Senior Engineer, Applied AI

GEICO

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Work type
On-site
Location
Bethesda, MDPalo Alto, CARichardson, TXSeattle, WA
Salary
$100,000–$215,000 / yr
Posted
23 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $204k
This role $158k
$82k most similar roles pay here $264k

This role pays less than 76% of similar roles. Most pay $161,200–$246,150 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $158k versus about $204k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About GEICO

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is one of the largest auto insurers in the United States, offering affordable auto, home, renters, and other personal insurance products. Industry: Insurance

GEICO currently has 68 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $112,500–$230,000 across 68 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Senior Engineer, Applied AI

Senior Engineer - Applied AI joins the Unified Communication Service Engineering team to lead the development of cutting-edge products powered by large language models. This role involves identifying opportunities to automate business processes, designing and deploying agentic workflows, and building production-ready systems for document intelligence and decision support. The engineer will manage end-to-end systems, integrate knowledge graphs, and mentor others in AI and LLM design. Key technical requirements include proficiency in Python and modern frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and OpenAI or Anthropic APIs. Candidates must also possess skills in vector databases, retrieval-augmented generation, and distributed systems. The role focuses on transforming traditional communication touchpoints into a unified service model by leveraging generative AI to create seamless customer experiences for sales, service, and claims operations within the insurance industry.

What does a Engineer earn in California?

Median $208000 from 94 postings across 22 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Identify and prioritize business process automation opportunities using AI, intelligent workflows, and agent-based systems.
  • Architect, build, and deploy production-ready AI solutions for document intelligence, decision support, and automated workflows.
  • Design and implement agentic workflows that orchestrate tools, APIs, and reasoning steps to automate complex processes at scale.
  • Integrate knowledge graphs to enhance context retrieval and multi-step reasoning within AI systems.
  • Own the end-to-end lifecycle of production systems, ensuring high standards for scalability, security, and performance.
  • Mentor and coach other engineers on LLM technologies, agentic workflow design, and technical best practices.
  • Conduct rigorous experimentation to validate and improve AI models in production environments.
  • Establish engineering best practices for the monitoring, safety, and governance of production AI systems.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience.
  • 4+ years of professional software engineering or applied machine learning experience.
  • 1+ years of experience working with Generative AI or LLM-based systems in production.
  • Proficiency in Python and modern AI frameworks like LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, Hugging Face, and OpenAI/Anthropic APIs.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating production AI systems including agentic workflows and intelligent automation.
  • Strong understanding of RAG, vector databases, knowledge graph integration, and distributed systems fundamentals.
  • Proven ability to mentor engineers in AI, LLM, and agent-based system design.
  • Experience with Java ecosystems, regulated industries, or AI safety and governance (preferred).

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