Staff Engineer

GEICO

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bethesda, MDPalo Alto, CASeattle, WA
Salary
$115,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
21 days ago
Nearby
99+ roles within 25 mi

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Similar $201k
This role $172k
$101k most similar roles pay here $250k

This role pays less than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $167,500–$233,600 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $172k versus about $201k for comparable roles.

Based on 239 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 139 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$230,000 across 139 roles with salary data.

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Join the Claims Platform Engineering - Communications team as a Staff Engineer and lead the technical architecture for cloud-native systems that revolutionize insurance claims communications. You will build sophisticated platforms like a low-code/no-code rules engine and an intelligent document generation system, leveraging Java 21, Spring Boot 3.x, Kafka, and Temporal to ensure seamless customer interactions. Your day-to-day involves leading complex system development, driving technical decisions, and collaborating with Product Management and business stakeholders on high-impact initiatives. Essential skills include deep expertise in Java, microservices, distributed systems, observability, and SRE practices, along with experience in containerization, CI/CD, and web application development. This role offers direct impact on millions of customers and opportunities to shape architecture for strategic platforms within the insurance industry.

Skills

Java Spring Boot 3.x AWS Azure GCP Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Terraform RESTful APIs microservices HTML CSS JavaScript React Angular Vue.js Prometheus Grafana SRE A/B testing feature flags Reactive programming event-driven architectures asynchronous systems observability Distributed tracing log aggregation alerting systems security best practices compliance

What you'll do

  • Lead the design and development of cloud-native systems with a focus on distributed architecture.
  • Drive technical direction by making informed decisions on architecture and technology choices.
  • Establish and enforce engineering standards to improve team effectiveness.
  • Architect RESTful APIs and microservices, ensuring compliance and performance.
  • Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning and operational excellence.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in Java (Java 17+, Java 21 preferred) and Spring Boot 3.x ecosystem.
  • Expert knowledge of microservices, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture.
  • Proven track record leading complex technical initiatives across multiple projects.
  • Strong experience with observability, SRE practices, and operational excellence.
  • Experience with containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, and infrastructure as code.

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