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Distinguished Engineer – Private Cloud Platform Engineering

Palo Alto, CA, US💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$140,000🗓 2026-08-11 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the technical vision, architecture, and evolution of GEICO's next-generation private cloud platform to rival public cloud providers.

Role type

Distinguished Engineer (Private Cloud Platform Engineering)

Builds

Multi-region private cloud ecosystem, Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform, and software-defined networking/storage solutions.

Domain

Insurance industry, Cloud Infrastructure, Distributed Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

Kubernetes architecture, OpenStack operations, Ceph storage, Software Defined Networking, Go/Python/Rust/Java, Infrastructure-as-Code, Distributed Systems design, Technical Strategy, Mentorship

Preferred skills

Hyperscale cloud experience, Legacy virtualization migration, AI/ML infrastructure, Multi-petabyte scale operations, SRE practices, Zero Trust architecture

Technologies

OpenStack, Kubernetes, Ceph, EVPN/VXLAN, BGP, SmartNIC, Go, Python, Rust, Java

Responsibilities

Define long-term technical roadmap and architectural standards for private cloud; Architect large-scale IaaS platform and multi-region designs; Drive SDN and storage architecture innovations; Mentor senior engineering talent and lead technical decision-making forums.

Seniority

Distinguished Engineer, Strategy & Mentorship

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