Geico

Senior Staff Engineer – Java

Geico$120K — $260K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in software development, particularly within Java frameworks
  • 8+ years focused on architecture and design methodologies
  • 6+ years of experience with open-source frameworks
  • 4+ years using cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure
  • Deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software development best practices
  • Proficiency in at least two modern programming languages, including Java or Python
  • Hands-on experience with Microservices architecture and REST APIs

Responsibilities

  • Drive technical leadership and innovation across multiple engineering domains
  • Work collaboratively with product managers and teams to tackle complex challenges
  • Develop and implement a comprehensive software development strategy
  • Ensure the quality, usability, and performance of technical solutions
  • Mentor and coach team members to elevate technical capabilities
  • Promote best practices and process improvements across teams
  • Analyze operational costs and incorporate findings into strategic business plans

Benefits

  • Opportunity for significant career advancement in a rapidly evolving tech environment
  • Collaborative culture fostering innovation and technical leadership
  • Access to modern tools and technologies in software development
  • Focus on continuous learning and mentoring within the team
  • Potential for flexible work arrangements and sponsorship for employment authorization
Full Job Description
Our Senior Staff Engineer works with our Staff and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy 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 their domain.

Position Responsibilities

As a Senior Staff Engineer, you will:

  • Focus on 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
  • Develop and execute technical software development strategy for a variety of domains
  • Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
  • Utilize programming languages like Java or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
  • Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate executives
  • Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
  • 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

Qualifications
  • Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
  • Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
  • Experience with continuous delivery 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
  • Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
  • Fluency and Specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, Python including object-oriented design
  • Experience with 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
  • Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
  • Experience in existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal
  • Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
  • In depth knowledge of Datacenter structure, capabilities and offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services including the Azure platform and its native services
  • Experience with PostgreSQL and Cassandra (preferred)
  • Track-record of publications history in credible conferences and journals (preferred)
  • Experience in leveraging PowerShell scripting (preferred)
  • Experience in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth (preferred)
  • Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.) (preferred)
Experience
  • 10+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers, Java and Spring Boot)
  • 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, or equivalent education or work experience

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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Size
40,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1936

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