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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Staff Engineer - Java/Spring Boot/Event Driven Architecture/Workflow Orchestration & Backend Operations - **Company:** GEICO - **Location:** Richardson, TX, United States - **Salary:** $110,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Apache HTTP Server, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Databases, Data Stores, Software Design Patterns, Integrated Windows Authentication, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, OAuth, Object-Oriented Software Development, Open Source Technology, Security Assertion Markup Language (SAML), Service Development Studio, Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Management of Software Versions, Workflow Management Systems, Spring-boot, HybridCloud, Backend, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Design, Grpc, Docker, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** May 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=8ef060a231d5702a ## About the Role Do you have experience in Team leadership?, * 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, event-driven architecture, and real-time APIs-including federated GraphQL and gRPC-with experience operating high-throughput systems and meeting strict latency targets (including sub-second SLAs on defined synchronous paths), plus sound handling of schema evolution and performance. * 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. * Hands-on experience with durable workflow orchestration at scale (e.g. Temporal, AWS Step Functions, or equivalent): workflow design, versioning, failure handling, and production operations-integrated with messaging/event platforms where relevant * Deep hands-on experience in building complex SAAS systems in large scale business focused systems, with great knowledge on 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 in leading and building full-stack application and service development * Great understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. And strong foundation with No-SQL databases like Cosmos, Cassandra. Apache Trino etc. * Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment * Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems Experience in implementing security protocols across services and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth ## Description Our Staff Engineer works with our Sr. 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. The ideal candidate is a self-starter that has deep technical expertise in their domain., As a Staff Engineer, you will: * Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise * Collaborate across team members and across the tech organization to solve our toughest problems * Deliver High-Quality services and software for a variety of domains * Accountable for the quality, usability, performance and reliability of the solutions(high-volume, highly scalable systems and sub-second SLAs on latency-critical paths) * Utilize your expertise in designing and developing API's and microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API first design * Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases. * Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, various data stores, and a variety of cloud native tools and services * Work on End-to-End solutions that may span front-end through API tiers and Back-End domain services. * Durable workflow orchestration (long-running processes, retries, idempotency, versioning, failure handling, production operations with platform teams) * Be a role model and mentor, helping to coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know-how of our engineering and product community. Influence and educate executives, 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 - [Exploring the Power of gRPC-Gateway for Writing RESTful Services](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2072-exploring-the-power-of-grpc-gateway-for-writing-restful-services) - [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) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [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) - [Boosting OpenSearch Performance: gRPC Search in Action](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1964-boosting-opensearch-performance-grpc-search-in-action) - [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 - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Is Software Engineering Over-Saturated?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/418-is-software-engineering-over-saturated) - [Why Event-Driven Architecture Isn’t About Speed (and When You Actually Need It)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/745-why-event-driven-architecture-isn-t-about-speed-and-when-you-actually-need-it)