Lead the design, development, and production rollout of enterprise‑grade applications powering core underwriting capabilities
Architect highly available, scalable, and secure systems that solve complex business and customer problems
Own solutions end‑to‑end—from concept and design through deployment, optimization, and long‑term evolution
Drive architectural discussions, review designs and code, and elevate engineering standards across teams
Mentor and grow junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning, craftsmanship, and accountability
Partner closely with Product Managers and Underwriting Operations to deliver measurable business outcomes
Influence technical direction and educate stakeholders at all levels, from engineers to senior leadership
Champion best practices, innovation, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization
Lead modernization efforts, including migrating and transforming legacy systems
Ensure solutions meet high standards for quality, performance, reliability, and usability

Requirements

6+ years of professional software development experience with demonstrated impact in lead or principal‑level roles
4+ years of experience driving architectural design and leading large‑scale system initiatives
4+ years working with open‑source frameworks
4+ years of hands‑on cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP, or similar)
Expertise in at least one modern programming language such as Java, Go, or C++
Proven ability to clearly communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non‑technical audiences
Strong autonomy in solving complex problems, including diagnosing and resolving critical production issues
Experience designing and building service‑oriented architectures using REST, gRPC, or similar protocols
Deep understanding of system architecture, design patterns, scalability, reliability, and performance
Extensive experience collaborating with senior engineers and technical leaders to shape engineering strategy
Strong knowledge of DevOps, cloud architecture, CI/CD, and infrastructure as code
Hands‑on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, including native cloud services
Practical experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Strong background in observability, monitoring, and performance analysis
Solid foundation in computer science, including data structures and algorithms
A proactive mindset toward identifying and mitigating security risks
Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, evolving, “startup‑within‑an‑enterprise” environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards program that offers personalized coverage tailor-made for you and your family’s overall well-being.
Financial benefits including market-competitive compensation; a 401K savings plan vested from day one that offers a 6% match; performance and recognition-based incentives; and tuition assistance.
Access to additional benefits like mental healthcare as well as fertility and adoption assistance.
Supports flexibility- We provide workplace flexibility as well as our GEICO Flex program, which offers the ability to work from anywhere in the US for up to four weeks per year.

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Hard Skills & Tools

software developmentarchitectural designcloud experienceJavaGoC++service-oriented architectureRESTgRPCDevOps

Soft Skills

communicationproblem-solvingmentoringcollaborationautonomyleadershipinnovationaccountabilityadaptabilityproactive mindset