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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
73 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$115,000–$230,000
across 70 roles with salary data.
JOB TITLE: Staff Engineer
The Staff Engineer joins the Platform Engineering domain to drive the technical roadmap and transition the insurance business from a traditional IT model to a tech organization focused on engineering excellence. You will lead the strategy and execution of high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms while mentoring the engineering community. Key responsibilities include designing complex data pipelines, managing open-source database platforms, and ensuring solution quality and performance. You will utilize technologies including Docker, Kubernetes, and open-source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL. Required skills include proficiency in OOP languages such as Java, .NET, Go, or Python, along with web technologies like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. You will also leverage CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus to solve critical architectural problems.
What does a Engineer earn in Washington?
Median $179250 from 43 postings across 13 companies.
Lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap to increase product delivery velocity.
Develop and execute technical software development strategies for the Platform Engineering domain.
Design and build high-performance, low-maintenance, and zero-downtime platforms and applications.
Provide technical thought leadership and mentor engineering teams to strengthen technical expertise.
Analyze costs and forecast requirements to incorporate them into business plans.
Solve critical problems by identifying new opportunities to apply deep technical knowledge.
Provide on-call and operational support for production systems.
Influence and educate executives while sharing best practices across teams.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
6+ years of professional experience in software development, platform architecture, administration, governance, infrastructure management, installation, and maintenance.
4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks.
3+ years of experience with architecture and design.
3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or hybrid data center.
Deep hands-on experience in complex system design, data pipeline architectures, scale, performance, and tuning with knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
Advance knowledge of at least one OOP language such as Java, .NET, Go, Python, or C++.
Understand open-source databases like MySQL and PostgreSQL.
Experience in architecting, designing, and building automation in BMC Helix platform and transitioning to Open Source is a big plus (preferred).
Advance knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is preferred (preferred).
Experience in open-source tools like GIT, Jenkins, or CircleCI, and knowledge in Terraform/Ansible is a plus (preferred).
Golang
Kubernetes
Microservices
Distributed Systems
Workflow Orchestration
Durable Execution
Platform as a Service
Observability
Developer Tooling
Fault Tolerance
Java
Python
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Solution Architecture
Enterprise Architecture
Design Patterns
System Development
Testing
Deployment
Production Support
Machine Learning
AWS
Microsoft Azure
Google Cloud
Java
Python
Go
JavaScript
TypeScript
Swift
micro-services
MFE Architecture
AI
Cloud Computing
Solution Architecture
Platform Engineering