Staff Engineer – Customer Platform

GEICO

Staff Engineer developing high-performance, low maintenance platforms for GEICO. Driving the modernization of GEICO's web framework and applications with AI automation and engineering excellence.

Posted 5/27/2026full-timeBethesda • Maryland, Texas, Washington • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $105,000 - $260,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDjangoDockerJavaScriptKubernetesNext.jsNGINXPostgresPythonReactSDLCSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Evolve Geico.com and its supporting systems with a focus on speed to market, security, 24x7 availability, and user engagement.
Scope, design, and build scalable and resilient software solutions amongst diverse engineering groups.
Utilize object-oriented languages, SQL based databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Cloud hosting tools and services.
Perform engineering design evaluations and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization.
Manage day-to-day activities of the engineering teams overseeing execution of software development projects against delivery commitments.
Seek ways to simplify and standardize designs, operations, and deployment plans, focusing on reducing complexity and providing performance, agility, and scalability.
Responsible for production operations support and ensuring availability, stability, and performance of production applications.
Collaborate with cross-functional organizations throughout the entire software lifecycle to ensure technology and roadmap alignment.
Manage projects and processes to keep the team organized, efficient, and optimally running.
Set, manage, and report KPIs to measure progress and facilitate data-driven decision making.
Responsible for evaluating and driving new technology and Open-Source software considerations.
Research and guide architectural level changes that support and enhance application performance, security, and our drive to innovate.
Mentor and manage engineering peers to help share the necessary skills to perform their jobs and develop their professional careers.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Strong understanding of customer facing web applications with experience in Next.JS/React, JavaScript, Python/Django, NGINX, or PostgreSQL.
Ability to break down analytic data to drive decisions and results that will provide business value to the organization and help our customers.
Strong background in delivering digital - web products at scale.
Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, platforms, and technologies.
Advanced understanding of application and infrastructure monitoring and tooling.
Strong understanding of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC).
Experience designing flexible, scalable, high-availability Cloud native applications.
Experience architecting and designing new and current systems.
Strong understanding of CI/CD, Release Management, and Configuration Management processes tooling.
Strong critical thinking, decision making, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent verbal/written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate to both senior leadership and highly technical personnel.
Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
Experience delivering within a customer facing application backed by a Content Management system is desired.
Understanding of data modeling and AI concepts is desired.

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

Next.JSReactJavaScriptPythonDjangoNGINXPostgreSQLSQLDockerKubernetes

Soft Skills

critical thinkingdecision makingproblem-solvingverbal communicationwritten communicationmentoringcollaborationorganizational skillsagilitydata-driven decision making