Lead Backend Engineer, Billing Platform

GEICO; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer for the Billing Platform in a hybrid role based in Palo Alto. You will design, build, and scale core billing components—engine, invoicing, collections, payment processing, CRM integration, and analytics—to deliver reliable, high-performance services.

You will mentor engineers, partner with product and design, and drive architectural decisions that improve scalability and efficiency across the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CS or related field.
• Strong background in large-scale distributed systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee high- and low-level designs of billing subsystems.
• Ensure quality, reliability, usability, and performance of solutions.
• Provide strategic design oversight for multiple billing teams.
• Lead design and development of scalable, maintainable software systems.
• Identify technical risks and craft efficient mitigations.
• Collaborate with product management and design for delivery.
• Mentor engineers and promote continuous learning.

Skills

Java

Kotlin

Golang

SQL

NoSQL

Kafka

Spark

Airflow

DevOps

Cloud computing

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in CS or related

Tools

Jenkins

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Lead Backend Software Engineer for the Billing Platform in a hybrid role based in Palo Alto. You will design, build, and scale core billing components—engine, invoicing, collections, payment processing, CRM integration, and analytics—to deliver reliable, high-performance services.

You will mentor engineers, partner with product and design, and drive architectural decisions that improve scalability and efficiency across the platform.