Senior Staff Software Engineer

GEICO

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Work type: Remote
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Salary: $115,000–$260,000 / yr
Posted: 59 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $192k

This role $188k

$98k most similar roles pay here $277k

This role pays more than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $169,557–$214,875 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $192k 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 68 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,500–$230,000 across 68 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Staff Software Engineer

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As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you will join the engineering team to innovate, build, and enhance systems while identifying opportunities to solve critical problems. You will provide technical leadership across the enterprise, collaborating with product managers and other teams to develop high-quality, performant business applications. Your daily responsibilities include leading the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap to increase delivery velocity, mentoring engineers to strengthen community expertise, and improving processes across various teams. To succeed in this role, you will utilize .NET, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and various Azure tools and services. You will be responsible for ensuring solution quality while managing costs and forecasting requirements. This position focuses on building enterprise-class business applications and solving complex technical problems within the insurance industry domain to improve overall engineering capabilities.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

.NET Python SQL NoSQL Docker Kubernetes Azure AWS GCP Open Source Frameworks Production Support

What you'll do

Build, improve, and enhance existing systems to solve critical technical problems.
Lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap to increase delivery velocity.
Develop enterprise-class business applications using .NET, Python, SQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure tools.
Provide technical leadership and mentor engineers to strengthen the team's technical expertise.
Influence and build vision with product managers and stakeholders to solve complex problems.
Analyze costs and forecasts to incorporate them into formal business plans.
Evaluate operational processes and measure outcomes to ensure desired results are met.
Provide system training to team members as needed to maintain high standards of quality.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education/experience.
10+ years of professional software development experience.
8+ years of experience with architecture and design.
6+ years of experience in open source frameworks.
4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud services.
3+ years of people management experience.
Proficiency in .NET, Python, SQL, NoSQL, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure tools.
Ability to provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and communicate complex information clearly.

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