Staff Engineer - JAVA (HYBRID)

GEICO

Remote Actively hiring Posted this week

Remote (Wa Remote Zone 1, US) Posted 2 days ago $110,000–$230,000 / year

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This role $170k

$96k most similar roles pay here $244k

This role pays less than 55% of similar roles. Most pay $146,875–$214,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $181k for comparable roles.

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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 125 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$230,000 across 125 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer position available for a candidate to join an innovative engineering team focused on developing messaging and UI applications using Java and open-source frameworks. This role involves leading the design of scalable system architectures, ensuring fault tolerance and performance optimization, while also implementing monitoring solutions to enhance system reliability. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in microservices architecture, containerization with Docker or Kubernetes (AKS preferred), and real-time data streaming platforms like Apache Kafka. Proficiency in Java, SQL, NoSQL databases, and Azure tools is essential, along with a strong understanding of security protocols and CI/CD practices. This position requires at least 6 years of professional software development experience, including 4 years with open-source frameworks, and a passion for mentoring junior developers.

Skills

Java Kubernetes Docker Azure SQL NoSQL GraphQL CI/CD Jenkins Gradle Artifactory Apache Kafka Splunk Application Insights SAML OAuth JUnit LoadRunner Terraform Prometheus

What you'll do

Design and implement messaging and UI applications using Java platform and Open Source frameworks.
Define overall system architecture to ensure scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization.
Lead technical domains such as Messaging, GraphQL API, or data streaming.
Implement monitoring and logging solutions for tracking system performance and troubleshooting issues.
Utilize Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure tools in application development and deployment.

What we're looking for

6+ years of professional software development and 4+ years with open-source frameworks.
Expertise in Java, microservices architecture, Docker/Kubernetes (AKS preferred).
Experience with performance testing tools like JMeter or LoadRunner.
Proficiency in monitoring solutions such as Splunk or Application Insights.
Knowledge of security protocols including Active Directory, SAML, OAuth.

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