Senior Engineer

GEICO

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Bethesda, MD
Salary: $105,000–$215,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 9 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $163k

This role $160k

$92k most similar roles pay here $228k

This role pays more than 52% of similar roles. Most pay $149,350–$177,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $160k versus about $163k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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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 81 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$230,000 across 79 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer

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As a Senior Engineer, you will join a team focused on building high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications to drive an insurance business transformation toward engineering excellence. You will collaborate with product managers and other engineers to solve complex problems, lead the execution of technical roadmaps, and mentor junior staff while ensuring the quality and performance of distributed systems. The role requires deep expertise in Open-Source Observability and data platform domains to process large-scale telemetry. Key technologies include Docker, Kubernetes, Helm charts, and CI/CD pipelines within cloud-native environments like Azure or AWS. You will utilize object-oriented languages such as Java, Go, Python, or C++ while applying knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and Infrastructure as Code. Experience with API Gateways like APISIX is also valued to support the evolving technical infrastructure.

What does a Engineer earn?

Median $185000 from 207 postings across 51 companies.

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Skills

Kubernetes Docker Python Go Java C++ AWS Azure GCP CI/CD Infrastructure as Code Helm APISIX Data Structures and Algorithms Distributed Systems Observability API Gateways

What you'll do

Build and maintain high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications.
Lead the execution of a technical roadmap to increase product delivery velocity and unlock new capabilities.
Provide technical leadership in Open-Source Observability and Data platform domains.
Solve complex problems regarding quality, usability, and performance for enterprise solutions.
Coach junior engineers and share best practices to strengthen the engineering community's expertise.
Manage resource requirements and evaluate operational processes to ensure desired results.
Perform on-call duties and provide operational support for production systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
4+ years of professional experience in software development using a modern programming language like C++, Java, Python, or Golang.
3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid data center environments.
Hands-on experience building complex distributed systems to process large scale telemetry using Docker and Kubernetes.
Advanced knowledge of at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, or Python.
Experience with continuous delivery (CI/CD) and Infrastructure as Code.
Experience with APISIX or other API Gateways (preferred).