Enginer; Full Stack

Position Summary

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Our Staff Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction‑less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. The team delivers high‑quality technology products and services in a hyper‑growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, ranging from front‑end UIs through back‑end systems and all points in between.

• Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams
• Own complete solution across its entire life cycle
• Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise‑class business applications
• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
• Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
• Utilize programming languages like Python, C# or other object‑oriented languages, SQL, and No
  
  SQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

• Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, Python or C# including object‑oriented design
• Advanced knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Flutter is preferred
• Experience building products using micro‑services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• Fluency in Dev Ops concepts, cloud architecture, and Azure Dev Ops operational framework
• Experience leveraging Power Shell scripting
• Experience with existing operational portals such as Azure portal
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Experience with datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform and its native services
• Experience with security protocols and products: understanding of Active Directory, Windows authentication, SAML, OAuth
• Experience with Azure network (subscription, security zoning, etc.)
• In‑depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real‑time communication)
• Enterprise‑level design documentation
• Risk assessment
• Strong problem‑solving ability
• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, collaborating across all levels of tech, product, and business, both internally and with external vendors

• 6+ years of professional software development experience utilizing object‑oriented programming languages and design patterns
• 4+ years of experience with open‑source frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

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The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and…