Staff Software Engineer

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.

At GEICO Technology Solutions, we are on a journey to revolutionize the Insurtech space with our technology offerings in the Insurance market and provide excellent service with better efficiency to our Customers and Associates.

To achieve our vision and mission, we are focusing on transforming our existing tech to deliver products and capabilities that are marketplace ready and are agnostic of the Line of Business or the Channel utilized.
 

With this massive mission, we are looking to build a strong team of skilled and talented engineers for our Claims Technology team, with a passion for building high-performance, low-latency platforms, and applications.

If you are passionate about transforming Insurtech through scalable platforms and developer-focused integrations, this is a unique opportunity to join as a founding technical leader of the Claims Partnerships Platform team. As a Staff Engineer, you will shape the technical vision, drive platform strategy, and influence the broader GEICO ecosystem while mentoring and enabling engineers across teams.

Role Overview:
The Claims Partnerships Platform team is responsible for designing and building the next generation of infrastructure, tools, and APIs that enable seamless 3rd-party partner integrations with GEICO’s ecosystem. In this role, you will lead the technical strategy, define standards for platform scalability, security, and reliability, and partner closely with product, partnerships, and engineering domain teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

Responsibilities:

• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for the Claims Partnerships Platform, ensuring it scales for future business needs.

• Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of full-stack services, scalable APIs, SDKs, and developer tools that enable external partners to integrate efficiently with GEICO platforms.

• Influence cross-functional teams on platform design, best practices, and technical standards.

• Ensure the platform meets the highest standards of security, privacy, and compliance without compromising developer experience.

• Identify and solve complex system-level problems, optimizing for scalability, reliability, and performance.

• Mentor and guide engineers across teams, fostering technical excellence and a culture of collaboration.

• Drive strategic initiatives, including evaluating new technologies, designing innovative solutions, and addressing technical debt.

• Collaborate with product and business leaders to align platform capabilities with strategic business objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

• 8+ years of software engineering experience with proven full-stack expertise (e.g., Java [J2EE, Spring Boot], front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue).

• Hands-on experience designing and building distributed, scalable, and high-performance systems using microservices or SOA architectures.

• Deep expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and integrations with 3rd-party systems.

• Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimization and performance tuning.

• Experience with cloud platforms, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.

• Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design, with a track record of solving complex engineering challenges.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading the technical direction of platforms or tools for external developers or partners.

• Proven experience in defining and implementing authentication, authorization, and identity management strategies (OAuth, SAML, SSO).

• Familiarity with Azure networking, subscription management, and security zoning.

• Track record of delivering technical solutions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and influencing teams beyond immediate scope.

• Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and grow engineering talent w