GEICO
Senior Staff Software Engineer- GIA Platform (REMOTE)
GEICO, San Jose, California, United States, 95199
Job Overview
GEICO is seeking an experienced software engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation and platform engineering domain modernization as we redefine experience for our customers. Position Summary
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. Responsibilities
Develop and drive the overall technical roadmap for the GIA Platform organization, aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives. Work closely with executive leadership, tech teams, and other cross-discipline stakeholders to build optimal strategy for delivering platform services. Leverage technical and domain expertise to influence partners and leadership to create a force multiplier in achieving milestones in the team’s technical roadmap. Provide thought leadership in GIA Platform, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to create effective strategy that minimizes business disruption while balancing the modernization of legacy platform components. Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable platform services, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions. Champion software development best practices and safe deployment processes to enable continuous, incremental delivery of business values. Contribute directly to and leading by example in day-to-day engineering activities. Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response plans to address various disaster scenarios across multiple partner integration points. Spearhead collaboration with various stakeholders in production readiness assessment and operational excellence. Hands-on software engineering and SDLC best practices. Evaluate, select, and implement modern technologies and tools to enhance our integration with various partners. Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve our partner integration platform capabilities. Act as a trusted advisor to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans. Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning. Qualifications
Fluency in at least one modern language (Go is preferred, .Net is a plus). Proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining highly scalable, available and reliable system in production. Understanding of security best practices and data encryption technology. Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, including stateful services management and storage. Understanding of networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, global load balancing, queues, DNS and CDN. Deep knowledge of DevOps practices, methodologies, and principles, along with a solid understanding of on prem and public cloud-based network, compute, and storage technologies. In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture, IaaS and PaaS technologies, container orchestration platforms, cloud efficiency and observability. Strong background in incident management. Ability to create incident response playbooks, runbooks, incident triaging strategies, and post-incident analysis to drive continuous improvement in system reliability and availability. Experience with open-source management and monitoring tools. Experience with infrastructure automation, tooling, and configuration management frameworks. 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. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Proven track record of successfully leading and building software in large and complex organizations. Experience and Education
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 other cloud service providers. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience. What We Offer
We offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being. Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance. Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance. Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year. Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
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GEICO is seeking an experienced software engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation and platform engineering domain modernization as we redefine experience for our customers. Position Summary
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. Responsibilities
Develop and drive the overall technical roadmap for the GIA Platform organization, aligning it with the organization's business goals and objectives. Work closely with executive leadership, tech teams, and other cross-discipline stakeholders to build optimal strategy for delivering platform services. Leverage technical and domain expertise to influence partners and leadership to create a force multiplier in achieving milestones in the team’s technical roadmap. Provide thought leadership in GIA Platform, staying ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to create effective strategy that minimizes business disruption while balancing the modernization of legacy platform components. Lead the design and architecture of resilient and scalable platform services, considering both on-premises and cloud-based solutions. Champion software development best practices and safe deployment processes to enable continuous, incremental delivery of business values. Contribute directly to and leading by example in day-to-day engineering activities. Develop and maintain comprehensive incident response plans to address various disaster scenarios across multiple partner integration points. Spearhead collaboration with various stakeholders in production readiness assessment and operational excellence. Hands-on software engineering and SDLC best practices. Evaluate, select, and implement modern technologies and tools to enhance our integration with various partners. Stay current with industry best practices and emerging technologies to continuously improve our partner integration platform capabilities. Act as a trusted advisor to technical and non-technical stakeholders. Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans. Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning. Qualifications
Fluency in at least one modern language (Go is preferred, .Net is a plus). Proven track record of designing, implementing, and maintaining highly scalable, available and reliable system in production. Understanding of security best practices and data encryption technology. Understanding of SQL and NoSQL databases, including stateful services management and storage. Understanding of networking, caches, key/value stores, load balancing, global load balancing, queues, DNS and CDN. Deep knowledge of DevOps practices, methodologies, and principles, along with a solid understanding of on prem and public cloud-based network, compute, and storage technologies. In-depth knowledge of hybrid cloud architecture, IaaS and PaaS technologies, container orchestration platforms, cloud efficiency and observability. Strong background in incident management. Ability to create incident response playbooks, runbooks, incident triaging strategies, and post-incident analysis to drive continuous improvement in system reliability and availability. Experience with open-source management and monitoring tools. Experience with infrastructure automation, tooling, and configuration management frameworks. 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. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. Proven track record of successfully leading and building software in large and complex organizations. Experience and Education
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 other cloud service providers. Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience. What We Offer
We offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being. Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance. Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance. Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year. Equal Employment Opportunity
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.
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