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Senior Staff Engineer – Legal Technology
| Company | Geico |
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| Location | Bethesda, MD, USA |
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| Salary | $115000 – $260000 |
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| Type | Full-Time |
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| Degrees | |
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| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Proven experience in a lead engineering role supporting legal, risk & compliance, regulatory or similar functions ideal
- Strong understanding of cloud computing technologies, concepts, security best practices, and compliance standards
- Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
- Fluency and Specialization in at least two modern languages such as GO, Java, Python and/or Spark, including object-oriented design
- Experience architecting and developing a mix of custom and third-party solutions to support strategic initiatives
- Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities, with a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving operational efficiency and automation
- Experience with legal or related technology domains is a plus (e.g., eDiscovery, document and knowledge management, legal workflow automation, AI with legal, CLM, eBilling & matter management, etc.)
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic direction and technical leadership in the continuous improvement and deployment of Legal systems aligned to GEICO’s needs and strategy
- Principal lead for architecture reviews involving core people technologies and mission-critical services
- Build and maintain a technical roadmap that aligns with the Legal Department’s stakeholder needs and wants
- Lead the full SDLC including technical research, requirements gathering, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance
- Present a vision and technology recommendations with clarity and simplicity to stakeholders having varying degrees of technology fluency
- Collaborate with cross-functional leaders, including the Legal Department, to maintain reliable and durable production systems and lead the technical direction of the Legal Technology organization
- Foster effective collaboration and mentor junior engineers ensuring associate growth and development
- Manage the technical aspects of vendor relationships and make technology adoption recommendations
- Actively contributes to open-source projects and other communities of practice within GEICO and the industry
- Evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to recommend strategic investments and enhancements in legal and related technologies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with legal or related technology domains is a plus (e.g., eDiscovery, document and knowledge management, legal workflow automation, AI with legal, CLM, eBilling & matter management, etc.)
