Senior Software Engineer (Remote)

GEICO • Chicago, IL

98d • $100,000 - $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. Our Senior Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working on our Payments Platform to provide a friction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

Requirements

• Advanced programming experience with at least two modern languages such as Golang, Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design
• Proven understanding of micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience building the architecture and design of new and current systems
• Advanced understanding of DevOps Concepts and Cloud Architecture
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Advanced PowerShell scripting skills
• Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling
• Advanced understanding of security protocols and products

Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems
• Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
• Lead in design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
• Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective
• Utilize developer tooling and a variety of Azure tools and services across the software development life cycle to perform advanced-level application design, implementation, and maintenance activities under minimal direction
• Mentor other engineers
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Benefits

• 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
• 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
• Performance and recognition-based incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance
• Supports flexibility with the 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
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree