GEICO
Staff Software Engineer (Backend) - Billing Platform *HYBRID*
Palo Alto, CA, USA · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$110k-$230kDetected 11 hours ago
JavaGoKotlinSQLNoSQLDevOpsKafkaSparkAirflowCRMFinancial AnalysisTest AutomationCommunicationCollaborationMentoringFinancial Reporting
About the role
- Our billing platform functions as the backbone for managing financial transactions and customer interactions, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction while supporting strategic growth and ensuring compliance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of complex software systems, ensuring they are scalable, maintainable, and meet high-quality standards. This includes evaluating code quality and collaborating with stakeholders to understand and implement project requirements
- Identify and prioritize technical challenges that may pose risks to business. Develop solutions to address these issues efficiently, ensuring smooth product development
- Work closely with various departments, including product management and design, to ensure cohesive and successful project delivery. Facilitate effective communication and collaboration across teams to achieve common goals
- Skilled in collaborating across engineering teams and other functions to build alignment, drive decision-making, and communicate transparently
Requirements
- 8 + years of professional, hands-on software development experience
- Strong experience in architecting and designing large-scale, complex systems
- Experience with a wide range of technologies, including SQL and NoSQL databases, Kafka, Spark, Airflow, or their equivalents
- Proficient in using cloud computing tools throughout the software development lifecycle, with deep expertise in DevOps, observability, telemetry, and test automation
- We are looking for someone who meets the minimum requirements to be considered for the role.
Nice to have
- Experience in the financial technology sector, with a focus on billing, payments, subscription management, and financial reporting
- Proven track record in designing and implementing workflow engines
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience
Compensation
- $110,000.00 - $230,000.00 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.
- Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.
Benefits
- Provide strategic guidance and oversight for multiple billing teams, ensuring alignment with the Platform's technical vision and business objectives
- Mentor and guide engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- The preferred qualifications are a bonus, not a requirement.
- Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.
- 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.
Company info
- Protecting customers through life's twists and turns with innovation and integrity.
- Great Careers: Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.
- Great Culture: Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.
- Great Rewards: Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.
- 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.
- Why Join GEICO?
- At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities.
- Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most.
This listing is sourced directly from GEICO's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.