Senior Staff Engineer - Frontend (REMOTE)

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. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose.

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Position Summary:

Geico is seeking an accomplished Senior Staff Engineer with expertise in building high-performance, scalable, and maintainable frontend applications, especially optimize and resolve performance issues in our commercial insurance tech platforms. As a key member of our engineering team, you will drive technical strategy and execution to enhance the platform's ability to meet growing business demands. Your passion for delivering exceptional user experiences, combined with your hands-on expertise in frontend technologies, makes you an ideal candidate for this role.

Position Description:

Our Senior Staff Engineer works with our Manager, Distinguished and Sr. Engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply your knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities.

The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of front-end and back-end technologies and will take a hands-on approach to drive improvements in system performance, scalability, and reliability. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions that enhance our platform’s ability to meet growing business demands.

• Familiarity with cloud security best practices and compliance standards
• Excellent leadership skills with a passion for mentoring and fostering professional growth
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational excellence
• Visionary thinker with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities
• Exceptional leadership and communication skills
• Proven track record of successfully leading and building software in large and complex organizations

Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and implement high-performance frontend applications using best-in-class tools and technologies (e.g., Angular, React, D3)
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and implement solutions that enhance our platform's ability to meet growing business demands
• Lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that drives innovation and improvement in system performance, scalability, and reliability
• Communicate effectively with external departments (e.g., PM, Marketing, Sales, Customer Services) regarding their expectations, new projects/features, technical challenges, and plan into future sprints
• Conduct design reviews, code reviews, and provide architect designs for major features

Qualifications:

We are looking for a candidate with the following qualifications:

Technical Skills:

• 8+ years of experience in frontend development with a focus on modern web technologies (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
• Strong knowledge of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and related technologies
• Experience with front-end build tools such as Webpack, Rollup, or Parcel
• Experience with popular backend technologies, such as micro-service, NodeJS/Python/Java
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL database
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, Selenium, Playwright etc

Leadership Experience:

• 5+ years of experience leading large-scale frontend projects or teams
• Proven track record of successfully managing cross-functional teams and prioritizing tasks to meet deadlines
• Experience with agile development methodologies (e.g., Scrum)

Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively with stakeholders at all levels
• Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational excellence
• Visionary thinker with the ability to anticipate future challenges and opportunities
• If you believe you have the skills and experience to excel in this role, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining why you are the ideal candidate for this position.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience

Annual Salary

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.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made 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.

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.