Staff Software Engineering Manager

GEICO

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Hybrid

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Palo Alto, CADallas, TXBethesda, MDSeattle, WA
Salary
$120,000–$300,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
49 days ago
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Confirmed live today

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This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $170,000–$214,500 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $210k versus about $192k 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 · Staff Software Engineering Manager

Manager, Staff Software Engineering - HYBRID joins the Commercial Insurance Engineering team to lead a group of engineers in building high-performance applications and platforms with generative AI capabilities. This role involves managing a technical roadmap to increase product delivery velocity, enhancing application performance, and improving user experience. The manager will oversee the development of digital web and mobile products while driving efficient test automation and solving critical operational problems. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python or Java, experience with open-source software, and knowledge of Cloud platforms like AWS, GCP, or Azure. Candidates must demonstrate expertise in algorithms, data structures, CI/CD pipelines, and tools like GitHub and Azure DevOps. The work focuses on transitioning traditional IT models into a tech organization within the commercial insurance domain.

What does a Software Engineering Manager earn in California?

Median $281300 from 43 postings across 15 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build and manage a team of engineers to deliver high-performance commercial insurance products.
  • Lead the execution of a technical roadmap to increase product delivery velocity and unlock new capabilities.
  • Develop and manage high-performance applications and platforms with generative AI capabilities.
  • Improve application performance, user experience, and test automation efficiency.
  • Transition the business from a traditional IT model to a tech organization focused on engineering excellence.
  • Solve critical operational problems by leveraging and innovating new engineering solutions.
  • Oversee CI/CD pipelines, build and release practices, and application monitoring tools.
  • Communicate technical and non-technical information effectively to senior leadership and engineering staff.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including software development lifecycle best practices.
  • 5+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment.
  • 5+ years of hands-on work experience supervising personnel in a technical environment.
  • 2+ years of experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing.
  • Proven management experience leading teams of 5+ engineers.
  • Strong Cloud platform knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.).
  • Fluency with at least one modern language such as Python or Java and experience with open-source software (preferred).

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