Staff Software Engineer

GEICO

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Palo Alto, CADallas, TXBethesda, MDSeattle, WA
Salary: $110,000–$230,000 / yr
Posted: 31 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $170k

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This role pays less than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $185,000–$238,250 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $212k 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 68 open roles on FindRole.

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

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At a glance

TL;DR · Staff Software Engineer

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Staff Software Engineer - HYBRID serves as a technical leader within the engineering staff to provide a frictionless experience for customers while maintaining high standards of protection and availability. You will scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems, participate in code reviews, and mentor junior engineers. The role involves solving business problems by increasing development efficiencies using AI and managing the full software lifecycle. Key technologies include Python, C#, Java, TypeScript, SQL, NoSQL databases, Docker, Kubernetes, and various Azure tools. You will work with microservices architectures, REST APIs, and security protocols like SAML and OAuth. The role addresses the challenge of transitioning a traditional insurance business into a modern tech organization by building high-performance, low-maintenance platforms to support the digital experience for customers in a fast-paced environment.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

Python C# Java TypeScript SQL NoSQL Docker Kubernetes Azure AWS GCP REST APIs micro-services HTML-5 JavaScript JSON XML SAML OAuth Active Directory DevOps Generative AI LLM

What you'll do

Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems to support digital customer experiences.
Participate in design sessions and code reviews to improve engineering quality across the organization.
Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance to ensure their success within the team.
Develop high-performance, low-maintenance applications using languages like Python, C#, Java, or TypeScript.
Implement infrastructure solutions using Docker, Kubernetes, and various Azure cloud services.
Identify and implement AI-driven solutions to solve business problems and increase development efficiencies.
Establish product definitions and technical roadmaps to drive toward the correct architectural solutions.
Share best practices and improve operational processes across multiple engineering teams.

What we're looking for

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education/experience.
At least 8 years of non-internship professional software development experience.
At least 6 years of experience with architecture and design.
At least 4 years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or other cloud services.
At least 4 years of experience in open-source frameworks.
At least 1 year of experience with Generative AI/LLM based applications and agentic systems.
Proficiency in object-oriented languages such as Java, C#, Python, or TypeScript.
Experience with microservices, REST APIs, container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes), and Azure services.

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