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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Engineer - JAVA (HYBRID) - **Company:** GEICO - **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Active Directory, Adobe InDesign, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Application Frameworks, Application Performance Management, Unit Testing, Microsoft Azure, Business Software, Software Quality, Code Review, Information Systems, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Integration, Software Design Patterns, Programming Tools, Integrated Windows Authentication, Fault Tolerance, Gradle, Graph Database, HP Loadrunner, Apache JMeter, NoSQL, OAuth, Object-Oriented Software Development, Performance Tuning, Windows PowerShell, Cloud Services, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Systems Architecture, Web Services, WebRTC, Google Cloud, Performance Testing, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Splunk, Docker, Jenkins, Artifactory, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** May 13, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8c2a9cc2ee074870 ## About the Role Do you have experience in Web services?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * Fluency and Specialization with modern languages such as Java, including object-oriented design. * Experience in building products using micro-services oriented architecture and extensible APIs. * Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems. * Experience containerizing applications using Docker or Kubernetes (AKS preferred) * Experience designing and implementing performance testing with tools such as JMeter or LoadRunner * Familiarity with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code. * Experience in leveraging Powershell scripting * Understanding of Monitoring Portals such as Splunk or Application Insights * Understanding of Security Protocols & Products: Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth * Strong familiarity with GraphQL web services * Experience and passion for documentation and mentoring junior developers * Understanding of CI/CD tooling like Jenkins, Gradle, and Artifactory * Strong problem-solving ability * Hands-on experience with real-time event-steaming platforms such as Apache Kafka * Familiarity with NoSQL and Graph databases * Experience writing unit tests using common testing frameworks and actively contributing to code quality * Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment * Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication), * 6+ years of professional software development experience * 3+ years of experience with architecture and design * 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service * 4+ years of experience in open source frameworks Education * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience ## Description As a Staff Engineer, you will: * Focus on a few key areas and provide leadership to the engineering teams. * Own complete solution across its entire life cycle. * Design and implement messaging and UI applications using the Java platform and Open Source frameworks. * Collaborate with engineering team to define the overall system architecture, ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and performance optimization. * Act as a technical and thought leader for domains like Messaging, GraphQL API, or data streaming. * Influence and build vision with product managers, team members, customers, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems for building enterprise-class business applications. * Accountable for the quality, usability & performance of the solutions. * Implement monitoring and logging solutions to track system performance and troubleshoot issues. * Lead in design sessions and code reviews to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization. * Utilize programming languages like Java, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services. * Mentor more junior team members professionally to help them realize their full potential. * Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams., Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future. * 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. ## Related Videos - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Keeping applications secure by evolving OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100152-keeping-applications-secure-by-evolving-oauth-2-0-and-openid-connect) - [Modular Secrets to Lightning-Fast Android Builds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1428-modular-secrets-to-lightning-fast-android-builds) - [Navigating the Corporate Jungle: Life as a Developer in a large Company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/621-navigating-the-corporate-jungle-life-as-a-developer-in-a-large-company) - [Tomorrow's cloud data platforms - fully managed database-as-a-service (DBaaS)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/254-tomorrow-s-cloud-data-platforms-fully-managed-database-as-a-service-dbaas) - [Next Level Enterprise Architecture: Modular, Flexible, Scalable, Multichannel and AI-Ready?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1017-next-level-enterprise-architecture-modular-flexible-scalable-multichannel-and-ai-ready) ## Related Articles - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Where To Find Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/396-where-to-find-software-engineering-jobs)