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Senior Staff Engineer

GEICO

Location

Bethesda, MD, Richardson, TX

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/30/2026

Compensation

$120,000 - $260,000 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.7% approval-61% YoY
✓ Established sponsor

Job description

The Senior Staff Engineer role at GEICO focuses on enhancing incident management processes and tooling within the Technology Operations Center. This position requires a blend of technical expertise and leadership to improve the availability and reliability of critical applications and platforms. The engineer will work closely with various teams to drive automation and standardization in incident response. This role is crucial for ensuring high performance and low downtime across GEICO's services.

Requirements

  • Hands on proficiency in multiple programming languages including Go, Java, Python, and C#.
  • Experience with SQL and NoSQL technologies and cloud-native services.
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.
  • Strong understanding of observability, reliability engineering, and incident management practices.
  • 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

  • Own and evolve enterprise-critical platforms by designing and developing automation tools.
  • Act as a technical leader during high-severity incidents, guiding troubleshooting and decision-making.
  • Lead complex design and architecture reviews across multiple teams.
  • Mentor senior engineers and teams through technical leadership and operational coaching.
  • Develop and maintain incident response strategies and operational runbooks.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Government Employee Insurance Company Geico

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

35

FY2026

Approval rate

99.7%

FY2026

LCA certified

318

FY2026

Entry-level share

2.5%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

-61%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

+3%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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