Senior Staff Engineer - Payments Platform (Hybrid)

GEICO

Remote Hybrid

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Work type
Remote
Location
Palo Alto, CA
Salary
$120,000–$260,000 / yr
Posted
46 days ago

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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 71 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$230,000 across 71 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Engineer - Payments Platform (Hybrid)

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As a Sr. Staff Engineer on our Payments Platform team, you will lead the technical roadmap for modernizing and enhancing our systems, ensuring they are secure, resilient, and compliant with industry standards. Your day-to-day responsibilities include architecting and delivering new capabilities, mentoring engineers, and driving improvements in engineering practices and culture. You will leverage AI to increase development velocity while maintaining high operational excellence, triage service disruptions, and build prevention mechanisms. Ideal candidates have a proven track record of designing financial systems, deep experience with distributed systems and cloud-native architecture using Go or Java frameworks, and strong analytical skills for identifying and solving complex problems. This role requires extensive knowledge in the payments industry, including data privacy and compliance practices, and familiarity with CNCF frameworks and distributed data stores.

Skills

Go Java Docker Kubernetes Terraform AWS Azure CI/CD PostgreSQL RabbitMQ Prometheus Grafana GraphQL RESTful APIs OAuth PCI DSS SOX GDPR DevOps

What you'll do

  • Lead the architecture and development of secure, resilient systems on the Payments Platform.
  • Mentor engineers and set high standards for technical decision-making and performance.
  • Evaluate industry trends and recommend technologies to enhance payments engineering.
  • Triage service disruptions and implement mechanisms for prevention and self-healing.
  • Influence stakeholders at all levels by educating them on technical advancements and strategies.

What we're looking for

  • Proven track record of designing and delivering payments or financial systems.
  • Deep hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud-native architecture.
  • Strong analytical skills and product mindset for problem-solving and solution creation.
  • 12+ years in software development using Go or Java frameworks.
  • Experience with payment systems, financial reporting, and data privacy compliance.

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