Senior Staff Engineer, AI-Driven Underwriting

Government Employees Insurance Company; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Career development

Mentorship and leadership

AI-driven platform work

Benefits

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead large-scale underwriting platforms and AI-enabled systems. You will design, build, and scale production systems, and collaborate with underwriting, product, and operations to drive cloud-native architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, and champion observability, security, and performance while advancing GEICO's transformation into a modern technology company with measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including senior‑level technical leadership.
• 8+ years leading architecture and large‑scale system initiatives.
• 4+ years building and operating systems in public cloud environments.
• 3+ years working on AI/ML‑driven products or platforms.
• Experience contributing to or leveraging open‑source frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of large‑scale, production‑ready underwriting platforms, including AI and LLM‑powered capabilities.
• Architect highly available, secure, and scalable services that support enterprise‑level workloads.
• Drive end‑to‑end ownership of systems—from concept and architecture through production and long‑term evolution.
• Provide technical leadership across multiple teams, influencing architecture, design patterns, and engineering standards.
• Mentor and grow senior and mid‑level engineers, setting a high bar for engineering excellence.
• Partner closely with Product, Operations, and Engineering Leadership to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Modernize legacy systems through cloud migration, automation, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Champion best practices in observability, performance, reliability, and security.
• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Go

C++

Distributed systems

REST/gRPC

Cloud platforms

CI/CD

AI/ML

Leadership

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

LLMs

Prompts

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Senior Staff Engineer to lead large-scale underwriting platforms and AI-enabled systems. You will design, build, and scale production systems, and collaborate with underwriting, product, and operations to drive cloud-native architecture across AWS, Azure, and GCP.

You will mentor engineers, set engineering standards, and champion observability, security, and performance while advancing GEICO's transformation into a modern technology company with measurable business impact.