Staff Engineer

GEICO
Palo Alto, Seattle
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 115,000 - 230,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringExperience: 7-10 yearsSkills: ["Leadership","Communication","Mentoring","Influence","Team collaboration"]

Staff Engineer to provide technical architecture and leadership for the Claims Platform Engineering team, with deep expertise in Java and cloud-native architecture. You’ll lead the development of production-ready, distributed systems, shape architecture, drive technology choices, collaborate with product/UX/stakeholders, and mentor engineers across multiple projects."

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GEICO
GEICO
5 months ago

Staff Engineer

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Job Summary

Staff Engineer to provide technical architecture and leadership for the Claims Platform Engineering team, with deep expertise in Java and cloud-native architecture. You’ll lead the development of production-ready, distributed systems, shape architecture, drive technology choices, collaborate with product/UX/stakeholders, and mentor engineers across multiple projects."
Location: Palo Alto, Seattle
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Provide technical architecture and leadership within a team and across multiple projects
  • •Consistently lead development of production-ready complex systems involving multiple subsystems
  • •Drive technical direction through informed decisions on architecture, design patterns, and technology choices
  • •Establish technical standards and patterns that improve engineering effectiveness
  • •Lead design reviews and architectural decisions, architect cloud-native solutions, build RESTful APIs and microservices, and develop internal web applications to support engineering and business needs
  • •Integrate observability, lead post-incident reviews, and build automated testing, deployment, and rollback strategies for safe, frequent releases
  • •Partner with Product Management, DevOps, QA, and business stakeholders on complex initiatives, translate technical concepts for non-technical executives, and drive planning within Agile processes
  • •Mentor engineers, set engineering best practices through code reviews and documentation, and foster a culture of technical excellence and operational ownership

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 115,000 - 230,000 annually
Perks:401kTuition AssistanceRemote WorkHealth Insurance

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's/Master's in Computer Science or equivalent
  • •7-10 years of professional software development with 2+ years in technical leadership
  • •Deep expertise in Java (Java 17+, Java 21 preferred) and Spring Boot 3.x
  • •Expert knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
  • •Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
Experience:7-10 yearsInsuranceFinancial servicesSaaS
Skills:LeadershipCommunicationMentoringInfluenceTeam collaboration
Languages:English
Tech Stack:JavaJavaScriptHTMLCSSSpring BootKafkaTemporalDockerKubernetesAWSAzureGCPRESTMicroservices

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Sponsorship available.

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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