Head of Applied AI Platform Engineering

GEICO; Palo Alto, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering - Applied AI to lead foundational platform teams powering AI experiences across customer and internal journeys.

The role defines technical strategy for AI platforms, collaborates with product and business leaders, and drives secure, reliable, and reusable systems at scale.

Applicants should have a track record of building distributed, service-oriented platforms and leading high-performing engineering organizations.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in engineering management leading teams.
• Strong background in platform engineering, APIs, orchestration, and SOA.
• Experience with Applied AI or workflow automation in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow engineering teams for applied AI platform capabilities.
• Define technical strategy for foundational AI platforms, services, and orchestration.
• Partner with product, architecture, domain, and business leaders to translate needs into scalable solutions.
• Oversee secure, resilient, and extensible systems powering AI experiences across channels.

Skills

Software leadership

Engineering leadership

Platform engineering

APIs & orchestration

Cross-functional leadership

Communication skills

Job description

GEICO in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering - Applied AI to lead foundational platform teams powering AI experiences across customer and internal journeys.

The role defines technical strategy for AI platforms, collaborates with product and business leaders, and drives secure, reliable, and reusable systems at scale.

Applicants should have a track record of building distributed, service-oriented platforms and leading high-performing engineering organizations.