Senior Staff Engineer Job at Geico (Chevy Chase)

Senior Staff Engineer

Geico

Location:
United States , Chevy Chase ▼
Seattle

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

105000.00 - 260000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

Our Senior Staff Engineer works with our Staff and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate is a self-starter that has deep technical expertise in their domain.

Job Responsibility:

Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve our toughest problems
Deliver High-Quality services and software for a variety of domains
Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure/AWS/GCP tools and services
Work on End-to-End solutions that may span front-end implementations (Flutter, Agular, React) through API tiers and Back-End domain services
Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate executives
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans
Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, and demonstrate adaptability and sponsoring continuous learning

Requirements:

Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Extensive experience in leading and building full-stack application and service development, with a strong focus on SAAS products / platforms
Proven expertise in designing and developing microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of both API and event-driven architectures
Proven experience designing and delivering highly-resilient event-driven and messaging based solutions at scale with minimal latency
Deep hands-on experience in building complex SAAS systems in large scale business focused systems, with great knowledge on Docker and Kubernetes
Fluency and Specialization with at least two modern OOP languages such as Java, C#, C++, or Python including object-oriented design
Familiarity and comfort with front-end technologies as well as back-end, including technologies like React, Flutter, Angular, Html, Javascript
Great understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. And strong foundation with No-SQL databases like Cosmos, Cassandra. Apache Trino etc
In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
Experience with 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
Experience in implementing security protocols across services and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and DevOps Operational Frameworks
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
Experience in Azure Network (Subscription, Security zoning, etc.)
10+ years full-stack development experience (Java/C#/Python/GO), with expertise in client-side and server-side frameworks
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
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

What we offer:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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