Our Staff Engineering Manager is an engineering leader who works with the data engineering staff to innovate and build a high performing open-source solution that seamlessly integrates with our various applications within our ecosystem. A Staff Engineering Manager will lead the claims data strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. You will partner and work closely with the Enterprise Data Governance, Product, and Business teams to ensure that the platform supports the needs of our governance initiatives.

Position Responsibilities 

​​As an Engineering Manager, you will: 

• ​Identify and raise appropriate project risks, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable solutions or alternatives 
• ​Understand how requirements and design choices may impact systems across multiple areas 
• ​Report on your team’s progress for project and other key metrics, in addition to presenting detailed and implementable ideas for areas to further improve or influence product or project delivery 
• ​Initiate and support performance evaluation of team members 
• ​Cultivate a culture that motivates all levels of performers to higher levels of achievement  
• ​Identify where technical or analytical skill gaps put future team deliverables at risk and craft a plan to remediate, consistently challenge team members to share knowledge and learn new technologies 
• ​Proficiently execute difficult conversations on development and performance 
• ​Craft and deliver strategic and well-structured persuasive arguments to drive projects that drive process improvement, enhance cost leadership, and/or customer experience
• ​Manage up to leadership as well as give feedback when appropriate 
• ​Administer coaching plan(s) and Performance Improvement Plan(s) 
• ​Craft fully compliant quality documentation 
• ​Compliant negotiation and execution of warning administration and/or involuntary termination 
• ​Develop the team budget and be accountable for reporting on results achieved at regular intervals 
• ​Significantly contribute to the team planning process to include surfacing associate level proposals​ 
• Lead people, products, and process and be a thought leader to innovate how we transform into a data driven organization
• Strong relationship building to establish and foster great relationships with tech teams and business partners
• Able to work independently while functioning as part of a cohesive cross-functional management team

Qualifications 

• Strong understanding of data Ingestion, data transformation, data management, data quality, and data lineage concepts
• Working knowledge of object-oriented development, Gang of Four (GOF) Design Patterns, Microservices, Dependency Injection with IOC containers, and both frontend and backend unit testing
• Proven ability to concentrate and demonstrate a capacity for learning technical concepts and adapting to new technologies quickly
• Strong Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure etc.) platform knowledge
• Strong foundation in algorithms, data structures, and core computer science concepts
• Fluency with big data open source tools – Spark, iceburg, superset. Flink
• Experience in Data Engineering and modern warehousing technologies such as Snowflake
• Knowledge of Java, Python, .NET, SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle), Data Ingestion and streaming tooling such as Kafka, Spark, or similar technologies
• Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments
• Experience designing, building, optimizing, and scaling solutions using distributed computing
• Strong leadership experience leading, coaching, and developing teams and associates in software or data engineering or similar role
• Proven experience with CI/CD pipelines and build and release practices

 Experience 

• ​​6+ years coding experience
• 5+ years of development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment
• 5+ years of hands-on work experience supervising personnel in a technical environment
• 2+ years' experience with automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing

Education 

• ​​Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology or related field, or equivalent experience

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Annual Salary

$130,000.00 - $300,000.00

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.