GEICO
Staff Engineer - Java (API/Software Development/Microservices)
GEICO, Dallas, Texas, United States, 75215
Staff Engineer - Java (API/Software Development/Microservices)
This role offers a competitive base pay range of $110,000 – $230,000 per year. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience—talk to your recruiter to learn more.
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 and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.
Position Description Our Staff Engineer works with our Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems, and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap modernizing our servicing organization with API first design. The ideal candidate is a self‑starter with deep technical expertise in their domain.
Position Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and deliver technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
Collaborate across team members and across the technology organization to solve our toughest problems
Deliver high‑quality services and software for a variety of domains
Ensure quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Design and develop APIs and microservices using GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API first design
Use programming languages like Java, C#, or other object‑oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases
Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, data stores, and cloud‑native tools and services
Work on end‑to‑end solutions that span front‑end through API tiers and back‑end domain services
Mentor and coach engineers, strengthen the community, and influence executives
Qualifications
Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Proven expertise in API‑first engineering approaches, service orchestration, event‑driven architecture, and real‑time APIs including federated GraphQL and gRPC implementations
Ability to manage schema evolution, versioning, and high‑performance API‑driven systems
Proven experience designing and delivering highly resilient event‑driven and messaging‑based solutions at scale with minimal latency
Extensive experience building complex SaaS systems in large‑scale business‑focused environments, with strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
Fluency and specialization with Java and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python, including object‑oriented design
Leadership experience in full‑stack application and service development
Strong understanding of open‑source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases such as Cosmos, Cassandra, Apache Trino
Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment
Experience designing architecture and patterns for new and current systems
Experience implementing security protocols across services and products (Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth)
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. 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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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 and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.
When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.
Position Description Our Staff Engineer works with our Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems, and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap modernizing our servicing organization with API first design. The ideal candidate is a self‑starter with deep technical expertise in their domain.
Position Responsibilities
Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and deliver technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
Collaborate across team members and across the technology organization to solve our toughest problems
Deliver high‑quality services and software for a variety of domains
Ensure quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Design and develop APIs and microservices using GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API first design
Use programming languages like Java, C#, or other object‑oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases
Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, data stores, and cloud‑native tools and services
Work on end‑to‑end solutions that span front‑end through API tiers and back‑end domain services
Mentor and coach engineers, strengthen the community, and influence executives
Qualifications
Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Proven expertise in API‑first engineering approaches, service orchestration, event‑driven architecture, and real‑time APIs including federated GraphQL and gRPC implementations
Ability to manage schema evolution, versioning, and high‑performance API‑driven systems
Proven experience designing and delivering highly resilient event‑driven and messaging‑based solutions at scale with minimal latency
Extensive experience building complex SaaS systems in large‑scale business‑focused environments, with strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes
Fluency and specialization with Java and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python, including object‑oriented design
Leadership experience in full‑stack application and service development
Strong understanding of open‑source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, and NoSQL databases such as Cosmos, Cassandra, Apache Trino
Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment
Experience designing architecture and patterns for new and current systems
Experience implementing security protocols across services and products (Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth)
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. 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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