Manager - Staff Engineering (CEPH, Storage Platform) *HYBRID*

GEICO
Seattle, WA, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Experienced
Experience required
3 years minimum
Compensation
$130,000.0 - $260,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Amazon S3 Distributed Systems Software Engineering Ceph (Software) System Availability Containerization Kubernetes Information Technology

Job description

  • Lead and manage a team of 8-10 engineers, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management
  • Define and deliver the roadmap for the Object Storage platform
  • Guide the design and development of scalable, reliable and secure storage systems
  • Ensure high availability, performance, and operational excellence of the platform
  • Drive best practices in automation, monitoring, and incident management
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to align platform capabilities with business needs

Requirements

You will manage a team of 8-10 engineers, drive platform strategy, and deliver scalable, reliable and secure storage solutions. This role requires strong experience in platform development, distributed systems, and storage technologies, along with proven people management experience., * 3+ years of engineering management experience

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience in platform or infrastructure teams
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field required
  • Strong experience in distributed systems and platform development
  • Hands-on experience building and operating storage platforms
  • Experience with cloud-native technologies (Kubernetes, containers, APIs)

Required Expertise

  • Strong experience with Ceph (RGW, RADOS) is required
  • Experience with object storage and S3-compatible architectures
  • Solid understanding of data durability, replication, and consistency models

Benefits & conditions

$130,000.00 - $260,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: Protecting customers through life’s twists and turns with innovation and integrity.

Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.

Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.

Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

About the company

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide.

Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That’s why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.

GEICO is seeking an experienced Manager, Staff Engineering to lead a platform engineering team responsible for building and operating a next-generation Object Storage platform.

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