Why Join GEICO?
At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.
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Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. 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.
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 that has deep technical expertise in their domain.
Position Responsibilities
As a Staff Engineer, you will:
Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve our toughest problems
Deliver High-Quality services and software for a variety of domains
Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Utilize your expertise in designing and developing API’s and microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API first design
Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases.
Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, various data stores, and a variety of cloud native tools and services
Work on End-to-End solutions that may span front-end through API tiers and Back-End domain services.
Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate 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.
Deep hands-on experience in building complex SAAS systems in large scale business focused systems, with great knowledge on 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
Extensive experience in leading and building full-stack application and service development
Great understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. And strong foundation with No-SQL databases like Cosmos, Cassandra. Apache Trino etc.
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience in implementing security protocols across services and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Annual Salary
$95,000.00 - $260,000.00The 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 training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.
The GEICO Pledge:
Great Company: Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity.
Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.
Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.
Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.
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.
Skills Required
- Proven expertise in API first engineering approaches and service orchestration
- Deep hands-on experience in building complex SAAS systems
- Fluency in Java and at least one modern language
- Extensive experience in leading full-stack application and service development
- Experience in implementing security protocols across services
GEICO Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about GEICO and has not been reviewed or approved by GEICO.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental (including orthodontia), and vision options with multiple plan types. Wellness resources, HSAs/FSAs, and related programs add breadth to the core health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support includes a 401(k) with an employer match, and the match level is still characterized as good even after adjustments. Access to a credit union and financial education tools further strengthens the overall retirement/financial support picture.
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Flexible Benefits — Work-life programs provide flexibility through hybrid scheduling and limited remote-work options, alongside a broad menu of ancillary benefits such as commuter pre-tax programs, employee discounts, and charitable gift matching. Education support via tuition assistance and scholarships adds additional optionality for different needs.
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What We Do
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