GEICO
Senior Engineer, Software (SWE) – GIA Platform
GEICO, Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States, 20815
Senior Engineer, Software (SWE) – GIA Platform
Join GEICO as we seek an experienced Senior Software Engineer (SWE) for our GIA Platform. This role drives high‑performance, low‑maintenance, zero‑downtime solutions that support our insurance business transformation and platform modernisation.
Base pay range $105,000.00 – $215,000.00 per year
Position Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced senior 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 modernisation as we redefine experience for our customers.
Position Responsibilities
Collaborate with product managers, internal & external business partners, peers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems in our partner integration platform.
Contribute to our technical roadmap and execute software development strategy to enhance the capabilities of various platform components.
Champion software development best practices and safe deployment processes to enable continuous, incremental delivery of business values.
Contribute directly to and lead by example in day‑to‑day engineering activities (writing feature code and automated tests, raising PRs and reviewing peers’ PRs, developing and managing CI/CD pipelines, production support, among others).
Act as a technical project lead and collaborate with partnering teams as well as communicate with cross‑discipline stakeholders on a regular basis.
Leverage data to measure success, identify opportunities, and recommend solutions.
Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of at least one modern OOP language (Go is preferred, .NET is a plus).
Extensive first‑hand experience designing, implementing, and maintaining highly scalable, available and reliable systems in production.
Strong Test‑Driven Development practices (unit, functional, integration, load, etc.).
In‑depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms.
Understanding of security best practices (certificates, encryption).
Familiar with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
Familiar with No‑SQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
Experience in architecting, designing, building automation, workflows, and distributed applications.
Strong understanding of service integrations/communication standards (gRPC/RESTful).
Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD with IaC.
Experience in solving complex problems with quantitative approach.
Knowledge of development tools across the software development life cycle.
Knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and best practices on a K8s environment (including K8s operators).
Experience with open‑source tools like Git/Jenkins/CircleCI, Terraform/Ansible.
Experience supporting high‑volume production workloads and managing incidents.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.
Experience
4+ years of professional experience in software development.
3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
3+ years of experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, or hybrid data center.
2+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks.
Education
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
Annual Salary $105,000.00 – $215,000.00. The above range is a general guideline. Factors include the scope and responsibilities of the role, your experience, education, location, and market considerations.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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.
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Base pay range $105,000.00 – $215,000.00 per year
Position Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced senior 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 modernisation as we redefine experience for our customers.
Position Responsibilities
Collaborate with product managers, internal & external business partners, peers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems in our partner integration platform.
Contribute to our technical roadmap and execute software development strategy to enhance the capabilities of various platform components.
Champion software development best practices and safe deployment processes to enable continuous, incremental delivery of business values.
Contribute directly to and lead by example in day‑to‑day engineering activities (writing feature code and automated tests, raising PRs and reviewing peers’ PRs, developing and managing CI/CD pipelines, production support, among others).
Act as a technical project lead and collaborate with partnering teams as well as communicate with cross‑discipline stakeholders on a regular basis.
Leverage data to measure success, identify opportunities, and recommend solutions.
Qualifications
Advanced knowledge of at least one modern OOP language (Go is preferred, .NET is a plus).
Extensive first‑hand experience designing, implementing, and maintaining highly scalable, available and reliable systems in production.
Strong Test‑Driven Development practices (unit, functional, integration, load, etc.).
In‑depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms.
Understanding of security best practices (certificates, encryption).
Familiar with relational databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.
Familiar with No‑SQL databases like Cassandra, MongoDB, Redis, etc.
Experience in architecting, designing, building automation, workflows, and distributed applications.
Strong understanding of service integrations/communication standards (gRPC/RESTful).
Experience in building and maintaining CI/CD with IaC.
Experience in solving complex problems with quantitative approach.
Knowledge of development tools across the software development life cycle.
Knowledge of Kubernetes, containers, and best practices on a K8s environment (including K8s operators).
Experience with open‑source tools like Git/Jenkins/CircleCI, Terraform/Ansible.
Experience supporting high‑volume production workloads and managing incidents.
Excellent communication skills.
Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.
Experience
4+ years of professional experience in software development.
3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
3+ years of experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, or hybrid data center.
2+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks.
Education
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
Annual Salary $105,000.00 – $215,000.00. The above range is a general guideline. Factors include the scope and responsibilities of the role, your experience, education, location, and market considerations.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement 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.
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