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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 for building high-performance, 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

Position Description
As a Senior Full-Stack Engineer, you will be a key member of the engineering team, collaborating across the organization to design and deliver scalable, high-performance solutions to complex problems. You will play a critical role in driving innovation, leveraging automation, and ensuring efficient data management. In a fast-paced, dynamic environment, you will plan, prioritize, and execute large-scale projects while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to the continuous improvement of engineering practices

Position Responsibilities
As a Senior Engineer, you will:

• Design and Develop Systems: Architect, develop, and maintain scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Define Product Requirements: Collaborate with stakeholders to define product requirements and deliver optimal solutions.
• Collaborate Across Teams: Work with cross-functional teams throughout the software development lifecycle to ensure seamless integration and delivery.
• Lead and Mentor: Conduct design sessions, code reviews, and mentor junior engineers to elevate engineering quality and share best practices.
• Develop Reusable Components: Create reusable application components and patterns to improve efficiency and scalability.
• Full-Stack Development: Design, develop, and maintain scalable full-stack applications, including front-end features using ReactJS and its ecosystem (e.g., Redux, Hooks), backend services with .NET or Java frameworks, and efficient data management using SQL and NoSQL databases.
• API and Microservices: Develop and integrate RESTful APIs and microservices for seamless communication between systems.
• DevOps Practices: Utilize CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes) to streamline development and deployment.
• Documentation: Publish and maintain documentation for design references, workflows, and runbooks.
• System Support: Provide support for critical systems, including 24x7 on-call support when necessary.

Experience

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• 3+ years of experience with ReactJS and its core principles (e.g., Redux, Hooks).
• 4+ years of experience with backend technologies, including .NET (C#) and Java.
• 3+ years of experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Experience with RESTful services and APIs.
• Experience with open-source frameworks and tools.
• Hands-on experience in designing and architecting scalable systems.
  

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience in large-scale enterprise environments.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).
• Expertise in ReactJS and its ecosystem (e.g., Redux, Hooks).
• Experience with backend frameworks such as Java, ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, or similar.
• Proficiency in working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or GCP.
• Knowledge of responsive and adaptive design principles.
• Ability to work with nested data structures like JSON, XML, and YAML.
• Familiarity with programming and scripting languages such as Python, Golang, or PowerShell is a plus.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent education/work experience.

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.

Great Culture:We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

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.

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.