Staff Engineer Digital Experience (REMOTE)
About the position Responsibilities • Evolve Geico.com and its supporting systems with a focus on speed to market, security, and 24x7 availability. • Scope, design, and build scalable and resilient software solutions amongst diverse engineering groups. • Utilize object-oriented languages, Java, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure 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 • Strong understanding of headless CMS architectures and open-source solutions with experience in JavaScript, React, PostgreSQL and NGINX. • Strong background in delivering digital - web products at scale. • Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure concepts, platforms, and technologies. • Advanced understanding of monitoring concepts and tooling. • Ability to prioritize and drive results based on business value to the organization. • 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. • Experience delivering CMS solutions using Contentful, Strapi, Storyblok, or AWS Amplify is desired. • Strong understanding of CI/CD, Release Management, and Configuration Management processes tooling. • Understanding of data modeling and AI concepts is desired. • 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. Nice-to-haves • Experience 8+ years of professional software development experience and/or solutions engineering experience with technologies such as Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, Golang, Docker, Kubernetes, or Terraform. • Must have recent hands-on experience with developing or designing cloud solutions. • 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks. • 3+ years of experience with architecture and design. • 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service. Benefits • 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 Apply tot his job