Hybrid Staff Engineer – Platform

at GEICO

• Job title: Staff Engineer – 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, Docker, Google Cloud Platform, Java, JavaScript, Kubernetes, NGINX, NoSQL, Postgres, Python, React, SDLC, SQL, Terraform, TypeScript, Go
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Palo Alto, United States

About the role

• Staff Engineer designing and building cloud native Content Management Systems for GEICO. Collaborating on software solutions that enhance performance and drive innovation with a resilient architecture.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable and resilient software solutions amongst diverse engineering groups
• Utilize object-oriented languages, Java, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
• Perform engineering design evaluations and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
• Manage day-to-day activities of the engineering teams overseeing execution of software development projects against delivery commitments
• Seek ways to simplify and standardize designs, operations, and deployment plans, focusing on reducing complexity and providing performance, agility, and scalability
• Responsible for production operations support and ensuring availability, stability, and performance of production applications
• Collaborate with cross-functional organizations throughout the entire software lifecycle to ensure technology and roadmap alignment
• Manage projects and processes to keep the team organized, efficient, and optimally running
• Set, manage, and report KPIs to measure progress and facilitate data-driven decision making
• Responsible for evaluating and driving new technology and Open-Source software considerations
• Research and guide architectural level changes that support and enhance application performance, security, and our drive to innovate
• Mentor and manage engineering peers to help share the necessary skills to perform their jobs and develop their professional careers

Requirements

• Strong understanding of headless CMS architectures and open-source solutions with experience in JavaScript, React, PostgreSQL and NGINX
• Strong background in delivering digital - web products at scale
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, platforms, and technologies
• Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling
• Ability to prioritize and drive results based on business value to the organization
• Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
• Experience designing flexible, scalable, high-availability Cloud native applications
• Experience architecting and designing new and current systems
• Experience delivering CMS solutions using Contentful, Strapi, Storyblok, or AWS Amplify is desired
• Strong understanding of CI/CD, Release Management, and Configuration Management processes tooling
• Understanding of data modeling and AI concepts is desired
• Strong critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to both senior leadership and highly technical personnel
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• 8+ years of professional software development experience and/or solutions engineering experience with technologies such as Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform.
• Must have recent hands-on experience with developing or designing cloud solutions
• 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

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.