Staff Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Fabric

GEICO

Hybrid

Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Palo Alto, CA · Washington, DC · Dallas, TX · Seattle, WA
Salary
$110,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted
113 days ago

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Similar $183k
This role $170k
$96k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 58% of similar roles. Most pay $146,253–$219,200 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $183k 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 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 · Staff Engineer, Hybrid Cloud Fabric

Join GEICO's tech transformation as a Senior or Staff Engineer specializing in service mesh technologies to build a robust communication fabric across hybrid cloud environments. You will design and implement advanced traffic management, security policies, and observability features for microservices, ensuring seamless integration with legacy systems and Kubernetes orchestration platforms. Your daily tasks include developing monitoring dashboards, guiding team members on best practices, and collaborating with networking and SRE teams to maintain high availability and performance. Essential skills include deep expertise in Istio, Go programming, Linux OS, and observability tools like Prometheus and Grafana. This role demands a strong background in microservices architecture, Kubernetes, and zero-trust security principles, aiming to drive GEICO's transition into a cloud-native organization at scale.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement a robust service mesh architecture for microservices across hybrid cloud environments.
  • Integrate the service mesh with existing infrastructure to ensure seamless operation and interoperability.
  • Establish security policies and traffic routing rules to maintain a secure application environment.
  • Develop monitoring dashboards for deep insights into service mesh health and performance.
  • Mentor engineers on service mesh principles and best practices, fostering knowledge sharing within the team.
  • Work closely with networking teams to address challenges in integrating the service mesh securely.
  • Contribute to open-source projects like Istio and represent GEICO's leadership in service mesh adoption.

What we're looking for

  • Deep expertise in service mesh technologies, particularly Istio.
  • 4+ years of hands-on experience designing and implementing microservices architectures.
  • Extensive knowledge of Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
  • Proven ability to lead technical projects and mentor engineers.
  • Experience with Go programming language; Rust is a plus.
  • In-depth understanding of Linux OS performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security.
  • Expertise in observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, Jaeger, and Kiali.

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