Staff Software Engineer - Data Governance

Staff Engineer - Data Governance

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 Staff Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working with the organization to provide 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 services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

Position Responsibilities

As a Staff Engineer, you will:

· Design, Develop and implement enterprise data governance solutions

· Design, Develop and implement data quality solutions for the enterprise

· Design, Develop and implement solutions to manage data products, data contracts and data dictionaries for the enterprise

· Design, Develop and implement data lineage solutions for the enterprise

· Design, Develop and implement data classification solution identifying PCI, PII, etc data across the enterprise

· Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems

· Responsible for technical aspects of a project at the team level

· Lead 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)

· Leverage automation to remove redundant error prone tasks to improve the quality of the solution

· Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution

· Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle · Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective

· Mentor other engineers

· Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Qualifications

· Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems

· Experience with programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases

· Experience with GIT and version control concepts including branching, merging, and conflict resolution

· Experience with Open-Source Data Governance solutions like Datahub

· Experience with Open-source tools like DBT, Soda, Iceberg

· Experience in the complete software development life cycle and knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)

· Experience with container orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and various Azure tools and services

· Experience with relational and non-relational database technologies (SQL, Oracle, Postgres, CosmosDB, NoSQL etc.)

· Experience with Load test tooling (Gatling or equivalent)

· Experience with API development and integration, Spring Boot Framework and other Spring technologies

· Experience with data observability tools such asSplunk, Grafana, Loki, Prometheus or equivalents

· Proven understanding and experience with microservices oriented architecture, extensible REST APIs and GraphQL

· Advanced understanding of DevOps concepts including Azure DevOps framework and tools

· Understanding and experience working with CI/CD tooling such as Jenkins, Gradle, Artifactory, Microsoft Azure DevOps

· Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code

· Advanced shell scripting skills

· Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling

· Strong problem-solving ability

· Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment

· Experience specifically with React (Clean Architecture) or Angular

· Experience with GIT

· AI/ML experience preferred

Experience

· 6+ years of professional software development experience with the Java programming experience, Python or an OOP style language

· 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

$110,000.00 - $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.

 

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.