Staff Engineer - Java; API​/Software Development​/Microservices

Job Description

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. As a Staff Engineer, you will work with our engineering teams to innovate and build new systems, improve existing systems, and identify opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems.

• Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and offer technical and thought leadership across the enterprise.
• Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve the toughest problems.
• Deliver high‑quality services and software for a variety of domains.
• Be accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of solutions.
• Design and develop API's and microservices using Graph
  
  QL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API‑first design.
• Utilize programming languages such as Java, C#, or other object‑oriented languages, SQL, and No
  
  SQL databases.
• Lead and model AI‑first practices, including responsible use of AI productivity tools and AI‑enabled service capabilities.
• Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes and various 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 the engineering and product community.
• Influence and educate executives.

• Experience with API‑first engineering approaches, service orchestration, event‑driven architecture and real‑time APIs including federated Graph
  
  QL and gRPC implementations.
• Experience designing and delivering enterprise services using AI‑first principles, with hands‑on use of AI productivity tools and applied AI technologies.
• Experience delivering highly‑resilient event‑driven and messaging‑based solutions at scale with minimal latency.
• Deep hands‑on experience building complex SaaS systems in large‑scale business focused systems, with strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Fluency with Java and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python, including object‑oriented design.
• Extensive experience in leading and building full‑stack application and service development.
• Great understanding of open‑source databases like MySQL, Postgre
  
  SQL, and No
  
  SQL databases such as Cosmos, Cassandra, Apache Trino.
• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.
• Experience designing architecture, patterns, reliability, and scaling of new and current systems.
• Experience implementing security protocols across services and products, including Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth.

Annual Salary: $ – $ (depending on scope, location, experience, and market).

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.