Senior Staff Engineer — AI‑Driven Underwriting Platforms

GEICO; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to design and scale the next generation of underwriting platforms powered by AI. You will lead architectural decisions, build cloud-native services, and mentor a team of engineers across multiple disciplines.

You will collaborate with product and operations leaders to deliver measurable business outcomes, modernize legacy systems through cloud migration, and champion observability, security, and reliability in a fast-moving, enterprise environment.

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.

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

Cloud-native

DevOps/CI/CD

Observability

AI/ML integration

Open source experience

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

GEICO seeks a Senior Staff Engineer to design and scale the next generation of underwriting platforms powered by AI. You will lead architectural decisions, build cloud-native services, and mentor a team of engineers across multiple disciplines.

You will collaborate with product and operations leaders to deliver measurable business outcomes, modernize legacy systems through cloud migration, and champion observability, security, and reliability in a fast-moving, enterprise environment.