GEICO · 5 months ago
Senior Engineering Manager - (SQL Server/Java/Go/DBaaS) *HYBRID*
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$150K/yr - $300K/yr
5+ years expGEICO is a well-known insurance company that values innovation and customer service. They are seeking a Senior Staff Engineering Manager to lead the Database Platform team, focusing on the development and enhancement of their relational database platform. The role involves leading engineering efforts, managing team performance, and fostering a culture of growth and accountability.
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Responsibilities
Lead the team responsible for designing, building and operating SQL/Postgres/Cassandra as part of our database platform (DBaaS)
Work with your Director to address project dependencies, negotiate and estimate incremental delivery dates for milestones with the stakeholder community, and deliver projects on time
Report on your team’s progress for project and other key metrics, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable ideas for areas to further improve or influence product or project delivery
Initiate and support performance evaluation of team members
Cultivate a culture that motivates all levels of performers to higher levels of achievement
Build and maintain relationships with your team members to support an environment of trust
Influence those you motivate and coach to be receptive to feedback by cultivating a culture that acknowledges and expects individuals to grow and be accountable
Identify where technical or analytical skill gaps put future team deliverables at risk and craft a plan to remediate, consistently challenge team members to share knowledge and learn new technologies
Proficiently execute difficult conversations on development and performance
Qualification
Required
Proven experience building out enterprise-scale platform services, ideally hosting relational and/or non-relational workloads
Strong knowledge of operating Cassandra at scale
Knowledge of cloud computing technologies and concepts (SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, etc.)
Working knowledge of object-oriented development
Proven ability to demonstrate a capacity for learning technical concepts and adapting to new technologies quickly
Strong Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) platform knowledge
Proficiency in Project Management and work item management tools such as Github and Azure DevOps
Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and core computer science concepts
Fluency with RESTful Web Services and Event Driven Architectures
Fluency with at least one modern language such as Python, Java, Go and experience with open-source software is a big plus
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
Constructing, interpreting, and applying metrics to your work and decision making, able to use those metrics to identify correlation between drivers and results, and using that information to drive prioritization and action
6+ years coding experience
5+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment
5+ years of hands-on work experience supervising personnel in a technical environment
2+ years of experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing
Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience
Benefits
Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.
Company
GEICO
GEICO, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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Leadership Team
Todd Combs
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
Clayton Johnson
Sr. Director of Product Management
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