Staff Software Engineer - Underwriting Services Platform Team - Hybrid

About the role

At GEICO, we're transforming how insurance works—from the inside out. As a Staff Software Engineer on our Underwriting Services Team, you'll play a pivotal role in building and scaling the next generation of our underwriting platform across all lines of business. This is a high-impact role where your technical leadership will directly influence how millions of customers experience GEICO.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and production rollout of enterprise-grade applications powering core underwriting capabilities
• 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

Requirements

• 6+ years of professional software development experience with demonstrated impact in lead or principal-level roles
• 4+ years of experience driving architectural design and leading large-scale system initiatives
• 4+ years of experience working with open-source frameworks
• 4+ years of hands-on cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar)
• Expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Go, or C++
• Proven ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong autonomy in solving complex problems, including diagnosing and resolving critical production issues
• Deep understanding of system architecture, design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance
• Extensive experience collaborating with senior engineers and technical leaders to shape engineering strategy
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including native cloud services
• Practical experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Solid foundation in computer science, including data structures and algorithms
• A proactive mindset toward identifying and mitigating security risks
• Experience building AI/ML-powered products, including conversational interfaces or applications leveraging LLMs

Qualifications

• Expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Go, or C++
• Proven ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
• Strong autonomy in solving complex problems, including diagnosing and resolving critical production issues
• Deep understanding of system architecture, design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance
• Extensive experience collaborating with senior engineers and technical leaders to shape engineering strategy
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including native cloud services
• Practical experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Solid foundation in computer science, including data structures and algorithms
• A proactive mindset toward identifying and mitigating security risks
• Experience building AI/ML-powered products, including conversational interfaces or applications leveraging LLMs

Benefits

• Annual Salary: $110,000.00 - $230,000.00
• Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family's overall well-being
• Market-competitive compensation
• A 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match
• Performance and recognition-based incentives
• Tuition assistance
• Additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance
• Workplace flexibility as well as the GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year

Pay

$110,000.00 - $230,000.00

Schedule

Full-time