Staff Engineer: AI‑Driven Cloud‑Native Java Systems

GEICO Norwalk; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 115,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

GEICO is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape multi-channel communications infrastructure across letters, email, SMS, and more. This senior, hands-on contributor will lead with deep Java and cloud-native expertise, mentor teammates, and apply AI-assisted development practices to deliver scalable, compliant systems that elevate customer experiences.

You will partner with engineering, product, UX, and business stakeholders to design, build, and scale platforms that automate communications, generate

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with 2+ years in technical leadership.
• Deep expertise in Java (17+) and Spring Boot 3.x.
• Proficient with AI-assisted software development and AI coding assistants.
• Experience guiding teams in adopting AI coding assistants.
• Proven track record building scalable, secure production systems.
• Expert knowledge of microservices and cloud-native architecture.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and web applications.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical architecture and leadership within the team and across projects.
• Architect, build, and deploy cloud systems with high scalability and security.
• Lead design of event-driven workflows and integration across services.
• Build RESTful APIs and microservices with reliability and observability.
• Mentor engineers and promote best practices for AI-assisted development.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, operations, and business partners to deliver measurable outcomes.
• Drive innovation with modern Java and cloud-native patterns while maintaining production excellence.

Skills

Java 17+

Spring Boot

AI-assisted dev

Cloud platforms

Microservices

Distributed systems

RESTful APIs

Frontend basics

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

GitHub Copilot

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AI coding assistants

Job description

GEICO is seeking a Staff Engineer to shape multi-channel communications infrastructure across letters, email, SMS, and more. This senior, hands-on contributor will lead with deep Java and cloud-native expertise, mentor teammates, and apply AI-assisted development practices to deliver scalable, compliant systems that elevate customer experiences.

You will partner with engineering, product, UX, and business stakeholders to design, build, and scale platforms that automate communications, generate