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
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