Position Summary 

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, lowmaintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications.In this role youwill helpuscreatethe elevatedand superiorversion of working specifically to modernize the frameworks and technologies. In this role you will be a part of a technical transformation where engineering excellence, continuous improvement, AI automation, and a culture of psychological safety are paramount.  

Position Description  

Our Staff Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide friction-less experiences to our customers and maintaining the highest standards of protection and availability. Key engineering responsibilities will focus on the development and continued maintenance of several web applications and their supporting architecture, including both customer-facing experiences as well as internally developed web tools to facilitate content management.  

Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge bringing forward a full stack mindset, work duties can range from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.  

Position Responsibilities  

As a Staff Engineer, you will:  

• Evolve Geico.com and its supporting systems with a focus on speed to market, security, 24x7 availability, and user engagement.  

• Scope, design, and build scalable and resilient software solutions amongst diverse engineering groups 

• Utilize object-oriented languages, SQL based databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Cloud hosting tools and services 

• Perform engineering design evaluations and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization 

• Manage day-to-day activities of the engineering teams overseeing execution of software development projects against delivery commitments 

• Seek ways to simplify and standardize designs, operations, and deployment plans, focusing on reducing complexity and providing performance, agility, and scalability 

• Responsible for production operations support and ensuring availability, stability, and performance of production applications 

• Collaborate with cross-functional organizations throughout the entire software lifecycle to ensure technology and roadmap alignment 

• Manage projects and processes to keep the team organized, efficient, and optimally running 

• Set, manage, and report KPIs to measure progress and facilitate data-driven decision making 

• Responsible for evaluating and driving new technology and Open-Source software considerations

• Research and guide architectural level changes that support and enhance application performance, security, and our drive to innovate 

• Mentor and manage engineering peers to help share the necessary skills to perform their jobs and develop their professional careers

Qualifications  

• Strong understanding of customer facing web applications with experience in Next.JS/React, JavaScript, Python/Django, NGINX, or PostgreSQL.   

• Ability to break down analytic data to drive decisions and results that will provide business value to the organization and help our customers 

• Strong background in delivering digital - web products at scale 

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, platforms, and technologies 

• Advanced understanding of application and infrastructure monitoring and tooling 

• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) 

• Experience designing flexible, scalable, high-availability Cloud native applications 

• Experience architecting and designing new and current systems 

• Strong understanding of CI/CD, Release Management, and Configuration Management processes tooling 

• Strong critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills 

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to both senior leadership and highly technical personnel 

• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment 

• Experience delivering within a customer facing application backed by a Content Management system is desired 

• Understanding of data modeling and AI concepts is desired