Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GEICO is a leading auto insurer in the United States, offering a rewarding career with endless possibilities. The Senior Staff Software Engineer will innovate and build new systems, enhance existing ones, and lead the technical roadmap to improve product delivery and engineering capabilities.
Responsibilities
- PROVIDES technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
- COLLABORATES with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve highly complex problems
- UTILIZES programming languages databases (.NET, Python, SQL, NoSQL), Container Orchestration services (Docker and Kubernetes), and a variety of Azure tools and services
- HOLDS accountability for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
- INFLUENCES and BUILDS vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise class business applications
- ACTS as role model and MENTORS and COACHES engineers to strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community
- SHARES best practices and IMPROVES processes within and across teams
- ANALYZES cost and forecast to incorporate into business plans
- DETERMINES and SUPPORTS resource requirements, EVALUATES operational processes, MEASURES outcomes to ensure desired results, DEMONSTRATES adaptability, SPONSORS continuous learning
- ADHERES to GEICO Code of Conduct, company policies, and operating principles
- MEETS attendance standard at business location to perform necessary job functions and to facilitate interaction with management and co-workers
Skills
- Must be able to, with or without accommodation, perform the essential functions which include, but are not limited to seeing, hearing, typing, and speaking
- Must be able to use a PC
- Must be able to follow complex instructions, resolve conflicts or facilitate conflict resolution, and have strong organization/priority setting skills
- Must be able to multi-task
- Must be able to learn and apply large amounts of technical and procedural information, and follow processes that have been published
- Must be knowledgeable of software coding and following standards and processes that have been published and the guidelines for the design
- Must be able to provide system training to team members as needed
- Must be able to communicate in a clear, concise, professional oral or written manner, to be understood by customers, clients, co-workers and other employees of the organization
- Must be able to perform under pressure and stressful situations
- May be required to be on call for production support 24x7
- Must be able to concentrate and demonstrate a capacity for learning technical concepts and adapting to new technologies quickly
- Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
- 10+ years of professional software development experience
- 8+ years of experience with architecture and design
- 6+ years of experience in open source frameworks
- 4+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
- 3+ years of people management experience
Benefits
- Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.
- Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.
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