Summary:
As a Sr. Staff Engineer, you’ll lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap for our Payments Platform, driving innovation, improving systems, and solving critical challenges. You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and establish high standards for technical decision-making and team performance.
Responsibilities:
• Design and develop a secure, resilient, and compliant Payments Platform.
• Provide mentorship and foster a culture of learning and engineering excellence.
• Set high standards for code, design documentation, and technical decision-making.
• Establish practices for a high-performing engineering organization.
• Stay ahead of industry trends and recommend new technologies.
• Resolve service disruptions and implement prevention/self-healing mechanisms.
• Influence and educate stakeholders at all levels.
Qualifications:
• Extensive hands-on experience in designing and implementing payments & Fintech systems.
• Proven ability to architect platforms with resiliency, observability, and continuous delivery.
• Expertise in modern programming languages (e.g., Go, Java, Python, C#) and system design.
• Proficiency in API design, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native tooling.
• Strong leadership, problem-solving, and collaboration skills across distributed teams.
• Preferred experience in finance and payment platforms.
• Track record of delivering large-scale platform initiatives with effective collaboration and ownership.
Experience:
• 12+ years in software development, including Go or Java frameworks.
• 10+ years in architecture and system design.
• 8+ years with cloud-native systems and CNCF frameworks.
Education:
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.
Annual Salary
$115,000.00 - $260,000.00The 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.
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:
*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.
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