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​​Sr. Staff Engineer – Database Platform

$130k - $260k

GEICO

North AmericaAmericasSeattle, WARemoteSan Francisco, CACaliforniaUS

Position Summary  

​​GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime database platforms, and applications.  You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while creating a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.​ 

Position Description 

Our Sr. Staff Engineer works with our Staff Engineers and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems.  You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in the database platform domain, specifically Cassandra.  

 

Position Responsibilities 

​​As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you will: 

  • ​Collaborate with managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve our toughest problems 

  • ​Develop and execute technical software development strategy for our database platform services 

  • ​Utilize Python and Golang 

  • ​Be very familiar with relational and non-relational databases. For this role, expert knowledge of Cassandra is required.   

  • ​Have a deep understanding of container orchestration including Docker and Kubernetes and have experience implementing database workloads in containers. 

  • ​Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering community.  

  • ​Influence and educate leadership at all levels  

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

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Qualifications 

  • ​​You are customer-centric, always keeping the customer’s experience at the forefront of the conversation 

  • ​You are transparent and decisive 

  • ​You have a prejudice for action and an iterative approach to software 

  • ​You learn from your mistakes and pass the knowledge on to others 

  • ​Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code 

  • ​In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms 

  • ​Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches  

  • ​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 with micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs 

  • ​Expert experience with software architecture and design 

  • ​Experience with Prometheus and Grafana 

  • ​Proficient in HA database architectures and tools 

  • ​Bonus for experience with the K8ssandra Kubernetes operator​ 

Experience 

  • ​​10+ years of professional experience in software development, programming languages and database infrastructure, installation, configuration and maintenance of the hardware, software, and network systems 

  • ​8+ years of experience with architecture and design 

  • ​6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks 

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

Education 

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


 

Annual Salary

$130,000.00 - $260,000.00

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.


 

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 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.

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.