Freelance Linux Kernel Developer Jobs in Ashburn, VA

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That's why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion forbuildinghigh-performance,secure, low maintenance, zero-downtime 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 co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Our Senior Software Engineer works with our Distinguished Engineer, Staff Engineers, and other Senior Software Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems as well as identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will help in the delivery of high-quality products, unlocking new engineering capabilities..

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the security, availability, and performance of containerized applications.

• Contribute to the development of best practices and standards in container runtime technology.

• Play a hands-on role in the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms.

• Collaborate effectively with other technical professionals and teams to ensure seamless integration of container runtimes with the overall technology stack.

• Implement and enforce security measures for container runtimes to protect against vulnerabilities and threats.

• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the reliability and efficiency of container runtime solutions.

• Deep Linux knowledge

• Experience with the Linux kernel is desirable

• Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Golang, and/or C

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and related container orchestration platforms

• Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, etc.) is preferred

• Knowledgeof developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, test automation and related tools, operations, real-time communication)

• Experiencein CI/CD pipeline and related open-source tools likeGit/Jenkin/CircleCI/SonarQube

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement resilient, scalable, and efficientsolutions

• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach toidentifyingand mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities

• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate complete technical concepts to technical and non-technicalstakeholders

• 4+years of professional PaaS and IaaS experience

• 4+years of experience working with Linux

• 3+yearsof experience with architecture and design

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

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Annual Salary

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.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company:At GEICO, we help our customers through life's twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we're constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We're an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers' expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you'll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people's lives.

Great Careers:We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career - and your potential - in mind. You'll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

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As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards:We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• 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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