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Staff Engineer‑Payments Platform
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GEICO .
1 day ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.
Base pay range $115,000.00/yr – $230,000.00/yr
At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers, thriving through relentless innovation to exceed expectations while making a real impact for our company.
Our payment platform is at the core of this mission, powering secure, scalable, and efficient transactions. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll lead the design and development of our next‑generation payment platform, leveraging data expertise to drive fraud detection, optimize transaction flows, and enhance real‑time analytics.
What You’ll Do
Lead Payment Platform Innovation: Architect and build scalable, secure payment systems, integrating real‑time fraud detection, tokenization, and batch processing capabilities.
Harness Data for Impact: Design data pipelines and analytics frameworks to monitor transaction health, detect fraud patterns, and optimize payment performance.
Drive Strategy: Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to define and execute a technical roadmap for payment modernization and analytics.
Ensure Reliability: Own the performance, security, and usability of payment platforms, ensuring 99.9% uptime and compliance with industry standards.
Mentor & Inspire: Coach engineers, share best practices, and influence stakeholders to elevate payment and data engineering expertise.
Support Operations: Provide on‑call support for payment systems, troubleshoot issues, and champion CI/CD and Infrastructure‑as‑Code practices.
What We’re Looking For Technical Expertise
Programming: Proficiency in .NET and advanced knowledge of at least one OOP language (Python, JavaScript, C#, etc.). Familiarity with Azure is a plus.
System Design: 6+ years of experience designing complex systems, data pipelines, and architectures, with expertise in scaling, performance tuning, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Databases: Deep expertise in SQL & open‑source databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, etc.) for transaction and analytics use cases.
Nice To Have
Cloud & Automation: 3+ years working with Azure, AWS, or hybrid data centers.
DevOps & Analytics: Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, CircleCI) and monitoring tools like Grafana and OpenTelemetry for transaction observability.
Big Data Expertise: Familiarity with streaming data pipelines (Apache Spark, Kafka) and AI/ML frameworks for fraud detection and analytics.
Experience
10+ years in software development, platform architecture, or infrastructure management, ideally with payment or fintech systems.
4+ years working with open‑source frameworks.
3+ years in system architecture and design, preferably for payment or data platforms.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
Annual Salary $115,000.00 – $230,000.00
Factors considered include scope and responsibilities, professional experience, education, location, and market considerations.
GEICO Pledge
Great Company:
Protecting people when they need it most, constantly evolving, exciting challenges.
Great Careers:
Personalized development, industry‑leading training, certifications, mentorship.
Great Culture:
Inclusive, collaborative, driven by performance excellence.
Great Rewards:
Comprehensive benefits, 401K match, performance incentives, tuition assistance, mental health support, and flexible work options.
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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Staff Engineer‑Payments Platform
role at
GEICO .
1 day ago – Be among the first 25 applicants.
Base pay range $115,000.00/yr – $230,000.00/yr
At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers, thriving through relentless innovation to exceed expectations while making a real impact for our company.
Our payment platform is at the core of this mission, powering secure, scalable, and efficient transactions. As a Staff Engineer, you’ll lead the design and development of our next‑generation payment platform, leveraging data expertise to drive fraud detection, optimize transaction flows, and enhance real‑time analytics.
What You’ll Do
Lead Payment Platform Innovation: Architect and build scalable, secure payment systems, integrating real‑time fraud detection, tokenization, and batch processing capabilities.
Harness Data for Impact: Design data pipelines and analytics frameworks to monitor transaction health, detect fraud patterns, and optimize payment performance.
Drive Strategy: Partner with product managers, data scientists, and engineers to define and execute a technical roadmap for payment modernization and analytics.
Ensure Reliability: Own the performance, security, and usability of payment platforms, ensuring 99.9% uptime and compliance with industry standards.
Mentor & Inspire: Coach engineers, share best practices, and influence stakeholders to elevate payment and data engineering expertise.
Support Operations: Provide on‑call support for payment systems, troubleshoot issues, and champion CI/CD and Infrastructure‑as‑Code practices.
What We’re Looking For Technical Expertise
Programming: Proficiency in .NET and advanced knowledge of at least one OOP language (Python, JavaScript, C#, etc.). Familiarity with Azure is a plus.
System Design: 6+ years of experience designing complex systems, data pipelines, and architectures, with expertise in scaling, performance tuning, and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
Databases: Deep expertise in SQL & open‑source databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (MongoDB, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, etc.) for transaction and analytics use cases.
Nice To Have
Cloud & Automation: 3+ years working with Azure, AWS, or hybrid data centers.
DevOps & Analytics: Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines (Git, Jenkins, CircleCI) and monitoring tools like Grafana and OpenTelemetry for transaction observability.
Big Data Expertise: Familiarity with streaming data pipelines (Apache Spark, Kafka) and AI/ML frameworks for fraud detection and analytics.
Experience
10+ years in software development, platform architecture, or infrastructure management, ideally with payment or fintech systems.
4+ years working with open‑source frameworks.
3+ years in system architecture and design, preferably for payment or data platforms.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent work experience.
Annual Salary $115,000.00 – $230,000.00
Factors considered include scope and responsibilities, professional experience, education, location, and market considerations.
GEICO Pledge
Great Company:
Protecting people when they need it most, constantly evolving, exciting challenges.
Great Careers:
Personalized development, industry‑leading training, certifications, mentorship.
Great Culture:
Inclusive, collaborative, driven by performance excellence.
Great Rewards:
Comprehensive benefits, 401K match, performance incentives, tuition assistance, mental health support, and flexible work options.
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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