Hybrid Staff Engineer, Full Stack

at GEICO

• Job title: Staff Engineer, Full Stack
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $115,000 - $230,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Azure, Cloud, Docker, Flutter, Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, NoSQL, Python, React, SDLC, SQL
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chevy Chase, United States

About the role

• Staff Engineer developing high-performance, low maintenance platforms at GEICO. Leading engineering excellence and mentoring junior developers in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Focus on multiple areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams
• Own complete solution across its entire life cycle
• Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications
• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
• Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
• Utilize programming languages like Python, C# or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Requirements

• Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, Python or C# including object-oriented design
• Advance knowledge of web technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and Flutter is preferred
• Experience in building products using micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
• Experience in leveraging PowerShell scripting
• Experience in existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services
• Experience in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
• Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.)
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
• Enterprise level design documentation
• Risk assessment
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team, collaborating across all levels of tech, product and business, both internally and with our external vendors.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
• Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
• Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.