Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering - Applied AI

Government Employees Insurance Company; East Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering - Applied AI to lead a foundational platform team. This role shapes strategy, architecture, and execution of core systems powering AI experiences across customer and agent journeys.

You will build and scale platform capabilities, foster engineering excellence, and collaborate with product, domain, and business leaders to deliver secure, reusable AI services enterprise-wide.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience with distributed systems.
• 5+ years in engineering management leading high-performing teams.
• Strong background in platform engineering, APIs, orchestration, and SOA.
• Experience leading Applied AI or workflow automation in production.
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional strategy and execution.
• Excellent communication, judgment, and people leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow engineering teams for Applied AI platform capabilities.
• Define and drive technical strategy for foundational AI platforms.
• Partner with product and business leaders to translate needs into platform solutions.
• Oversee secure, resilient, and extensible systems for AI experiences.
• Establish engineering standards across architecture, quality, observability, and operations.
• Foster a culture of excellence, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Balance near-term execution with long-term platform vision.

Skills

Distributed systems

Engineering management

Platform engineering

APIs

Orchestration

SOA

Applied AI

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

People leadership

Tools

APIs

Orchestration

Distributed systems

Job description

Why Join GEICO?

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States. When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to work here. That's why we offer the GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards, and Great Careers.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Manager, Staff Software Engineering - Applied AI to lead a foundational platform team. This leader will shape the strategy, architecture, and execution of the core systems that power AI experiences across customer and internal agent journeys. This is a high-impact role for an engineering leader who combines deep technical judgment, strong organizational leadership, and a track record of building scalable platforms. You will be responsible for developing the teams and platform capabilities that enable secure, reliable, and reusable AI experiences across the enterprise.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams responsible for critical Applied AI platform capabilities
• Define and drive the technical strategy for foundational AI platforms, including shared services, orchestration, reusable skills, and agentic workflows
• Partner closely with product, architecture, domain, and business leaders to translate complex business needs into scalable platform solutions
• Oversee the design and delivery of secure, resilient, and extensible systems that support AI experiences across channels
• Establish strong engineering standards across architecture, development, quality, observability, and operations
• Build a culture of technical excellence, ownership, continuous improvement, and strong cross-functional collaboration
• Balance near-term execution with long-term platform vision and organizational scale

Qualifications

• 12+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience building distributed systems and platform capabilities at scale
• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading high-performing teams
• Strong technical background in platform engineering, APIs, orchestration systems, and service-oriented architectures
• Experience leading Applied AI, intelligent systems, conversational AI, or workflow automation initiatives in production environments
• Proven ability to influence cross-functional strategy and drive execution across complex organizations
• Excellent communication skills, sound technical judgment, and strong people leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large language model applications, agent frameworks, AI orchestration, evaluation, or governance
• Experience building platforms that support customer-facing or internal assistant experiences
• Track record of building reusable platforms that create leverage across multiple teams and product areas
• Demonstrated success hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering talent

Annual Salary $150,000.00 - $300,000.00. 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.

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.

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.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled. GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive on relentless innovation to exceed our customers' expectations while making a real impact on local communities nationwide. Founded in 1936, GEICO is a member of the Berkshire Hathaway family of companies and one of the largest auto insurers in the United States.

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