Sr Staff Engineer - Applied AI

GEICO

Actively hiring

Remote (Md Bethesda Office, US) Posted 122 days ago $130,000–$260,000 / year

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At a glance

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TL;DR

GEICO is hiring a Senior Staff Engineer in Applied AI for a self-directed role focusing on architecting and leading complex, cross-functional initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes. This senior individual contributor will design scalable AI systems, mentor mid-level engineers, and set technical standards across multiple teams. Key responsibilities include specifying architectures for AI/ML capabilities, building advanced Generative AI solutions, and ensuring compliance with security and regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate has deep expertise in Python, modern AI frameworks like LangChain and Hugging Face, and experience with production RAG systems. They should also be proficient in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and have a track record of influencing technical direction across teams while fostering innovation and engineering excellence within the organization.

Skills

Python LangChain HuggingFace OpenAI Kubernetes Docker CI/CD MLOps Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Elasticsearch Terraform AWS Azure GoogleCloud GitLab GitHub Jenkins Ansible Kafka RabbitMQ MongoDB Cassandra ApacheSpark TensorFlow PyTorch Scikit-learn Flask Django FastAPI GraphQL RESTfulAPIs

What you'll do

Provide technical architecture for complex AI initiatives with visibility at the tech VP level.
Architect advanced Generative AI solutions spanning multiple business domains.
Design and implement sophisticated agentic workflows to automate enterprise processes.
Establish and drive adoption of engineering best practices for responsible AI deployment.
Mentor mid-level engineers in developing advanced AI capabilities and leadership skills.
Influence technical direction across teams by articulating clear vision and building consensus.

What we're looking for

Proven track record in architecting and delivering complex AI/ML systems with measurable business impact.
Deep hands-on expertise with Python and modern AI frameworks including LangChain, Hugging Face, and OpenAI APIs.
Experience building and deploying production RAG systems, including document ingestion and vector search.
Strong understanding of agent architectures, workflow orchestration, and Model Context Protocol for interoperable AI systems.
Ability to influence technical direction across multiple teams and build consensus among engineering leaders.
Track record of mentoring engineers at various levels in developing advanced AI capabilities.
Expertise in distributed systems, microservices architecture, and reliability engineering for scalable production systems.

Market check

Salary context

This $130,000–$260,000 range sits above 38% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$170,000–$259,375

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$163,871–$246,150

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 240 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

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 128 open roles on FindRole.

GEICO

Wa Remote Zone 1, US 10 days ago $120,000–$260,000

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