Hybrid Engineer II – Data Lakehouse

at GEICO

• Job title: Engineer II – Data Lakehouse
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $80,000 - $215,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Apache, AWS, Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Docker, Kubernetes
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chevy Chase, United States

About the role

• Engineer II responsible for designing and building low maintenance Data Lakehouse components at GEICO. Co-creating engineering excellence and innovative solutions for core data infrastructure.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient Data Lakehouse components
• Lead architecture sessions and reviews with peers and leadership
• Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
• Spearhead new software evaluations and innovate with new tooling
• Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning
• Collaborate with customers, team members, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Share your passion for staying on top of the latest open-source projects, experimenting with, and learning recent technologies, participating in internal and external technology communities, and mentoring other members of the engineering community

Requirements

• Exemplary ability to design and develop, perform experiments
• Experience developing new and enhancing existing open-source based Data Lakehouse platform components
• Experience cultivating relationships with and contributing to open-source software projects
• Experience with: + Apache Superset for data visualization and business intelligence + Jupyter Notebook for data science and machine learning development
• Experience with cloud computing (AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, or equivalent)
• Expertise in developing large-scale distributed systems that are scalable, resilient, and highly available, with a focus on: + Designing and implementing systems that can handle high traffic and large data volumes + Ensuring system reliability, uptime, and performance in complex environments
• Expertise in container technology like Docker and Kubernetes platform development
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• In-depth knowledge of DevOps concepts and cloud architecture
• Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.) or equivalent

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.