Staff Engineer (.Net/Java)

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. 

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. 

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

Overview 

We are seeking an exceptional Staff Engineer whose technical leadership will span all product lines and systems across GEICO’s Specialty Lines of Business (LOB)—including Boat, Umbrella, ATV, UTV, Snowmobile, Golf Cart, Motorcycle, and RV. This leader will shape the next-generation architecture for Specialty, guide engineering managers and development teams, and drive operational excellence to support GEICO’s long-term growth. 

A key initial focus will be the new GEICO Boat product, a high-visibility initiative aimed at making GEICO a top boat insurer in the U.S. and delivering a best-in-class digital experience across quoting, billing, service, and claims. 

This is a high-impact, cross-organizational role for a systems thinker who wants to influence the entire Specialty ecosystem. 

What You’ll Do 

Your leadership will reduce production issues, strengthen operational readiness, and elevate day-to-day engineering quality across all teams. 

• Define and evolve the technical architecture for Specialty LOB systems, ensuring consistency, scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability. 

• Provide strong technical guidance across multiple engineering teams and engineering managers. 

• Identify systemic gaps, propose modernization or simplification strategies, and drive code and architectural reuse across products. 

• Establish engineering standards, patterns, documentation expectations, and best practices used LOB-wide. 

• Set strategic direction for Operational Excellence 

• Passionate about clean code, automated testing, and maintainable systems 

• Mentor engineers and elevate technical excellence 

Who You Are 

• A Strategic Systems Architect – you are experienced in architecting distributed systems, service-oriented platforms, or large-scale insurance/financial systems.  

• A Hands-On Technical Leader – you are able to dive deep into code, design reviews, and production issues while guiding long-term architectural vision. You are effective at influencing without authority and aligning diverse teams and stakeholders. 

• A Multiplier Across Teams – you are a strong mentor for engineers and engineering managers. You are adept at identifying gaps, proposing solutions, and scaling best practices. You can communicate complex technical concepts with clarity and precision. 

Qualifications 

• Fluency and Specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, C++, Python or C# including object-oriented design 

• Experience in building products using micro-services-oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs 

• Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems 

• Experience with continuous delivery and infrast