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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering - **Company:** GEICO - **Location:** Bethesda, MD, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $150,000.0 - $300,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), .NET Framework, Microsoft Excel, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Apache HTTP Server, Application Performance Management, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Cloud Computing, Computer Programming, Databases, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Software Design Patterns, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Open Source Technology, DataOps, Service Development Studio, Software Engineering, SQL Databases, Event Driven Architecture, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Api Design, Grpc, Microservices - **Published:** August 26, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/job/usf4cee11ecb95df11aa50ecfb99e1f715/eaa ## About the Role Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap Experience leading and building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems Strong understanding of data observability, traceability, and multi-faceted testing Proven expertise in designing and developing microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of both API and event-driven architectures. Proven experience designing and delivering highly-resilient event-driven and messaging based solutions at scale with minimal latency. Fluency and Specialization with Java and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python including object-oriented design Deep knowledge of ETL, SQL, bitemporal data modeling and temporal databases. Experience with API-based migration Experience with shadow mode, dual-write, and deconversion strategies. Extensive experience in leading and building full-stack application and service development, with a strong focus on SAAS products / platforms. 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 8+ years of experience in leadership position 6+ years coding experience (Java / .Net) 5+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment 5+ years of hands-on work experience supervising personnel in a technical environment ## Description Our Senior Staff Engineering Manager is an engineering leader who works with the engineering staff to innovate and build new engineering solutions, improve and enhance existing solutions and leverage them to solve critical operational problems. This resource will lead defining the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities in our core insurance platform. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise to drive system design, architecture and implementation, improve application performance, capacity benchmarking, improve availability and reliability, design and evolve cloud infrastructure and services. Provide technical leadership to multiple areas and provide technical and thought leadership to the enterprise Collaborate across teams and the tech organization to solve our toughest problems Deliver high-scale and high-quality data architecture, especially legacy-to-modern platform transitions. Deliver High-Quality services and software for a variety of domains Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions Proven ability to collaborate with the product teams to understand their pain points around performance, resiliency and formulate strategies to address recurring issues in a sustainable way Cultivate a culture of motivation and achievement, building and maintaining trustful relationships with team members Address technical or analytical skill gaps, challenging team members to share knowledge and learn new technologies 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 Develop the teams roadmap, and report on your team's progress for project and other key metrics for the business, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable ideas for areas to further improve or influence product or project delivery ## Related Videos - [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) - [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) - [MySQL Protocol Features You Should Be Aware Of](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100267-mysql-protocol-features-you-should-be-aware-of) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [Can This Elephant Dance? 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