Senior Staff Engineer

Senior Staff Software Engineer – GEICO Design, build, and scale the Substantiation Platform—systems that validate and reconcile financial data across enterprise sources, supporting controls, compliance, and auditability at high volume. Work with Finance, Compliance, Product, the Financial Data Warehouse, and ERP-aligned teams to deliver reliable reconciliation services, clear data lineage, and integrate source systems with financial reporting and GL-related ERP workflows. Locations Bethesda, MD Washington, DC Falls Church, VA Seattle, WA Responsibilities Provide technical and architectural leadership for substantiation and reconciliation services, APIs, and related data paths. Build scalable, secure, highly available software for matching, exceptions, and financial controls. Drive modernization initiatives—including evolution away from legacy reconciliation and financial systems. Own solutions end‑to‑end—design through production—including quality, reliability, performance, and observability. Align with Product, Finance, Compliance, and Treasury on requirements and operational outcomes. Mentor engineers and foster a culture of continuous learning; influence leadership at multiple levels through clear articulation of tradeoffs and roadmaps. Qualifications Fluency and specialization with at least one modern language such as Java, C#, or Go. Microservices/SOA, REST and gRPC (or comparable APIs), solid SQL and relational design at scale. Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), CI/CD, containers, IaC, and production DevOps/observability practices. Proven architecture and design for distributed, data‑heavy systems; strong production troubleshooting. Excellent communication with technical and non‑technical partners; Agile delivery experience. Expertise in complex problem‑solving autonomy, including troubleshooting critical production issues and devising creative, scalable technical solutions under pressure. Experience 10+ years software development with staff/principal-level impact. 8+ years leading architecture and large initiatives with cross‑functional technical leadership. 6+ years cloud-native / distributed systems in production. 5+ years high‑volume data, reconciliation, or financial/payments/ledger‑adjacent systems. 4+ years major cloud platform. Preferred Kafka / Snowflake / Airflow; Python/PySpark/Snowpark a plus. Education Bachelor’s or Master’s in CS, Engineering, or related field—or equivalent experience. Location (hybrid) Hybrid work model expected where applicable. Salary $120,000.00 - $260,000.00 (Annual) Benefits Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailored 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. GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr