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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Sr. Staff Engineer- Policy Configuration - **Company:** GEICO - **Location:** Palo Alto, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $130,000.0 - $260,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Application Frameworks, Microsoft Azure, C Sharp (Programming Language), C++ (Programming Language), Software as a Service, Cloud Engineering, Configuration Management, Databases, Data Architecture, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Migration, Data Stores, Software Design Patterns, Distributed Systems, Python (Programming Language), NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, OpenStack, DataOps, Service Development Studio, Software Deployment, SQL Databases, Private Cloud Environment, Google Cloud, Istio, HybridCloud, Event Driven Architecture, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka, Graphql, Grpc, Data Pipelines, Docker, Programming Languages, Microservices - **Published:** May 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=1a9ecbabd5bee295 ## About the Role Do you have experience in gRPC?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, * 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 * Deep knowledge of ETL, SQL, bitemporal data modeling, and temporal databases. * 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. * 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, with a strong focus on SAAS products / platforms. * Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment Experience * 15+ years of experience in full-stack web development (C#/Java/Python/GO), with expertise in client-side and server-side frameworks. * 8+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and private cloud technologies (OpenStack). * 6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks Education * BS in Computer Science or equivalent education or work experience ## Description Our Senior Staff Engineer leads the architecture and design of the systems that power our policy platform and works with our Staff and 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, including large scale modernization, working on system and data migration. We're looking for engineers with deep technical breadth-from distributed systems and cloud-native architectures to data pipelines and service mesh patterns. If you're passionate about working with top tier engineering teams and building systems that empower teams and delight customers, we'd love to talk., As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you will: * 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 * Utilize your expertise in designing and developing API's and microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Python, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API driven system migration ยท 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 * 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 - [Rate-limiting using eBPF and Istio: How to protect your SaaS customers from themselves](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100220-rate-limiting-using-ebpf-and-istio-how-to-protect-your-saas-customers-from-themselves) - [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) - [Leveraging Real time data in FSIs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/806-leveraging-real-time-data-in-fsis) - [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) - [Our GitOps approach for deploying an Identity Provider and an API Gateway in a SaaS company](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/776-our-gitops-approach-for-deploying-an-identity-provider-and-an-api-gateway-in-a-saas-company) - [NoSQL Data Modeling for Front-end Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/297-nosql-data-modeling-for-front-end-developers) ## 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) - [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) - [The 12 Best Jobs for Software Engineers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/401-the-12-best-jobs-for-software-engineers) - [Where to Find Entry-Level Software Engineering Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/397-where-to-find-entry-level-software-engineering-jobs)