GEICO is seeking an experienced Software Engineer with a passion for building high-performance platforms, and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission., Our Engineer II is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a delightful experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of observability and availability. The ideal candidate has deep technical knowledge of front-end UIs with React through middleware and into back-end systems and databases. Must be able to show proficiencies React-based front-end engineering concepts, Java, Linux, Microservices, Containers (Kubernetes), database modeling, performance tuning, query optimization, data sharding, partitioning, building, configuring, and maintaining PostgreSQL., As a Software Engineer II, you will:

• Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
• Participate in design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
• Utilize programming languages like TypeScript, Java, C#, Python, and Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) to perform advanced-level Java application design and PostgreSQL database design, implementation, and maintenance
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
• Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution, 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.

Do you have experience in XML?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * 2+ years programming experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Svelte

• 2+ years programming experience with at least one backend language such as Java, C++, or C#
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Understanding of existing Operational Portals such as Azure Devops
• Understanding of HTML-5, JavaScript/TypeScript, XML, and JSON
• Understanding of micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Understanding of monitoring tools
• Intermediate PowerShell scripting skills
• Intermediate level understanding of networking concepts such as load balancers, reverse proxies, firewalls, DNS, and the networking concepts inside Kubernetes.
• Understanding of PaaS and IaaS services
• Understanding of security protocols and products such as: Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
• Experience in Datacenter structure, capabilities, and offerings, including the Azure platform and its native services
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
• Understanding of DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
• Analysis and estimation skills
• Strong problem-solving ability
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, * 2+ years of non-internship professional full-stack software development experience
• 2+ years of experience with architecture and design
• 2+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
• 2+ years of experience in open-source frameworks

Education

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

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• Tuition reimbursement
• Health insurance
• Adoption assistance
• 401(k) 6% Match

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career - and your potential - in mind. You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.