Staff Software Engineer - Java [Hybrid]

GEICO

Actively hiring

Remote (Wa Remote Zone 1, US) Posted 56 days ago $115,000–$230,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Staff Engineer at our company, you will join an influential team of technical leaders and play a pivotal role in driving technological advancement across the organization. Your responsibilities include providing critical guidance to engineering teams, collaborating with product managers and architects to solve complex enterprise-class problems, ensuring high-quality solutions through active participation in peer reviews, and leading architectural design discussions. You will work extensively with Java, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, Kafka, Azure tools like Boards and AppInsights, and Snowflake. Additionally, you will foster innovation by sharing best practices and driving digital transformation initiatives such as modernizing legacy applications. Ideal candidates have over 12 years of professional software development experience, deep expertise in cloud architecture, DevOps concepts, and agile methodologies, and a proven track record of technical leadership and mentorship.

Skills

Java Spring Boot Kubernetes Docker Azure Snowflake DevOps CI/CD Azure DevOps SonarQube Agile Scrum Azure AppInsights Datadog New Relic Dynatrace Splunk Active Directory SAML API Curio IBM FileNet P8

What you'll do

Provide influential technical guidance to engineering teams.
Lead architectural design discussions and peer reviews across the organization.
Drive digital transformation initiatives for legacy application modernization.
Utilize Java, Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, and Azure tools effectively.
Share best practices and foster innovation within and across teams.
Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to various stakeholders.

What we're looking for

Proven ability to provide independent technical leadership and mentor engineers.
Deep expertise in Java and at least one other modern programming language.
Extensive experience with microservices architecture and REST APIs.
Fluency in DevOps concepts, cloud architecture, and Azure DevOps framework.
Strong understanding of application monitoring and observability practices.
Demonstrated success in driving digital transformation initiatives.
In-depth knowledge of computer science data structures and algorithms.

Market check

Salary context

This $115,000–$230,000 range sits above 43% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$123,000–$230,000

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$150,000–$214,500

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

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 128 open roles on FindRole.

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