Staff Software Engineer, Underwriting Services Platform Team
GEICO
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This role pays less than 63% of similar roles. Most pay $167,500–$244,687 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $185k versus about $206k for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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 73 open roles on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs $115,000–$230,000 across 70 roles with salary data.
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The Senior Staff Software Engineer - AI & Underwriting Platforms joins the team to lead the design and delivery of large-scale, production-ready underwriting platforms. This role involves architecting highly available, secure, and scalable services that support enterprise-level workloads while modernizing legacy systems through cloud migration and automation. The engineer will build AI-enabled systems, including LLM-powered capabilities and RAG-based approaches, to eliminate manual processes and improve decision-making across business lines. Required technical expertise includes proficiency in Java, Go, or C++, and experience with distributed systems, REST, and gRPC. Candidates must demonstrate skills in cloud-native architecture on AWS, Azure, or GCP, alongside DevOps, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code. The work focuses on transforming traditional IT into a modern technology company by solving complex underwriting problems.
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