Staff Engineer - Experimentation Platform

Our Staff Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-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 cost-effective platforms that’s future proof in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly.  The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge over the full cycle of experimentation platform,  ranging from configuring experimentation (leveraging tools like Open-source, Adobe Test and Target etc.), execution of A/B tests, to eCommerce architecture, near real-time event and client side data capture (leveraging tools like Open-source, Tealium, Adobe Launch and Analytics, Google Analytics etc.), and web/mobile data analytics and metrics.  The candidate will lead solution architecture and the build of digital experimentation configuration, assignment, data capture, data analytics open-source solutions and services that helps GEICO better gain customer insights, effective Marketing measurement, and improvement digital experience.  

Position Responsibilities 

​​​As a Staff Engineer, you will: 

• ​Focus on end to end digital experimentation platform from configuration to orchestration and personalization, to collection of responses, to analytics, optimization, and reporting, and provide leadership to the engineering teams

• Lead the design and implementation of open-source digital experimentation capabilities and web/mobile integration in an event driven architecture framework to collect customer behavior data near real-time.

• Increased focus on quality of the solution. This includes architectural aspects related to performance, scalability, availability, security, and maintainability

• Utilize your passion for data exploration to produce high quality, accurate data that can be utilized in reports with visualizations to empower outstanding business decisions

• ​Own complete solution across its entire life cycle

• Define patterns and solutions for complex problems.

• Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective

• 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

• Spearhead new feature use (innovate within existing tooling)

• Spearhead new software acquisition and use (innovate with new tooling)

• Adopt streamlined testing and effective operation strategies and utilize tools such as Observepoint, debugger, Chrome Developer or Charles proxy.

• Familiar with OneTrust, Quantum Metric, Branch in relation to TMS and script execution

• Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential

• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams such as data layer specifications, TMS governance, and ways to reduce page complexity and improving performance

Qualifications 

• ​​Fluency and specialization with modern languages such as Java, Golang including object-oriented design

• Experience in building products using a micro-services architecture and extensible REST and/or GraphQL APIs

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

• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code

• Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture and Azure DevOps Operational Framework 

• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, platforms, and technologies

• 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)

• Experience in Architecture and Navigation Architecture components​, provide architecture assessment and proposals

• 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

• Understanding of data modeling and AI concepts is desired

Experience 

• ​​8+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java)

• ​5+ years of experience with architecture and design

• 5+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service 

• 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

• 4+ years of experience in digital experimentation

Education 

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

 

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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.