Senior Engineer – Java (Remote)
MD Chevy Chase (Office) - JPS
Position Summary
GEICO is seeking an experienced Senior Java Engineer with a passion for building high-performance, low maintenance, zero-downtime platforms, and applications from the ground up. 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, while co-creating the culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.
Position Description
Our Senior Java Back-End Engineer is a key member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide a friction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between, and a proven background in Java, Linux, Microservices, Containers (Kubernetes), and database modeling, performance tuning, query optimization, data sharding, partitioning, building, configuring, and maintaining PostgreSQL.
Position Responsibilities
As a Senior Java Engineer, you will:
Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems
Build product definition and leverage your technical skills to drive towards the right solution
Engage in cross-functional collaboration throughout the entire software lifecycle
Lead in design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization
Define, create, and support reusable application and database components/patterns from a business and technology perspective
Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Java, 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 under minimal direction
Mentor other engineers
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Qualifications
Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, or Python including object-oriented design
Proven understanding of micro-services architecture and extensible REST APIs
Advanced understanding of DevOps Concepts and Cloud Architecture
Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
Experience with PostgreSQL database design, implementation, and administration
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
Knowledge of security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth
Knowledge of Kubernetes or willingness and ability …
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Tasks- Application design
- Build scalable, resilient distributed systems
- Code reviews
- Design sessions
- Engage in cross-functional collaboration
- Implementation
- Improve processes
- Lead design sessions and code reviews
- Lead in design sessions and code reviews
- Mentor other engineers
- Scope, design, and build scalable, resilient distributed systems
- Share best practices
- Share best practices and improve processes
Active Directory Algorithms APIs Application monitoring Applications AWS Azure Azure tools Azure tools and services C Cloud Architecture Container Orchestration Containers Continuous delivery CS Data Structures CS data structures and algorithms Data Structures Data structures and algorithms Design Patterns DevOps DevOps Concepts Docker GCP Infrastructure as Code Java Javascript Kubernetes Linux Microservices Monitoring OAUTH PostgreSQL Python REST REST APIs SAML Security protocols Software Development SQL Typescript
Experience4 years
Education Certifications