Senior Software Engineer - Infrastructure Engineering (Linux), OS Team

About the role

GEICO is seeking an experienced Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, secure, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications. The role involves driving the insurance business transformation towards a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while fostering a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.

Position Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure the security, availability, and performance of containerized applications.
• Contribute to the development of best practices and standards in container runtime technology.
• Play a hands-on role in the deployment, scaling, and lifecycle management of containerized applications using Docker, Kubernetes, and related orchestration platforms.
• Collaborate effectively with other technical professionals and teams to ensure seamless integration of container runtimes with the overall technology stack.
• Implement and enforce security measures for container runtimes to protect against vulnerabilities and threats.
• Collaborate with quality assurance teams to ensure the reliability and efficiency of container runtime solutions.

Qualifications

• Deep Linux knowledge
• Experience with the Linux kernel is desirable
• Fluent in one or more of the following languages: Rust, Golang, and/or C
• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes, and related container orchestration platforms
• Experience with Linux packaging (Debian, RPM, etc.)
• Experience in CI/CD pipeline and related open-source tools like Git/Jenkins/CircleCI/SonarQube
• Demonstrated ability to design and implement resilient, scalable, and efficient solutions
• Strong problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to identifying and mitigating security risks and vulnerabilities
• Excellent communication skills, able to communicate complete technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Experience

• 4+ years of professional PaaS and IaaS experience
• 4+ years of experience working with Linux
• 3+ years of experience with architecture and design

Education

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

Pay

$75,000.00 - $215,000.00

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.