Distinguished Engineer

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. Become a driving force in GEICO's technological transformation! We seek a Distinguished Engineer to spearhead the design, development and implementation of a insurance exchange that creates a seamless, one-stop shop for multiple different kind of customer insurance needs. You will play a pivotal role in building a robust, automated and scalable solution that makes the process of partner onboarding & management and policy sales, servicing and lifecycle management a breeze, empowering GEICO to deliver exceptional customer experiences. This job might be for you if: You are passionate about understanding customer needs and business opportunity and can build solutions to connect the two. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy tackling complex technical challenges. You are excited by the opportunity to build and shape the future of GEICO's Insurance Marketplace. You are a bridge builder – effectively partnering not just with internal stakeholders but also with external partners to deliver value for our customer. You get things done – relentlessly driving for alignment and pushing for progress even in the face of ambiguity. You are eager to mentor and guide other engineers, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration. Responsibilities: Architect, design and implement a partner platform which can support the needs to a heterogeneous group of partners. Collaborate closely with business and product partners in understanding business needs and designing solutions that address their priorities. Abstract cross cutting concerns into common platform components that can be used for multiple current and future use cases. Lead team prioritization and sequencing of milestones to deliver incremental business value. Develop and champion best practices, including modular design, version control, automated testing, and security considerations, fostering a culture of quality and efficiency. Partner with Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) to implement monitoring, alerting, and automation for platform reliability, scalability, and cost-efficiency, contributing to a highly available and performant platform. Technical Skills: Programming Skills: Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java, GO, C#. Multi-cloud expertise: Proven ability to design and manage infrastructure across AWS, Azure, GCP, and private cloud environments, understanding the nuances of each platform. Hybrid cloud architecture: Solid grasp of hybrid cloud networking, security, and data management challenges, with the ability to design and implement solutions that address these complexities. CI/CD and automation: Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines for provisioning, configuration management, and automated testing. Security and compliance: Knowledge of DevSecOps, security best practices and principles and experience integrating security controls and compliance checks. Operational Excellence: Solid understanding of SRE concepts such as SLOs, SLIs, error budgets, and experience with tools for monitoring, alerting, and incident response. Experience: 12+ years of professional experience in product/platform engineering designing and building business critical applications. 6+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) 4+ years of experience leading and mentoring technical teams. Proven track record of successful partnership with product and business orgs to prioritize and deliver business value. Prior experience building a B2B or B2C marketplace is a plus. Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience Annual Salary $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 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. At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. 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 bran