Engineer II- .Net

About the role

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. The ideal candidate will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Description

The Engineer II is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high-quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly.

Position Responsibilities

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems.
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle.
• Participate in design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization.
• Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective.
• Utilize programming languages like C# or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services.
• Execute software delivery utilizing an Agile methodology (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe), continuous delivery, Infrastructure as Code, PowerShell scripting, Operation Portals (e.g., Azure Portal) and Monitoring Portals (e.g., Splunk and Application Insights).
• Build product definitions and leverage technical skills to determine solutions.
• Share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.

Qualifications

• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as C#, GO, Java, or C++ including object-oriented design.
• Proven understanding of microservices oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs.
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems.
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms.
• Experience with GIT and the overall GIT lifestyle.
• Understanding of existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal.
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Strong problem-solving ability.
• Practical knowledge working in an Agile environment.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication).
• Experience 2+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• Experience with architecture and design.
• Experience building products in microservices-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs.
• Experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.

Pay

Annual Salary $80,000.00 - $160,000.00. 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.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being. Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance. Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance. Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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 to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. 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.