Senior Staff Engineer .Net Java SRE Tools Developer

$90,000 - $260,000/Yr

Geico - Chevy Chase, MD

Full-time - Mid Level

Chevy Chase, MD

5,001-10,000 employees

Insurance Carriers and Related Activities

About the position

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to play a crucial role in transforming the insurance business by building high-performance, low maintenance, and zero-downtime platforms and applications. This position involves collaborating across the organization to enhance customer experience and maintain high standards of protection and availability, while fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems
• Build product definition and leverage technical skills to drive towards the right solution
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
• Lead design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate engineering quality
• Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective
• Utilize programming languages like Python, C#, SQL, and NoSQL databases, and Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes
• Mentor other engineers and share best practices to improve processes within and across teams

Requirements

• Advanced programming experience within the .NET framework, including C#, Visual Studio, SQL Server, ASP.NET, MVC, Web API, and REST
• Proven understanding of microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience architecting and designing new and current systems
• Advanced understanding of DevOps concepts including Azure DevOps framework and tools
• Advanced PowerShell scripting skills
• Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling
• Advanced understanding of security protocols and products
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• Experience in open-source frameworks

Benefits

• 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