Hybrid Staff Engineer – Data Lakehouse Platform

at GEICO

• Job title: Staff Engineer – Data Lakehouse Platform
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $115,000 - $230,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Distributed Systems, Google Cloud Platform
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Chevy Chase, United States

About the role

• Staff Engineer developing a scalable, resilient Data Lakehouse platform for GEICO's core data needs. Innovating and leading architecture sessions while mentoring engineering teams across the organization.

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
• Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering community
• 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

• 6+ years of professional experience in data software development, programming languages and developing with big data technologies
• 4+ years of experience on open-source development or large scale distributed systems
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Mathematics or equivalent education or work experience.

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.