GEICO is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Staff Software Engineer to join our Testing Tools and Frameworks team. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of building and maintaining testing frameworks, libraries and tools, test run times, reporting and analytics, and making testing accessible and intuitive for engineers across Geico.

The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in the internals of test frameworks such as Pytest, Playwright, TestNG, and knows how to build and extend test frameworks capabilities and knows the challenges and effective strategies for rolling out common test frameworks across hundreds of engineers.

Position Responsibilities

· Partner with business and engineering to understand testing complexity and translate the testing needs to appropriate testing capabilities exposed by tools, frameworks, libraries.

· Have a deep technical understanding of test frameworks and when appropriate, develop extensions, plugins, fixtures, and other similar layers to improve the Test Framework capabilities

· Prototype new test vectors, approaches, tools, or methods.

· Bridge the gaps between teams and their services by building new libraries

· Building new tools such as Excel Addons, Data sanitation services, CLIs, and anything else that could be useful to solve a particular challenge.

· Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and innovation.

· Stay updated with the latest industry trends and technologies to ensure our continuous delivery processes remain cutting-edge.

Qualifications

· Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.

· 8+ years of experience in software testing, performance/load testing.

· Deep familiarity with test framework internals or advanced topics in Pytest, Playwright, TestNG.

· Proficiency in at least one programming language such as Go, Node, Java, Python.

· Strong proficiency in Linux system administration and shell scripting.

· Experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration.

· (highly desirable) Experience developing large scale performance test rigs for K6.

Education

· Bachelor's degree or master's degree in information technology or related field, or equivalent experience

 

Annual Salary

$105,000.00 - $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.

 

Benefits:

As an Associate, you’ll enjoy our Total Rewards Program* to help secure your financial future and preserve your health and well-being, including:

• Premier Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with no waiting period**
• Paid Vacation, Sick and Parental Leave
• 401(k) Plan
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Training and Licensures

*Benefits may be different by location.  Benefit eligibility requirements vary and may include length of service.

**Coverage begins on the date of hire. Must enroll in New Hire Benefits within 30 days of the date of hire for coverage to take effect.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.