Senior Engineer – Full Stack Engineer

GEICO • Austin, TX

42d • $105,000 - $215,000

About The Position

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers. Under general supervision, INNOVATES and BUILDS new systems, IMPROVES and ENHANCES existing systems and IDENTIFIES new opportunities to apply knowledge to solve critical problems. LEADS Strategy and Execution of a technical roadmap to increase velocity of delivering products and new engineering capabilities. Essential Functions: 1. PROVIDES technical and thought leadership to the enterprise. 2. COLLABORATES with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to ensure the security, availability, and performance of containerized applications. 3. UTILIZES programming languages databases (.NET, Python, Java, GoLang, Node.js) and a variety of Azure tools and services. 4. SUPPORTS the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms. 5. HOLDS accountability for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions. 6. INFLUENCES and BUILDS vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise class business applications. 7. ACTS as role model and MENTORS and COACHES engineers to strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. 8. INFLUENCES and EDUCATES executives, while also sharing best practices and improving processes within and across teams. 9. ANALYZES cost and forecast to incorporate into business plans. 10. DETERMINES and SUPPORTS resource requirements, EVALUATES operational processes, MEASURES outcomes to ensure desired results, DEMONSTRATES adaptability, SPONSORS continuous learning. 11. ADHERES to the Code of Conduct, company policies, and operating principles. 12. MEETS attendance standard at business location to perform necessary job functions and to facilitate interaction with management and co-workers, and if applicable direct reports. 13. MEETS the requirements specified below. • 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 handle competing priorities and projects • 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

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
• 4+ years of experience of developing and running container orchestration platforms for large enterprises at scale.
• 3+ years of experience with architecture, and design
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

Nice To Haves

• 3+ years of experience with open-source frameworks is desired.

Responsibilities

• PROVIDES technical and thought leadership to the enterprise.
• COLLABORATES with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to ensure the security, availability, and performance of containerized applications.
• UTILIZES programming languages databases (.NET, Python, Java, GoLang, Node.js) and a variety of Azure tools and services.
• SUPPORTS the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms.
• 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.
• INFLUENCES and EDUCATES executives, while also sharing best practices and improving 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 the 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, and if applicable direct reports.
• MEETS the requirements specified below.
• 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 handle competing priorities and projects
• 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

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level