Geico

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Geico$115K — $260K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience preferred.
  • 10+ years of professional software development experience.
  • 8+ years of experience in software architecture and design.
  • 6+ years with open-source frameworks.
  • 4+ years of experience with cloud services like AWS, GCP, or Azure.

Responsibilities

  • Innovates and builds new systems while enhancing existing ones.
  • Provides technical leadership across the enterprise.
  • Collaborates with cross-functional teams to tackle complex problems.
  • Utilizes a range of programming languages and technologies, including .NET and Python.
  • Holds accountability for solution quality and performance.
  • Mentors and coaches engineers to enhance technical skills within the team.
  • Analyzes costs and forecasts to integrate into business plans.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead technical strategy and execution.
  • Engagement in high-impact projects that solve critical enterprise problems.
  • Work within a culture that promotes continuous learning and adaptability.
  • Collaborative environment with emphasis on mentoring and best practices sharing.
  • Diverse technologies and platforms for career growth.
Full Job Description

Primary Position Objective:

Under general supervision, INNOVATES and BUILDS new systems, IMPROVES and ENHANCES existing systems and IDNETIFIES new opportunities to apply knowledge to solve critical problems. LEADS Strategy and Execution of a technical roadmap to increase velocity of delivering products and new engineering capabilities.

Essential Functions:

1. PROVIDES technical and thought leadership to the enterprise.

2. COLLABORATES with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve highly complex problems.

3. UTILIZES programming languages databases (.NET, Python, SQL, NoSQL), Container Orchestration services (Docker and Kubernetes), and a variety of Azure tools and services.

4. HOLDS accountability for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions.

5. INFLUENCES and BUILDS vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise class business applications.

6. ACTS as role model and MENTORS and COACHES engineers to strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. INFLUENCES and EDUCTES executives.

7. SHARES best practices and IMPROVES processes within and across teams.

8. ANALYZES cost and forecast to incorporate into business plans.

9. DETERMINES and SUPPORTS resource requirements, EVALUATES operational processes, MEASURES outcomes to ensure desired results, DEMONSTRATES adaptability, SPONSORS continuous learning.

10. ADHERES to GEICO Code of Conduct, company policies, and operating principles.

11. MEETS attendance standard at business location to perform necessary job functions and to facilitate interaction with management and co-workers.

12. MEETS the requirements specified below.
• Must be able to, with or without accommodation, perform the essential functions which include, but are not limited to seeing, hearing, typing, and speaking
• Must be able to use a PC
• Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting skills
• Must be able to multi-task
• Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information, and follow processes that have been published
• Must be knowledgeable of software coding and following standards and processes that have been published and the guidelines for the design
• Must be able to provide system training to team members as needed
• Must be able to communicate in a clear, concise, professional oral or written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
• Must be able to perform under pressure and stressful situations
• May be required to be on call for production support 24x7
• Must be able to concentrate and demonstrate a capacity for learning technical concepts and adapting to new technologies quickly
• Preferred qualifications and experience:
o Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience or
o 10+ years of professional software development experience
o 8+ years of experience with architecture and design
o 6+ years of experience in open source frameworks
o 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
o 3+ years of people management experience

Annual Salary
$115,000.00 - $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.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new 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.
Learn more about Geico
Size
40,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1936

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