Senior Engineer – Customer Identity

GEICO

Senior Engineer developing high performance, low-latency authentication platforms for GEICO. Building adaptive authentication features to enhance security and user experience.

Posted 5/1/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $75,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDistributed SystemsGRPCJavaKafkaNoSQLPythonSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

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/patterns from a business and technology perspective
Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, event driven services including Kafka and Azure Service Bus, etc
Utilize developer tooling and a variety of Azure tools and services across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) to perform advanced-level Java application design, implementation, and maintenance activities under minimal direction
Mentor other engineers
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams

Requirements

What you’ll need

Advanced programming experience with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design
Proven understanding of micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST or gRPC APIs
Experience building the design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience using AI tools such as Cursor, CoPilot etc
Advanced understanding of DevOps Concepts and Cloud Architecture
Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
Strong problem-solving ability
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)
In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms

Benefits

Comp & perks

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.

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Hard Skills & Tools

JavaC#C++PythonSQLNoSQLmicro-services architectureREST APIsgRPC APIsdata structures

Soft Skills

problem-solvingmentoringcross-functional collaborationbest practices sharingprocess improvementadaptabilityleadership