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GEICO · 1 month ago

Sr Staff Engineer -Platform

GEICO is a leading insurance company offering quality coverage to millions of customers. The Senior Staff Engineer will innovate and build high-performance platforms while leading the technical roadmap to enhance product delivery and engineering capabilities.

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Responsibilities

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 Python, C# 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

Qualification

Cloud ArchitectureMicro-services architectureDevOps ConceptsProgramming languagesInfrastructure as codeContinuous deliveryData structuresAlgorithmsApplication monitoring toolsAzure toolsServicesSoft skills

Required

Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Track-record of publications history in credible conferences and journals
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, C++, Python or C# 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 leveraging PowerShell scripting
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 in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.)
10+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java)
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
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work 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, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.

H1B Sponsorship

GEICO has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
unknown
1996-01-01Acquired

Leadership Team

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Todd Combs
Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer
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Clayton Johnson
Sr. Director of Product Management
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