Staff Engineer – Enterprise Engineering (Associate Experience) Position Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced Staff Engineer with a passion for building high performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement. Position Description Our Staff Engineer is a key member of the Associate Experience platform engineering team working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our associates and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. You will partner with team members and engineer leaders to architect and develop our company’s enterprise Associate Portal, revolutionizing the associate experience through a personalized, seamless, and innovative platform that empowers every individual to excel in their roles and drive organizational success. You will work to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply their knowledge to solve critical problems. This role requires strong engineering experience with CMSs (content management systems) and developing and customized landing pages in SharePoint to enhance user experience, improve content accessibility, and support team collaboration across departments. Position Responsibilities As a Staff Engineer, you will: Focus on multiple areas and provide technical leadership to the enterprise Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems Develop and execute technical software development strategy for a variety of domains Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions Utilize programming languages like Java, React, Python, C# or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services Influence and educate/mentor junior associates Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams Support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning Qualifications Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, React, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design Developed and customized landing pages in SharePoint to enhance user experience, improve content accessibility, and support team collaboration. Expertise with AEM (Adobe Experience Manager) and the Adobe suite, or equivalent CMS platforms Experience building products of micro-services-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs Experience building the architecture and design of new and current systems (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture and Azure DevOps Operational Framework Experience in existing operational portals such as Azure Portal Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform and its native services Experience in security protocols and products: understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth Experience in Azure Network (subscription, security zoning, etc.) In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms Experience with solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches 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 partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production Track-record of publications history in credible conferences and journals Experience 5+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java) 5+ years of professional software development with CMS platforms 5+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service 7+ years of experience with architecture and design 5+ years of experience in open-source frameworks Education Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience Annual Salary $115,000.00 - $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. At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. The GEICO Pledge: Great Company:  At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives. Great Careers:  We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels. Great Culture:  We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose. As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers. Great Rewards:  We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future. 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.