Manager, Staff Software Engineering - HYBRID

GEICO•Bethesda, MD

1d•$120,000 - $300,000•Hybrid

About The Position

GEICO is seeking an experienced Manager, Commercial Insurance Engineering with a passion for building high-performance applications and platforms with generative AI capabilities. You will build and manage a team of engineers with a deep focus on delivering Commercial Insurance products to operate in a highly performant and efficient way. 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.

Requirements

Proven management experience leading teams of 5+ engineers
Strong background in delivering digital - web and/or mobile - products at scale.
Ability to prioritize and drive results based on business value to the organization.
Fluency with at least one modern language such as Python, Java and experience with open-source software is a big plus
Strong critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to concentrate and demonstrate a capacity for learning technical concepts and adapting to new technologies quickly
Strong Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure etc.) platform knowledge
Proficiency in Project Management and work item management tools such as GitHub and Azure DevOps
Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and core computer science concepts
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to both Senior Leadership, highly technical and non-technical audiences
Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and build and release practices in commercial insurance Experience
8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including software development lifecycle best practices
5+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment
5+ years of hands-on work experience supervising personnel in a technical environment
2+ years' experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Passion for building high-performance applications and platforms with generative AI capabilities.
Curious and nuanced understanding of commercial insurance concepts.

Responsibilities

Lead execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities.
Innovate and build new engineering solutions.
Improve and enhance existing solutions.
Leverage engineering solutions to solve critical operational problems.
Build and manage a team of engineers with a deep focus on delivering Commercial Insurance products to operate in a highly performant and efficient way.
Drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission.
Co-create the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.