Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering

GEICO • Bethesda, MD

1d • $233,230 - $300,000 • Remote

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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or related field of study.
• Ten (10) years of experience as a Software Engineer, or related occupation.
• Ten (10) years of experience with: Software development lifecycle best practices.
• Five (5) years of experience with: Development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment; and Supervising personnel in a technical environment.
• Two (2) years of experience with: Automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing.

Responsibilities

• Interview and/or approve job applicants for employment.
• Conduct and/or review associate performance appraisals.
• Initiate or approve salary adjustments, performance ratings, and other personnel changes.
• Counsel associates and take disciplinary action or terminate the employment of associates as appropriate.
• Manage the activities of engineers and engineer teams in the establishment and implementation of new or revised systems and programs.
• Responsible for software implementations ensuring accuracy and completeness and approving them for implementation.
• Monitor and analyze functional and non-functional requirements in accordance with regulatory and operating requirements.
• Conduct research to understand diverse perspectives from business, project management, design, and other areas to assess likely reactions to new initiatives or products and forecast their potential.
• Manage the investigation of interruptions to functional areas of existing systems.
• Assist engineers and others in diagnosing cause of problems.
• Manage remedy actions.
• Analyze the impact of new hardware and software on existing systems.
• Train, mentor and provide developmental opportunities for engineers to assure performance expectations are met.
• Periodically review existing systems for possible program or systems improvement or enhancements.
• Assist in the preparation of all required management reports.
• Prepare department business plans, staffing projections and budgets.
• Requisition supplies and materials necessary for efficient operation.
• Review plans and budgets periodically to achieve cost reduction where possible.
• May require pre-hire technical screen.

Benefits

• Market-competitive compensation
• 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
• Performance and recognition-based incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Mental healthcare
• Fertility assistance
• Adoption assistance
• Workplace flexibility
• 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: Senior