Senior Software Engineer- Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering (REMOTE) - GEICO : Job Details

Senior Software Engineer - Observability and Reliability Platform Engineering (REMOTE)

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This role offers a salary range of $90,000 to $215,000 per year, depending on skills and experience. GEICO is seeking an experienced engineer passionate about building high-performance, low-maintenance, zero-downtime platforms and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation, transitioning from traditional IT to a tech-focused organization emphasizing engineering excellence, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and thought leadership across multiple areas of the enterprise.
• Collaborate with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems.
• Develop and execute technical strategies for the Observability Engineering domain.
• Ensure the quality, usability, and performance of solutions.
• Mentor and coach engineering and product teams, influence executives, and share best practices.
• Analyze costs, forecast, and incorporate findings into business plans.
• Support resource planning, evaluate operational processes, and demonstrate adaptability and continuous learning.
• Willing to take on-call and operational support duties.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with distributed systems processing large-scale telemetry, using Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proficiency in at least one OOP language such as Java, Go, or Python.
• Knowledge of open-source and NoSQL databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, Clickhouse, Cassandra, and Apache Trino.
• Experience designing and building Observability platforms and using open-source monitoring tools like Grafana and Prometheus.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to lead projects and interact with clients.
• Experience with CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithms, big data formats, and streaming data architectures.
• Experience with open-source tools like GIT, Jenkins, CircleCI, Terraform, and Ansible is a plus.
• Willingness to work in fast-paced, startup-like environments and on both development and operational tasks.

Experience & Education

• 3+ years in software development, platform architecture, or related fields.
• Experience with open-source frameworks and cloud services.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

Additional Information

GEICO does not sponsor employment authorization for this position at this time. Benefits include comprehensive health coverage, 401(k), tuition assistance, paid leave, and more. GEICO is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

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