Senior Staff – Software Engineer

Senior Staff – Software Engineer

Position Summary 
Geico is seeking a highly skilled Senior Staff Full Stack Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications, especially optimize and resolve performance issues in our commercial insurance tech platforms. 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 Staff Software Engineer works with our Manager, Distinguished and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities.
The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of both front-end and back-end technologies and will take a hands-on approach to drive improvements in system performance, scalability, and reliability. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions that enhance our platform’s ability to meet growing business demands.

Position Responsibilities
As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will:
•    Design, develop, and optimize high-performance, scalable web applications.
•    Lead the resolution of critical performance bottlenecks across the full stack, ensuring seamless integration with backend services and cloud/on-prem infrastructure.
•    Perform root cause analysis of performance issues and implement monitoring, profiling, and optimization strategies.
•    Lead efforts to implement microservices architecture and integrate with cloud technologies such as AWS or Azure.
•    Develop and drive the tech strategy for the Commercial Insurance organization, aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives.
•    Provide thought leadership in application performance, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies.
•    Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable systems, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions.
•    Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate performance best practices into the development and deployment processes.
•    Be a hands-on advocate for software engineering and SDLC best practices (technical review documents, architecture, software development, software reviews, testing, production readiness reviews, etc.).
•    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

Qualifications
•    8+ years of experience in full-stack development, with a focus on performance optimization.
•    Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, C#, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and experience with frameworks like React and Angular.
•    Strong knowledge of microservices, RESTful APIs, and event-driven architectures.
•    Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.
•    Solid experience in database design (SQL and NoSQL) and optimization strategies.
•    Familiarity with performance monitoring and troubleshooting tools.
•    Understanding of networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, global load balancing, queues, DNS and CDN
•    Experience with infrastructure automation, tooling, and configuration management frameworks (e.g., Puppet, Chef, Ansible, Pulumi, Terraform, etc.)
•    Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards
•    Excellent leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth
•    Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational excellence
•    Visionary thinker with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities
•    Exceptional leadership and communication skills
•    Proven track record of successfully leading and building software in large and complex organizations

Experience
•    10+ years of professional experience in software development
•    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
Education
•    Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Annual Salary

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.

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.