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GEICO’s Cyber Security Engineering & Analytics (CSEA) team is seeking a Staff Software Engineer with strong enterprise-level software development expertise, with a particular emphasis on Python. Cybersecurity experience is a valuable plus but not a strict requirement.
This role is ideal for an engineer passionate about building scalable, enterprise-grade solutions that reduce risk, improve posture, and strengthen cyber hygiene across a dynamic environment. We are seeking a hands-on contributor who thrives in complex enterprise systems, can deliver high-quality code, and is eager to partner across engineering teams to drive automation, performance, and resilience.
What You’ll Do:
Build Enterprise-Grade Software: Develop and evolve scalable, production-ready systems in Python (and optionally Go) to enable security capabilities, automate telemetry, and strengthen detection pipelines.
Architect & Implement: Design robust, fault-tolerant systems and services focused on performance, reliability, and secure engineering practices.
Drive Technical Strategy: Partner with engineering leadership to define technical roadmaps that align with business outcomes and security objectives.
Mentor & Collaborate: Provide technical mentorship to peers, foster knowledge sharing, and champion a culture of engineering excellence.
Advance DevSecOps Practices: Integrate with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code tooling (Terraform, Ansible), and modern observability platforms (Grafana, Prometheus).
Leverage Open Source: Adopt and contribute to open-source frameworks, tools, and security libraries.
Enhance Posture Through Code: Apply software craftsmanship to identity, endpoint, cloud, and network domains to improve resilience and automate controls.
Champion Standards: Enforce best practices in coding quality, performance, testing, and documentation.
What You Bring:
Programming Mastery: Strong enterprise-level development experience with Python (primary requirement). Familiarity with Go or other modern languages is a plus.
Architecture & Systems Thinking: Proven experience in system design, data pipelines, distributed systems, and infrastructure at scale.
Cloud Proficiency: Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP; knowledge of native services and security tooling.
Cross-Platform Comfort: Proficiency developing for Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
CI/CD & IaC: Experience embedding solutions in pipelines (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.) and deploying infrastructure with Terraform or Ansible.
Security Familiarity (Preferred): Exposure to SIEMs, EDRs, vulnerability scanners, or other security components, tooling
Collaboration & Influence: Strong communication skills to partner with leadership, cross-functional stakeholders, and mentor team members.
Preferred Qualifications:
10+ years of professional software development experience (Python focus strongly preferred)
8+ years in engineering roles (security engineering or DevSecOps experience a plus)
6+ years working in cloud-native environments
4+ years building with or integrating open-source tools
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
Familiarity with machine learning or AI-based solutions is a plus
Experience working with audit/compliance teams is a bonus
Annual Salary
$115,000.00 - $230,000.00The 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.
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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.
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