Staff Software Engineer - Underwriting Services Platform Team - Hybrid

Staff Software Engineer

At GEICO, we're transforming how insurance works—from the inside out. As a Staff Software Engineer on our Underwriting Services Team, you'll play a pivotal role in building and scaling the next generation of our underwriting platform across all lines of business. This is a high-impact role where your technical leadership will directly influence how millions of customers experience GEICO.

You'll help modernize tier-1 underwriting services, replace manual processes with AI-driven automation, and shape the evolution of a platform that must be highly available, secure, and built to scale. If you thrive in complex problem spaces, enjoy influencing architecture and strategy, and want to see your ideas move quickly into production—this role is for you.

What You'll Do

• Lead the design, development, and production rollout of enterprise-grade applications powering core underwriting capabilities
• Architect highly available, scalable, and secure systems that solve complex business and customer problems
• Own solutions end-to-end—from concept and design through deployment, optimization, and long-term evolution
• Drive architectural discussions, review designs and code, and elevate engineering standards across teams
• Mentor and grow junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning, craftsmanship, and accountability
• Partner closely with Product Managers and Underwriting Operations to deliver measurable business outcomes
• Influence technical direction and educate stakeholders at all levels, from engineers to senior leadership
• Champion best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization
• Lead modernization efforts, including migrating and transforming legacy systems
• Ensure solutions meet high standards for quality, performance, reliability, and usability

What You Bring

• Expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Go, or C++
• Proven ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong autonomy in solving complex problems, including diagnosing and resolving critical production issues
• Experience designing and building service-oriented architectures using REST, gRPC, or similar protocols
• Deep understanding of system architecture, design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance
• Extensive experience collaborating with senior engineers and technical leaders to shape engineering strategy
• Strong knowledge of Dev Ops, cloud architecture, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including native cloud services
• Practical experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Strong background in observability, monitoring, and performance analysis
• Solid foundation in computer science, including data structures and algorithms
• A proactive mindset toward identifying and mitigating security risks
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving, "startup-within-an-enterprise" environment

• 6+ years of professional software development experience with demonstrated impact in lead or principal-level roles
• 4+ years of experience driving architectural design and leading large-scale system initiatives
• 4+ years working with open-source frameworks
• 4+ years of hands-on cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar)

Nice to Have

• Experience building AI/ML-powered products, including conversational interfaces or applications leveraging LLMs

Why You'll Love Working Here

• Opportunity to shape mission-critical systems used at massive scale
• High ownership, high visibility, and real influence on technical direction
• A collaborative culture that values innovation, curiosity, and engineering excellence
• The chance to modernize legacy systems and build greenfield solutions with today's best tools and practices

Annual Salary: $ - $

The 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.

At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company:
Protecting customers through life's twists and turns with innovation and integrity.

Great Careers:
Personalized development programs, mentorship, and certification assistance.

Great Culture:
Inclusive and collaborative culture rooted in shared success.

Great Rewards:
Competitive pay, benefits, and flexibility to support your well-being and future.

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