Software Engineering Manager, Storage Platform

GEICO

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$130,000–$260,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
46 days ago
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This role pays less than 62% of similar roles. Most pay $177,550–$235,750 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $195k versus about $207k for comparable roles.

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About GEICO

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States, offering affordable auto, home, renters, and other personal insurance products. Industry: Insurance

GEICO currently has 73 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$230,000 across 70 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Software Engineering Manager, Storage Platform

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The Manager - Software Engineering (Storage Platform) leads a platform engineering team responsible for building and operating a next-generation Object Storage platform. This role involves managing a team of 8–10 engineers, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management. Key responsibilities include defining the platform roadmap, guiding the design of scalable and secure storage systems, and ensuring high availability and operational excellence. The position requires expertise in distributed systems, platform development, and storage technologies. Specifically, the candidate must have hands-on experience with Ceph (RGW, RADOS), object storage, and S3-compatible architectures. Technical skills include cloud-native technologies such as Kubernetes, containers, and APIs. The work focuses on solving complex problems regarding data durability, replication, and consistency models within a large-scale infrastructure environment.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn?

Median $214394 from 123 postings across 39 companies.

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Skills

Ceph Object Storage S3 Kubernetes Distributed Systems Containers APIs Platform Engineering Infrastructure Monitoring Automation High Availability

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage a team of 8–10 engineers including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
  • Define and deliver the strategic roadmap for the next-generation Object Storage platform.
  • Guide the design and development of scalable, reliable, and secure storage systems.
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and operational excellence of the storage platform.
  • Drive best practices in automation, monitoring, and incident management.
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business needs.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of engineering management experience.
  • 8+ years of software engineering experience in platform or infrastructure teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Strong experience in distributed systems and platform development.
  • Hands-on experience building and operating storage platforms.
  • Experience with cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, containers, and APIs.
  • Strong experience with Ceph (RGW, RADOS).
  • Experience with object storage and S3-compatible architectures.

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