Distinguished Engineer (FinTech)

Base Pay Range

$125,000.00 / yr - $300,000.00 / yr

About GEICO

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.

Distinguished Engineer – Finance Technologies

Become a driving force in GEICO's technological transformation! We seek a Distinguished Engineer to spearhead the design, development and implementation of Finance Transformation solutions. You will play a pivotal role in building a robust, automated and scalable Finance solutions that make the process of accounting, substantiation, forecasting, reporting, pricing, reserving, compliance, and treasury operations streamlined.

This Job Might Be For You If

You are passionate about understanding finance stakeholder needs and business opportunity and can build solutions to connect the two.

You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy tackling complex technological challenges.

You are excited by the opportunity to build and shape the future of GEICO's Finance technologies.

You are a bridge builder – effectively partnering not just with internal stakeholders but also with external partners to deliver value for our internal finance stakeholders. You get things done – relentlessly driving for alignment and pushing for progress even in the face of ambiguity.

You are eager to mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.

Responsibilities

Architect, design and implement Finance platforms and solutions which can support the needs of different finance and corporate initiatives.

Collaborate closely with business and product partners in understanding business needs and designing solutions that address their priorities.

Drive decision-making for buy vs build evaluation based on functional fit, technical feasibility, cost-benefit.

Evangelize and lead the Fintech solutioning in areas such as : Automated reporting and analytics, Treasury operations, Reserving, Revenue forecasting, Pricing, Regulatory compliance automation, substantiation, etc.

Abstract cross cutting concerns into common platform components that can be used for multiple current and future use cases.

Lead team prioritization and sequencing of milestones to deliver incremental business value.

Develop and champion best practices, including modular design, version control, automated testing, and security considerations, fostering a culture of quality and efficiency.

Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to implement monitoring, alerting, and automation for platform reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency, contributing to a highly available and performant platform.

Skills

Deep functional understanding of one or more finance processes : Order to Cash, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Reconciliation, FP&A, and Governance and compliance.

Strong experience in one of the ERP finance platforms such as Workday Financials, Oracle, SAP, etc.

Ability to translate finance requirements into scalable technology solutions using modern technology stacks such as Data Lake and Cloud Computing.

Operational Excellence : Solid understanding of SRE concepts such as SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and experience with tools for monitoring, alerting, and incident response.

Experience

12+ years of professional experience in product / platform engineering designing and building Finance critical applications.

5+ years of experience leading and mentoring technical teams.

Proven track record of successful partnership with product and business orgs to prioritize and deliver business value.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Experience with Agile execution framework.

Prior experience implementing Workday Financials is a plus.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

Annual Salary

$125,000.00 - $300,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate / annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge

Great Company :

At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs. We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers :

We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture :

We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

Great Rewards :

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.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and / or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.

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