Staff Software Engineer — AI-Driven Underwriting

Embedded Shishya; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Mentorship opportunities

Flexible working options

Job summary

GEICO is transforming how insurance works—from the inside out. As a Staff Software Engineer on our Underwriting Services Team, you’ll lead the design, development, and production rollout of enterprise underwriting capabilities.

You’ll architect scalable, secure systems and drive modernization of tier-1 services with AI‑driven automation. You’ll mentor engineers, partner with Product Managers and Operations, and influence architectural decisions across teams while delivering measurable business

Qualifications

• Expert in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Go, or C#.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.
• Experience designing and building service-oriented architectures using REST, gRPC, or similar protocols.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and production rollout of enterprise‑grade applications powering core underwriting capabilities.
• Architect highly available, scalable, and secure systems that solve complex business and customer problems.
• Own solutions end‑to‑end—from concept and design through deployment, optimization, and long‑term evolution.
• Drive architectural discussions, review designs and code, and elevate engineering standards across teams.
• Mentor and grow junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning, craftsmanship, and accountability.
• Partner closely with Product Managers and Underwriting Operations to deliver measurable business outcomes.
• Influence technical direction and educate stakeholders at all levels, from engineers to senior leadership.
• Champion best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization.
• Lead modernization efforts, including migrating and transforming legacy systems.
• Ensure solutions meet high standards for quality, performance, reliability, and usability.

Skills

Java

Go

C#

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

GEICO is transforming how insurance works—from the inside out. As a Staff Software Engineer on our Underwriting Services Team, you’ll lead the design, development, and production rollout of enterprise underwriting capabilities.

You’ll architect scalable, secure systems and drive modernization of tier-1 services with AI‑driven automation. You’ll mentor engineers, partner with Product Managers and Operations, and influence architectural decisions across teams while delivering measurable business