Staff Engineer – Digital Experience DOTCOM

Position Description 

Our Staff Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide friction-less experiences to our customers and maintaining the highest standards of protection and availability. Key engineering responsibilities will focus on the development and continued maintenance of several web applications and their supporting architecture, including both customer-facing experiences as well as internally developed web tools to facilitate content management. 

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 technical knowledge bringing forward a full stack mindset, work duties can range from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between. 

Position Responsibilities 

As a Staff Engineer, you will: 

• Evolve Geico.com and its supporting systems with a focus on speed to market, security, and 24x7 availability
• Scope, design, and build scalable and resilient software solutions amongst diverse engineering groups
• Utilize object-oriented languages, Java, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• Perform engineering design evaluations and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
• Manage day-to-day activities of the engineering teams overseeing execution of software development projects against delivery commitments
• Seek ways to simplify and standardize designs, operations, and deployment plans, focusing on reducing complexity and providing performance, agility, and scalability
• Responsible for production operations support and ensuring availability, stability, and performance of production applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional organizations throughout the entire software lifecycle to ensure technology and roadmap alignment
• Manage projects and processes to keep the team organized, efficient, and optimally running
• Set, manage, and report KPIs to measure progress and facilitate data-driven decision making 
• Responsible for evaluating and driving new technology and Open-Source software considerations
• Research and guide architectural level changes that support and enhance application performance, security, and our drive to innovate 
• Mentor and manage engineering peers to help share the necessary skills to perform their jobs and develop their professional careers

Qualifications 

• Strong understanding of headless CMS architectures and open-source solutions with experience in JavaScript, React, PostgreSQL and NGINX
• Strong background in delivering digital - web products at scale
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, platforms, and technologies
• Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling
• Ability to prioritize and drive results based on business value to the organization
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience designing flexible, scalable, high-availability Cloud native applications
• Experience architecting and designing new and current systems
• Experience delivering CMS solutions using Contentful, Strapi, Storyblok, or AWS Amplify is desired
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, Release Management, and Configuration Management processes tooling
• Understanding of data modeling and AI concepts is desired
• Strong critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to both senior leadership and highly technical personnel
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment

Experience 

• 8+ years of professional software development experience and/or solutions engineering experience with technologies such as Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform. Must have recent hands-on experience with developing or designing cloud solutions
• 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks 
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design 
• 3+ 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 

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.