Staff Engineer

GEICO
Maryland, Texas, Palo Alto
Workplace: HybridFull timeUSD 110,000 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 8+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Technical leadership","Collaboration","Mentoring","Ownership-driven mindset","Analytical problem-solving"]

Join GEICO’s PaaS Serverless team to design, build, and evolve the Application Container Services (ACS) platform. You’ll architect scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native solutions, lead technical design sessions and code reviews, and drive platform modernization across infrastructure lifecycle and migration tooling. Partner with engineering and product teams on production readiness, observability, and security compliance while mentoring junior engineers and adopting AI-assisted development practices.

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Job Summary

Join GEICO’s PaaS Serverless team to design, build, and evolve the Application Container Services (ACS) platform. You’ll architect scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native solutions, lead technical design sessions and code reviews, and drive platform modernization across infrastructure lifecycle and migration tooling. Partner with engineering and product teams on production readiness, observability, and security compliance while mentoring junior engineers and adopting AI-assisted development practices.
Location: Maryland, Texas, Palo Alto
Workplace: Hybrid
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Influence and build technical vision with engineering teams, product partners, and leadership to solve complex platform challenges.
  • •Architect scalable, reliable, and secure cloud-native solutions using modern technologies and best practices.
  • •Lead design sessions and code reviews that elevate engineering quality across the organization.
  • •Drive platform modernization initiatives, including infrastructure lifecycle management and migration tooling.
  • •Champion observability, security compliance, and production reliability, and mentor junior engineers while collaborating on production readiness and go-live milestones.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 110,000 - 230,000 annually

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a senior or lead engineering role.
  • •4+ years of experience with open-source technologies such as Kubernetes.
  • •Proven experience designing and operating large-scale PaaS or cloud-native platforms in production.
  • •Deep hands-on expertise with Kubernetes and the cloud-native ecosystem (Knative, KEDA, ArgoCD, Istio, service mesh).
  • •Experience with Azure (Azure Functions, Azure App Services, AKS, or serverless compute) and proficiency in Go, Python, Java, C#.NET, or PowerShell.
Experience:8+ yearsCloud-nativePaaSOpen-sourceServerless
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Technical leadershipCollaborationMentoringOwnership-driven mindsetAnalytical problem-solving
Tech Stack:KubernetesKnativeKEDAArgoCDIstioService meshAzureInfrastructure-as-codeGoPythonJavaC#.NETPowerShellGitOpsCI/CDContainer securityTerraformAzure FunctionsAzure App ServicesAKS

Company Brief

GEICO
GEICO is a major US auto insurer offering personal auto policies, roadside assistance, and insurance products through direct-to-consumer channels and agents. Known for competitive rates and national advertising, it operates as a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway.
Industry: Insurance
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: Chevy Chase, United States
Founded: 1936
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