Senior Engineer - Java

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.

At GEICO Technology Solutions , we are on a journey to revolutionize the Insurtech space with our technology offerings in the Insurance market and provide excellent service with better efficiency to our Customers and Associates. To achieve our vision and mission, we are focusing on transforming our existing tech to deliver products and capabilities that are marketplace ready and are agnostic of the Line of Business or the Channel utilized.

With this massive mission, we are looking to build a strong team of skilled and talented engineers for our Claims Technology team, with a passion for building high-performance, low-latency platforms, and applications.

If you are interested in transforming and building a new set of applications for Insurtech, this is a great opportunity to join as a founding member of the team while we expand our team in this space.

Our Senior Java Engineers are key members of the Platform Engineering staff, ensuring that we provide a frictionless 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.

As a Senior Java Engineer , you will :

• 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 and patterns from a business and technology perspective.
• Utilize programming languages like Java, Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases, container orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, workflow orchestration with Temporal Workflow, and a variety of Azure tools and services.
• Mentor other engineers on the team to help them realize their full potential and resolve blockers.
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.
• Actively seek customer and user feedback, working with Product to iterate on product features and test new ideas through MVP development.
• Champion a culture of innovation, excellence, and continuous learning within the team.
• Advanced programming proficiency in Java or Python, with strong understanding of object-oriented design principles.
• Strong experience designing and operating distributed systems and cloud-native applications, utilizing Spring Boot, Temporal Workflow, REST APIs, microservices, and related technologies.
• Effective problem-solving and critical thinking skills, able to break down complex issues, identify root causes, and devise and implement practical solutions.
• Ability to estimate and plan engineering tasks and deliver production-ready solutions on schedule.
• Experience applying DevOps practices, CI / CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code in cloud environments.
• Solid understanding of modern software security concepts (authentication, authorization, encryption, secure coding).
• Familiarity with containerization, orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes), and cloud-native development tools.
• Experience working in Agile teams, with a focus on MVP delivery and incorporating customer feedback.
• Demonstrated initiative, ownership, and proactive drive to identify and accomplish improvements.
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and ambiguous environment.
• Strong communicator, able to convey technical and non-technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences.
• Committed to continuous learning and supporting the professional growth of peers.
• Upholds GEICO’s values, standards, and ethics.

Qualifications

Preferred or Role-Specific Skills

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Annual Salary

$105,000.00 - $215,000.00

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.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified 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 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.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards :  We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.