Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. GEICO is a leading insurance company that offers quality coverage to millions of customers. The Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering will oversee engineering teams, manage software implementations, and ensure performance expectations are met while fostering an inclusive culture.
Responsibilities
- Interview and/or approve job applicants for employment
- Conduct and/or review associate performance appraisals
- Initiate or approve salary adjustments, performance ratings, and other personnel changes
- Counsel associates and take disciplinary action or terminate the employment of associates as appropriate
- Manage the activities of engineers and engineer teams in the establishment and implementation of new or revised systems and programs
- Responsible for software implementations ensuring accuracy and completeness and approving them for implementation
- Monitor and analyze functional and non-functional requirements in accordance with regulatory and operating requirements
- Conduct research to understand diverse perspectives from business, project management, design, and other areas to assess likely reactions to new initiatives or products and forecast their potential
- Manage the investigation of interruptions to functional areas of existing systems
- Assist engineers and others in diagnosing cause of problems
- Manage remedy actions
- Analyze the impact of new hardware and software on existing systems
- Train, mentor and provide developmental opportunities for engineers to assure performance expectations are met
- Periodically review existing systems for possible program or systems improvement or enhancements
- Assist in the preparation of all required management reports
- Prepare department business plans, staffing projections and budgets
- Requisition supplies and materials necessary for efficient operation
- Review plans and budgets periodically to achieve cost reduction where possible
- May require pre-hire technical screen
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field of study
- Ten (10) years of experience as a Software Engineer, or related occupation
- Ten (10) years of experience with: Software development lifecycle best practices
- Five (5) years of experience with: Development in a large-scale, mission-critical environment; and Supervising personnel in a technical environment
- Two (2) years of experience with: Automated testing including Unit, Integration, and End-to-End functional testing
Benefits
- 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.
Company Overview
GEICO, Government Employees Insurance Company, has been providing affordable auto insurance since 1936. It is a sub-organization of Berkshire Hathaway. It was founded in 1936, and is headquartered in Chase, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is http://www.geico.com.Company H1B Sponsorship
GEICO has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 128 in 2025, 277 in 2024, 338 in 2023, 212 in 2022, 148 in 2021, 205 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.