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GEICO · 5 hours ago

Staff Engineer - Policy Core

Palo Alto, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$115K/yr - $230K/yr

6+ years exp

GEICO is a leading insurance company focused on providing quality coverage and innovative solutions. The Staff Engineer on the Policy Core team will be responsible for building complex platforms and tools to manage the policy lifecycle while leading the design of critical systems for the company.

Auto InsuranceFinancial ServicesGovernmentInsuranceInternetMobile

No H1B

Responsibilities

Independently deliver complex solutions and provide mentorship and leadership to other members of your team

Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to craft solutions to solve our toughest problems

Deliver high-scale and high-quality data architecture, especially with an eye towards legacy-to-modern platform transitions

Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions

Utilize your expertise in designing and developing API’s and microservices using GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API driven system migration

Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases

Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, various data stores, and a variety of cloud native tools and services

Be a proactive member of the engineering community contributing to citizenship and collaboration across teams

Qualification

MicroservicesAPI DevelopmentDistributed SystemsCloud PlatformsData ArchitectureEvent-Driven ArchitectureJava/KotlinSQL/NoSQL DatabasesTeam LeadershipCollaborationProblem SolvingFast-Paced Environment

Required

Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems

Knowledge of ETL, SQL, bitemporal data modeling, and temporal databases

Experience with API-based migration

Strong understanding of data observability, traceability, and multi-faceted testing

Proven expertise in designing and developing microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Kafka, with a deep understanding of both API and event-driven architectures

Experience designing and delivering highly resilient event-driven and messaging-based solutions at scale with minimal latency

Experience building distributed systems using Docker and Kubernetes

Proficiency with Java/Kotlin and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python including object-oriented design

Experience building full-stack application and service development, with a strong focus on SAAS products / platforms

Great understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. And strong foundation with No-SQL databases like Cosmos, Cassandra

Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment

6+ years of experience in systems development (C#/Java/Rust/GO), with expertise in both client-side and server-side frameworks

8+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or private cloud technologies (OpenStack)

6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

BS in Computer Science 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

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GEICO, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway.

Founded in 1936

Chase, Maryland, USA

10001+ employees