Software Engineer II

Role Overview

• 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 design sessions and code reviews with peers to elevate the quality of engineering across the organization.
• Define, create, and support reusable application components/patterns from a business and technology perspective.
• Utilize programming languages like JavaScript, 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 under minimal direction.
• Utilizes developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication) to perform advanced-level Mobile/Web/UI design, implementation, and maintenance activities under minimal direction.
• Mentor other engineers.
• Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams.

Requirements

• Strong UI/UX and prototype design knowledge and experience
• Experience with Content Management, including implementation solution design and processing rule set
• Fluency with HTML5, React, Redux, JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS, JSON, RESTful Web Services, NodeJS, Cassandra and Event Driven Architectures
• Strong Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure, etc.) platform knowledge
• Familiar with Project Management and work item management tools such as Azure DevOps, JIRA
• Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
• Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
• Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
• In-depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
• Experience solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
• Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)
• Fluency and Specialization with modern languages such as Java, Python including object-oriented design
• Experience with Micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
• Experience with AI/ML and data driven integration with backend
• Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
• Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and Azure DevOps Operational Framework
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Experience in security protocols and products: Understanding of Active Directory, Windows Authentication, SAML, OAuth.
• 4+ years of professional software development experience within Web frameworks/SDKs/languages.
• 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.

Tech Stack

• AWS
• Azure
• Cassandra
• Cloud
• Distributed Systems
• Docker
• Google Cloud Platform
• Java
• JavaScript
• Kubernetes
• Node.js
• Python
• React
• Redux
• SDLC
• TypeScript

Benefits

• 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.