda, MD, or Dallas, TX, offering a balance of remote and in-office work.
  • Opportunity to influence modern financial systems and participate directly in significant architectural decisions.
  • Mentorship prospects to guide the next generation of software engineers.
  • Chance to work with cutting-edge technologies in cloud and data integrations.
Full Job Description
GEICO seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer to design, build, and scale the Substantiation Platform-systems that validate and reconcile financial data across enterprise sources, supporting controls, compliance, and auditability at high volume.

You will work with Finance, Compliance, Product, the Financial Data Warehouse, and ERP-aligned teams to deliver reliable reconciliation services, clear data lineage, and integrate source systems with financial reporting and GL-related ERP workflows.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will:

  • Provide technical and architectural leadership for substantiation and reconciliation services, APIs, and related data paths.


  • Build scalable, secure, highly available software for matching, exceptions, and financial controls.


  • Drive modernization initiatives-including evolution away from legacy reconciliation and financial systems.


  • Own solutions end-to-end-design through production-including quality, reliability, performance, and observability.


  • Align with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Treasury on requirements and operational outcomes.


  • Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning; influence leadership at multiple levels through clear articulation of tradeoffs and roadmaps.


Qualifications

  • Fluency and specialization with at least one modern language such as Java, C#, or Go


  • Microservices / SOA, REST and gRPC (or comparable APIs), solid SQL and relational design at scale


  • Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD, containers, IaC, and production DevOps/observability practices


  • Proven architecture and design for distributed, data-heavy systems; strong production troubleshooting


  • Excellent communication with technical and non-technical partners; Agile delivery experience


  • Expertise in complex problem-solving autonomy, including troubleshooting critical production issues and devising creative, scalable technical solutions under pressure


Experience

  • 10+ years software development with staff/principal-level impact.


  • 8+ years leading architecture and large initiatives with cross-functional technical leadership.


  • 6+ years cloud-native / distributed systems in production.


  • 5+ years high-volume data, reconciliation, or financial/payments/ledger-adjacent systems.


  • 4+ years major cloud platform.


Preferred

  • Financial services / insurance; ERP/GL familiarity.


  • Kafka / Snowflake / Airflow; Python/PySpark/Snowpark a plus.


Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS, Engineering, or related field-or equivalent experience.

Location (hybrid)

Bethesda, MD • Dallas, TX

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Annual Salary
$120,000.00 - $260,000.00
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.

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

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.
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40,000 employees
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Founded
1936

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