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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Manager-Staff Software Engineering - **Company:** GEICO - **Location:** Richardson, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $140,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Word, Java (Programming Language), JavaScript (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Microsoft Excel, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Amazon S3, Application Performance Management, JIRA, Automation of Tests, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Outlook, Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Cloud Engineering, Microsoft Management Console, Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Amazon DynamoDB, Design of User Interfaces, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Identity and Access Management, JSON, Python (Programming Language), Lex (Software), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Visio, Routing, Object-Oriented Software Development, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Microsoft PowerPoint, Reliability Engineering, Cloud Services, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, TypeScript, Extensible Markup Language (XML), Amazon Connect, Google Cloud, Multi-Cloud, Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Backend, Servicebus, Information Technology, Front End Software Development, Functional Programming, Cloudwatch, Api Gateway, Software Coding, Restful APIs, Amazon Simple Queue Service (SQS), Golang, Microservices - **Published:** July 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=89e84aa7f8ac7b8d ## About the Role * Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and core computer science concepts * Basic UI/UX, API, and prototype design; REST/JSON/XML and integrations with Amazon Connect contact flows, Lambda, and API Gateway * Fluency with Python, Java, Go, .NET, JavaScript/TypeScript, XML, JSON, and RESTful web services * OOP, design patterns, microservices, and frontend/backend unit testing (including backends invoked from Connect) * Cloud concepts: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS; Amazon Connect as managed contact-center SaaS on AWS with IAM, VPC, and CloudWatch * Fast learner; quick to adopt new AWS and Connect capabilities (routing, flows, Lex, etc.) * Strong multi-cloud knowledge (AWS, GCP, Azure) with AWS depth: Connect, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB/RDS, SNS/SQS, EventBridge, CloudWatch, IAM, VPC * Data modeling and architecture for analytics, reporting, and AI/ML; Connect CTRs and streaming/analytics pipelines (e.g., Kinesis) where applicable * Scaled contact centers; Amazon Connect (queues, routing profiles, flows, tasks, outbound, Lex/Polly/Lambda integrations) * Operational portals: AWS Management Console / Connect admin and Azure Portal * Monitoring and performance: CloudWatch, X-Ray, dashboards/alarms, Connect queue and service metrics * Metrics-driven prioritization: correlate drivers and outcomes (SLA, handle time, abandonment, system latency) * MS Office (PowerPoint, Outlook, Word); Zoom and Slack * Agile delivery; Jira, Azure DevOps, Portfolio * Program management: MS Project, Visio, Excel * Strong understanding of Site Reliability Engineering and DevOps principles * Strong technical acumen in Cloud Architecture, Performance Benchmarking, and Capacity planning * Experience with driving cultural change in technical excellence, quality, and efficiency * Experience managing and growing technical leaders and teams Experience * 8+ years with customer communications platforms, services, and software (e.g., contact center, omnichannel, CPaaS, or adjacent integrations). * 6+ years hands-on coding experience. * 5+ years building and operating software in a large-scale, mission-critical environment (reliability, incident response, change discipline). * 5+ years managing and developing technical teams - hiring, coaching, performance conversations, capacity planning, and day-to-day prioritization - in addition to supervising personnel in technical operations or engineering settings. * 5+ years technical / engineering management experience: owning roadmaps and delivery, cross-functional alignment with product and operations, and accountability for quality, timelines, and production health. * 5+ years with a major public cloud (AWS preferred; GCP or Azure acceptable), including design, implementation, and operational ownership of cloud-based services. * 2+ years with automated testing - unit, integration, and end-to-end functional tests - including standards and practices for teams you lead or oversee. Education * Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience ## Description The Communications Services team is seeking an experienced Senior Manager with a passion for building high performance, low-latency communications platforms and applications. You will build and manage a team of engineers with a deep focus on delivering enterprise-wide solutions that operate in a highly performant and efficient way. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we redefine experiences for our customers., The Communications Engineering department is responsible for creating high value, low friction interactions for our customers and partners. We are on a transformation journey to reshape communications across all contact channels. This position is charged with curating experiences for those that need to speak to any of our lines of business. We are in the process of modernizing our services and architecture across Amazon Web Services (AWS) with extreme focus on leveraging data and automation to transform experiences and drive efficiency., A Senior Manager is an engineering leader who works with the engineering staff to innovate and build new engineering solutions, improve and enhance existing solutions as well as leverage engineering solutions to solve critical operational problems. A Senior Manager will lead strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise to improve application performance, capacity benchmarking, increase availability and reliability, design and evolve cloud infrastructure., As a Senior Manager, you will: * Work with your Director to address project dependencies, negotiate and estimate incremental delivery dates for milestones with the stakeholder community, and deliver projects on time * Identify and raise appropriate project risks, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable solutions or alternatives * Understand how requirements and design choices may impact systems across multiple areas * Report on your team's progress for project and other key metrics, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable ideas for areas to further improve or influence product or project delivery * Initiate and support all aspects of performance management for team members - mentoring, performance and coaching plans, reviews, warnings, terminations, etc. * Cultivate a culture that motivates all levels of performers to higher levels of achievement * Foster a culture of growth mindset that acknowledges and expects individuals to grow and be accountable. Influence those you motivate and coach to be receptive to feedback. * Identify where technical or analytical skill gaps put future team deliverables at risk and craft a plan to remediate, consistently challenge team members to share knowledge and learn new technologies * Craft and deliver strategic and well-structured persuasive arguments to drive projects that drive process improvement, enhance cost leadership, and/or customer experience * Develop the team budget and be accountable for reporting on results achieved at regular intervals * Significantly contribute to the team planning process to include surfacing associate level proposals * Collaborate with the product teams to understand their pain points around performance, resiliency and formulate strategies to address recurring issues in a sustainable way * Influence and build vision with product owners to ship quality products in a faster pace * Drive the team towards building solutions towards the long-term goals while ensuring that high priority tech debts are solved in an efficient way * Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams ## Related Videos - [Tips and Tricks for Working with JSON](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1229-tips-and-tricks-for-working-with-json) - [Improving quality with Agentic AI with Rovo Dev and Xray](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2005-improving-quality-with-agentic-ai-with-rovo-dev-and-xray) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [Remote Driving on Plant Grounds with State-of-the-Art Cloud Technologies](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/251-remote-driving-on-plant-grounds-with-state-of-the-art-cloud-technologies) - [Integrate your Cognitive Assistant with 3rd-party DBs and software](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/249-integrate-your-cognitive-assistant-with-3rd-party-dbs-and-software) - [Introducing JSON Structure](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100219-introducing-json-structure) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What Are The Top Skills Required For Azure Developers?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/77-what-are-the-top-skills-required-for-azure-developers) - [How to Answer the Interview Question: “Why Do You Want to Be a Software Engineer?”](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/392-how-to-answer-the-interview-question-why-do-you-want-to-be-a-software-engineer) - [Best US AI Conferences for CTOs in 2026: Build vs. Buy, Vendor Evaluation, and Peer Intelligence](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/736-best-us-ai-conferences-for-ctos-in-2026-build-vs-buy-vendor-evaluation-and-peer-intelligence) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift)