Staff Engineer - Java (API / Software Development / Microservices)

Position Description

The Staff Engineer works with our Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve and enhance existing systems, and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap modernizing our servicing organization with API‑first design.

Position Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and give technical and thought leadership to the enterprise.
• Collaborate across team members and the broader technical organization to solve our toughest problems.
• Deliver high‑quality services and software for a variety of domains.
• Be accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions.
• Design and develop APIs and microservices using GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API‑first design.
• Write code in Java, C#, or other object‑oriented languages, and work with SQL and NoSQL databases.
• Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, various data stores, and cloud‑native tools and services.
• Work on end‑to‑end solutions that may span front‑end through API tiers and back‑end domain services.
• Serve as a role model and mentor, coaching and strengthening the technical expertise and know‑how of our engineering and product community; influence and educate executives.

Qualifications

• Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap.
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production.
• Proven expertise in API‑first engineering approaches, service orchestration, event‑driven architecture, and real‑time APIs including federated GraphQL and gRPC implementations.
• Ability to manage schema evolution, versioning, and high‑performance API‑driven systems.
• Proven experience designing and delivering highly resilient event‑driven and messaging‑based solutions at scale with minimal latency.
• Deep hands‑on experience building complex SaaS systems at large scale, with strong knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Fluency and specialization with Java and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python, including object‑oriented design.
• Extensive experience leading and building full‑stack application and service development.
• Strong understanding of open‑source databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc.) and NoSQL databases (Cosmos, Cassandra, Apache Trino).
• Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment.
• Experience designing system architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling for new and existing systems.
• Experience implementing security protocols across services and products, including Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, and OAuth.

Annual Salary

$110,000.00 - $230,000.00

The above salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors—including scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education, training, location, and market considerations—are taken into account to determine the final salary.

Benefits

• Comprehensive total rewards program with personalized coverage tailored to you and your family’s well‑being.
• Financial benefits including market‑competitive compensation, a 401(k) plan vested from day one with a 6% match, performance and recognition‑based incentives, and tuition assistance.
• Additional benefits such as mental health care, fertility and adoption assistance.
• Workplace flexibility, including the GEICO Flex program that allows working from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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 on the Company. 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.