Senior Engineer. - Android Mobile App

Position Summary  

​​GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications.  You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description 

Our Senior Android Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a fiction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. 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 knowledge of emerging technologies to drive business results, enhance our customer’s online experience, impact bottom-line operations and deliver award-winning apps to the App Store.

Position Responsibilities 

​​As a Senior Engineer, you will: 

• ​Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams 
• ​Demonstrate full life cycle experience analyzing, developing, and maintaining applications in a dynamic environment
• ​Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications 
• ​Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions 
• ​Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization 
• ​Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, Objective C, Kotlin, Java, C#, Dart, Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services 
• ​Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential 
• ​Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams 
• Collaborate as a team and work independently

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Qualifications 

• ​​​Fluency and specialization with languages such as  Kotlin, Java including object-oriented design 
• ​Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems 
• ​Experience in existing Operational Portals such as Azure DevOps Portal is preferred
• ​Experience with application monitoring tools, debugging, logging and performance assessments
• ​​​Expertise leveraging performance analysis tools to optimize code toward performance improvements
• Expertise with Kotlin, Java, and native Android frameworks
• Experience in using Mobile UI and API Automation scripting frameworks/tools like Appium, Loadrunner.
• ​Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code 
• ​Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) 
• ​Experience in Application Frameworks 
• Excellent technical skills to assist in developing Android apps
• ​Experience with Gradle 
• Experience in Risk assessment​​ 
• Strong demonstrated interest in mobile is highly desired
• Strong desire and commitment to learning new technologies quickly
• Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment 

Experience 

• ​​4+ years of professional software development experience building native Android Application
• ​2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks 
• ​2+ years of experience with architecture and design 
• ​2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service​ 

Education 

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience 

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Annual Salary

$70,000.00 - $236,500.00

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.

 

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.