Staff Engineer

GEICO is seeking a dynamic and visionary professional to join our Exchange Marketplace and Customer Self-Servicing Engineering team. This team is focused on developing the next version of a marketplace designed to streamline the onboarding of insurance partners while delivering tailored offerings and accurate quotes to customers. Additionally, the team will play a pivotal role in enhancing customer self-service capabilities to elevate the overall user experience.

The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, solution-oriented, and passionate about continuous learning and adopting new tools and techniques. In this role, you will design and deliver a centralized, secure marketplace platform and associated tools to collect, manage, and analyze user data from diverse sources. These efforts will drive the creation of personalized, data-driven insurance products and services.

You will leverage advanced technologies, including metering, telemetry, and streaming, to enhance risk assessment and customer engagement through real-time data collection, storage, and analysis. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data-driven innovation in the insurance industry.

We are seeking a Staff Engineer to drive innovation, enhance systems, and lead the execution of technical roadmaps that accelerate product delivery and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for mentorship and leadership.

What candidate will do:

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive multiple areas in the roadmap and deliver impactful solutions.

· Strengthen engineering culture through quality, monitoring, and on-call practices.

· Mentor and guide engineers, driving excellence and efficiency.

· Lead organizational initiatives and identify opportunities for innovation and growth.

This role offers the chance to shape engineering strategy and foster a culture of excellence while solving critical problems at scale.

Key Responsibilities

· Provide technical and thought leadership across multiple areas.

· Deliver key solutions for complex and ambiguous projects.

· Develop and execute technical roadmaps to enhance product delivery and engineering capabilities.

· Collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to tackle critical problems.

· Ensure the quality, usability, and performance of technical solutions.

· Mentor and guide engineering teams, fostering best practices and continuous improvement.

· Optimize operational processes, forecast costs, and align with business goals.

Qualifications

· Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field; advanced degree preferred.

· Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, Go or C# including object-oriented design.

· 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.

· Expertise in building large-scale, distributed systems using modern languages (Java, or go) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).

· In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms as well as strong problem-solving ability.

· Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication).

· Proficiency in microservices, REST APIs, and DevOps practices, with knowledge of security protocols.

· Strong ability to design scalable systems, decompose complex problems, and execute roadmaps for growth.

· Proven track record of mentoring teams and influencing stakeholders.

Experience

· 8+ years of professional software development experience in one or more programming languages (Java / C# / Go) and object-oriented design.

· 6+ years of experience in system architecture and design.

· 6+ years of full-stack service development experience.

· 3+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure, or equivalent.

Annual Salary

$105,000.00 - $230,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.