GEICO
StaffEngineer-Java,Microservices
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“Staff Engineer - Java, Microservices at GEICO. Skills: Java, Microservices, API first design, graphQL, gRPC, Kafka, Kubernetes, Docker, event driven architecture. Innovate and build new systems. Improve and enhance existing systems”
What You'll Achieve.
Make a real impact for our company through our shared purpose; Deliver High-Quality services and software; Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Industry & Context.
Solve critical problems; Solve our toughest problems
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep technical expertise in their domain, Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems, Experience in implementing security protocols across services and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Nice to Have
Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap, Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production, Proven expertise in API first engineering approaches, service orchestration, event driven architecture and real-time APIs including federated graphQL and gRPC implementations., Ability to manage schema evolution, versioning and high-performance API driven systems, Proven experience designing and delivering highly-resilient event-driven and messaging based solutions at scale with minimal latency., Deep hands-on experience in building complex SAAS systems in large scale business focused systems, with great knowledge on Docker and Kubernetes, Fluency and Specialization with Java and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python including object-oriented design, Extensive experience in leading and building full-stack application and service development, Great understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. And foundation with No-SQL databases like Cosmos, Cassandra. Apache Trino etc., Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
What You'll Do.
Innovate and build new systems
Improve and enhance existing systems
Identify new opportunities to apply knowledge to solve critical problems
Lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap modernizing our servicing organization with API first design
Provide technical leadership to multiple areas
Provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise
Deliver High-Quality services and software for a variety of domains
Accountable for the quality
and performance of the solutions
Utilize expertise in designing and developing APIs and microservices
Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment
Work on End-to-End solutions
Be a role model and mentor
Coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community
Influence and educate executives
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve our toughest problems; Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Communication Scope
Influence and educate executives
Process & Methodology
Lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap
Full Job Description
**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 Staff Engineer works with our Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap modernizing our servicing organization with API first design. The ideal candidate is a self-starter that has deep technical expertise in their domain. **Position Responsibilities** As a Staff Engineer, you will: * Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise * Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve our toughest problems * Deliver High-Quality services and software for a variety of domains * Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions * Utilize your expertise in designing and developing API’s and microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API first design * Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases. * Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, various data stores, and a variety of cloud native tools and services * Work on End-to-End solutions that may span front-end through API tiers and Back-End domain services. * Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technic
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