GEICO is hiring a Sr. Staff Machine Learning Engineer for its AI organization, where the candidate will serve as a technical leader and architect for the company’s virtual assistant platform, enhancing productivity for over 30,000 internal associates and improving customer experience for millions of policyholders. The role involves setting the long-term technical vision and driving architecture for multi-tenant services that support LLM-based AI agents, including orchestration, interoperability protocols, skill ecosystems with marketplace capabilities, and guardrail frameworks for safe operation at scale. Key responsibilities include designing robust harnesses for reliable AI agent operations, establishing governance frameworks for safety and compliance, and collaborating cross-functionally to mentor engineers and elevate best practices. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software development, AI/ML platform design, and managing end-to-end SDLCs with a focus on LLM systems and multi-agent AI solutions. Preferred qualifications include hands-on expertise with cloud providers, open-source frameworks, and advanced context engineering techniques for large-scale deployment.
Define long-term technical strategy for AI agent platform including multi-agent orchestration and evaluation frameworks.
Architect enterprise skill ecosystem with versioning, security vetting, and usage analytics for internal marketplace.
Lead design of production-grade AI agent harnesses ensuring reliability in long-running workflows.
Own high-performance platform components for end-to-end agentic workflows and guardrail enforcement.
Establish governance frameworks for bounded autonomy, human-in-the-loop escalation, and RBAC/ABAC access controls.
What we're looking for
8+ years of professional software development experience with multiple languages.
6+ years designing and building AI/ML platforms using open-source/cloud-agnostic components.
5+ years managing end-to-end SDLCs including CI/CD, Kubernetes, testing, monitoring.
4+ years building training, fine-tuning, and inferencing systems for LLMs on GPU infrastructure.
Strong understanding of context engineering for large language models (LLMs).
Demonstrated experience leading technical initiatives and mentoring across teams.
Experience designing and operating multi-agent or agentic AI systems in production.
Market check
Salary context
This
$130,000–$300,000
range sits above
47%
of similar postings on FindRole.
Peer median band
$183,300–$261,850
Median floor and ceiling across peers.
Typical midpoint (25–75%)
$175,750–$246,150
Middle half of comparable postings.
Based on 240 comparable postings.*
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Employer
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
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$110,000–$230,000
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