Position Summary

　　GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low-latency platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we redefine experience for our customers.

　　Position Description

　　Our Principal Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across Business Services Engineering, Data Engineering, Platform Engineering, and Infrastructure Engineering to ensure that we provide a fiction-less experience to our customers, 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 the broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

　　Position Responsibilities

　　As a Principal Engineer, you will:

　　• Focus on a few key areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams.

　　• Own complete solution across its entire life cycle.

　　• Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications.

　　• Accountable for the quality, usability & performance of the solutions.

　　• Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization.

　　• Utilize programming languages like .NET, Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services.

　　• Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential.

　　• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.

　　Qualifications

　　• Fluency and Specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design.

　　• Experience in building products micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs.

　　• Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems.

　　• Practical knowledge of working in Agile environment (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe).

　　• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.

　　• Fluency in DevOps Concepts, GEICO's Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework

　　• Experience in leveraging Powershell scripting

　　• Experience in existing Monitoring Portals: Splunk or Application Insights

　　• Experience in DataCenter Structure, Capabilities & Offerings, including the Azure platform, and its native services.

　　• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment.

　　• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication).

　　• Experience in designing Kubernetes topologies that include networking, ingress controllers, networking, pod scaling, taints and tolerations, orchestration, and namespace management for RBAC

　　• Experience in defining Kubernetes architectural requirements and implementation designs from those requirements

　　• Develop solutions for hardening infrastructure and AKS applications

　　• Collaborate with Service Owners to align DevSecOps strategies and translate these into actionable initiatives for inclusion in forward looking roadmaps.

　　• Standardize and enforce CI/CD best practices for AKS pipelines, build/release retention policies, audit trails, logging, metrics and traceability to establish and implement KPI release gates.

　　• Experience with CI/CD best practices for automated unit, smoke and integration testing.

　　• Good understanding of the public cloud services AKS and cloud native management services and tools for Azure. Hands on experience with different automation tools, source control and pipelines Identify opportunities to integrate continual security and compliance testing into the delivery lifecycle

　　Experience

　　• 6+ years of professional software development experience

　　• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design

　　• 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service

　　• 3+ years of experience with kubernetes

　　• 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks

　　• 1+ years of people management experience

　　Education

　　• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience

　　Benefits:

　　At GEICO, we make sure you have the support and resources to leverage and develop your skills, secure your financial future, and take care of your health and well-being. GEICO continually seeks to provide a workplace where everyone can be their authentic self. To help achieve this goal, we support associate-led Employee Resource Groups that foster a true sense of community. Through GEICO's competitive benefits offerings and various training and development opportunities, we have you covered with our Total Rewards Program* that includes:

　　Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period

　　Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave

　　401(k) Plan

　　Tuition Reimbursement

　　Paid Training and Licensures

　　*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

　　Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

　　GEICO is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to cultivating an environment where equal employment opportunities are available to 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 celebrates diversity and believes it is critical to our success. As such, we are committed to recruit, develop and retain the most talented individuals to join our team.

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　　Annual Salary

　　$100,000.00 - $236,500.00

　　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.

　　Benefits:

　　As an Associate, you'll enjoy our Total Rewards Program * to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting periodPaid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave401(k) PlanTuition ReimbursementPaid Training and Licensures*Benefits may be different by location. Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

　　Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

　　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.