Senior Engineer

GEICO

. Design, develop, and operate automation, self-service tools, dashboards, and data pipelines for incident management, on-call, paging, and troubleshooting .

Posted 9/29/2026full-timeUnited StatesSenior💰 $100,000 - $215,000 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in building and operating automation tools, data pipelines, and incident management systems while ensuring compliance and reliability in production environments. Proficient in technical leadership, incident response, and cross-team collaboration to enhance operational effectiveness.

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Hands-On Proficiency In Go, Java, Python, Or C#Experience With Kubernetes And Serverless TechnologiesStrong Incident Forensics And Root Cause Analysis SkillsExperience With OpenTelemetry And Observability Platforms4+ Years Of Professional Software Engineering Experience

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Hard Skills

AutomationData PipelinesIncident ManagementCI/CDInfrastructure As CodeSQLNoSQLSoftware Engineering FundamentalsSystem DesignTechnical Leadership

Soft Skills

Strong Communication SkillsAbility To Perform Effectively Under PressureMentoring EngineersCross-Team CollaborationClear And Concise Presentation Skills

Tools & Technologies

KubernetesAzureAWSGrafanaDatadogSplunkPower BIPagerDutyClaude CodeGitHub Copilot

Industry Keywords

Incident ResponsePost-Incident ReviewReliability EngineeringObservabilityProduction Systems

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformGrafanaJavaKubernetesNoSQLPythonSparkSplunkSQLGo

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, develop, and operate automation, self-service tools, dashboards, and data pipelines for incident management, on-call, paging, and troubleshooting
Build shared services, APIs, data contracts, automation, and integrations to standardize incident response and reduce operational risk
Apply engineering standards across design, implementation, deployment, testing, observability, security, operational support, and production readiness
Implement safe deployment, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, automated testing, rollback patterns, and operational controls
Evaluate and implement technologies and tools that improve platform capability, compliance, visibility, reliability, and engineering effectiveness
Act as a technical leader during high-severity incidents
Contribute to troubleshooting strategy, cross-team coordination, impact analysis, and risk-based decision making
Participate in post-incident reviews, root cause analysis, corrective action planning, and systemic reliability improvements
Develop and maintain operational runbooks, readiness criteria, triage models, and resilience practices
Contribute to design and architecture reviews across teams, services, dependencies, and operational domains
Partner with SRE, platform, product, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders
Translate technical concepts, risks, and tradeoffs for technical and non-technical stakeholders
Mentor engineers through technical leadership, code and design reviews, documentation, and operational coaching
Participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation supporting incident response and production support for mission-critical platforms and processes

Requirements

What you’ll need

Hands-on proficiency in multiple languages, including Go, Java, Python, or C#
Experience building production-grade full stack applications on Kubernetes and serverless technologies such as KNative in Azure and AWS
Experience with SQL and NoSQL technologies and cloud-native services
Experience building and using data pipelines, analytics, and dashboards using Spark, Trino, Grafana, Superset, or Power BI
Experience with OpenTelemetry and observability platforms such as Grafana, Datadog, Splunk, or Azure Monitor
Experience with incident management platforms such as PagerDuty
Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot
Experience improving incident, post-incident review, or reliability processes through automation, data, and cross-team collaboration
Strong incident forensics and root cause analysis skills
Strong understanding of observability, reliability engineering, incident management, and post-incident improvement practices
Experience supporting incident response and high-severity production incidents in complex environments
Strong software engineering fundamentals and system design skills
Ability to contribute to technical design and architecture decisions in complex distributed systems
Strong communication skills and ability to present findings clearly to leadership
4+ years of professional software engineering experience
3+ years of experience with architecture, design, system reliability, scalability, and technical delivery for production systems
2+ years of experience with open-source frameworks, modern engineering practices, or platform technologies
2+ years of experience with Azure, AWS, GCP, or another cloud service provider, or equivalent experience in complex hybrid environments
Demonstrated ownership of production systems operating in 24x7 environments
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
Ability to influence engineering outcomes within and across teams
Clear, concise, professional oral and written communication
Ability to perform effectively under pressure and in stressful situations
Ability to participate in a 24x7 on-call rotation
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position

Benefits

Comp & perks

Personalized development programs
Mentorship
Certification assistance
Inclusive and collaborative culture
Competitive pay
Benefits
Flexibility to support your well-being and future
Equal employment opportunity
Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities