GEICO

Staff Software Engineer

Palo Alto, CA Full time

At GEICO, we offer a rewarding career where your ambitions are met with endless possibilities. 

Every day we honor our iconic brand by offering quality coverage to millions of customers and being there when they need us most. We thrive through relentless innovation to exceed our customers’ expectations while making a real impact for our company through our shared purpose. 

When you join our company, we want you to feel valued, supported and proud to work here. That’s why we offer The GEICO Pledge: Great Company, Great Culture, Great Rewards and Great Careers.

At GEICO Technology Solutions, we are on a journey to revolutionize the Insurtech space with our technology offerings in the Insurance market and provide excellent service with better efficiency to our Customers and Associates.

To achieve our vision and mission, we are focusing on transforming our existing tech to deliver products and capabilities that are marketplace ready and are agnostic of the Line of Business or the Channel utilized.
 

With this massive mission, we are looking to build a strong team of skilled and talented engineers for our Claims Technology team, with a passion for building high-performance, low-latency platforms, and applications.

If you are passionate about transforming Insurtech through scalable platforms and developer-focused integrations, this is a unique opportunity to join as a founding technical leader of the Claims Partnerships Platform team. As a Staff Engineer, you will shape the technical vision, drive platform strategy, and influence the broader GEICO ecosystem while mentoring and enabling engineers across teams.

Role Overview:
The Claims Partnerships Platform team is responsible for designing and building the next generation of infrastructure, tools, and APIs that enable seamless 3rd-party partner integrations with GEICO’s ecosystem. In this role, you will lead the technical strategy, define standards for platform scalability, security, and reliability, and partner closely with product, partnerships, and engineering domain teams to deliver high-impact solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Define and drive the technical vision and architecture for the Claims Partnerships Platform, ensuring it scales for future business needs.

  • Lead the design, implementation, and delivery of full-stack services, scalable APIs, SDKs, and developer tools that enable external partners to integrate efficiently with GEICO platforms.

  • Influence cross-functional teams on platform design, best practices, and technical standards.

  • Ensure the platform meets the highest standards of security, privacy, and compliance without compromising developer experience.

  • Identify and solve complex system-level problems, optimizing for scalability, reliability, and performance.

  • Mentor and guide engineers across teams, fostering technical excellence and a culture of collaboration.

  • Drive strategic initiatives, including evaluating new technologies, designing innovative solutions, and addressing technical debt.

  • Collaborate with product and business leaders to align platform capabilities with strategic business objectives.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • BS/MS in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

  • 8+ years of software engineering experience with proven full-stack expertise (e.g., Java [J2EE, Spring Boot], front-end frameworks like React, Angular, or Vue).

  • Hands-on experience designing and building distributed, scalable, and high-performance systems using microservices or SOA architectures.

  • Deep expertise in API design (REST, GraphQL, gRPC) and integrations with 3rd-party systems.

  • Strong knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, including query optimization and performance tuning.

  • Experience with cloud platforms, container orchestration, and CI/CD pipelines.

  • Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and system design, with a track record of solving complex engineering challenges.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience leading the technical direction of platforms or tools for external developers or partners.

  • Proven experience in defining and implementing authentication, authorization, and identity management strategies (OAuth, SAML, SSO).

  • Familiarity with Azure networking, subscription management, and security zoning.

  • Track record of delivering technical solutions in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and influencing teams beyond immediate scope.

  • Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and grow engineering talent while promoting best practices across teams.


 

Annual Salary

$115,000.00 - $230,000.00

The above annual salary range is a general guideline. Multiple factors are taken into consideration to arrive at the final hourly rate/ annual salary to be offered to the selected candidate. Factors include, but are not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, the selected candidate’s work experience, education and training, the work location as well as market and business considerations.


 

GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position.


 

The GEICO Pledge:

Great Company: At GEICO, we help our customers through life’s twists and turns. Our mission is to protect people when they need it most and we’re constantly evolving to stay ahead of their needs.

We’re an iconic brand that thrives on innovation, exceeding our customers’ expectations and enabling our collective success. From day one, you’ll take on exciting challenges that help you grow and collaborate with dynamic teams who want to make a positive impact on people’s lives.

Great Careers: We offer a career where you can learn, grow, and thrive through personalized development programs, created with your career – and your potential – in mind.  You’ll have access to industry leading training, certification assistance, career mentorship and coaching with supportive leaders at all levels.

Great Culture: We foster an inclusive culture of shared success, rooted in integrity, a bias for action and a winning mindset. Grounded by our core values, we have an an established culture of caring, inclusion, and belonging, that values different perspectives. Our teams are led by dynamic, multi-faceted teams led by supportive leaders, driven by performance excellence and unified under a shared purpose.

As part of our culture, we also offer employee engagement and recognition programs that reward the positive impact our work makes on the lives of our customers.

Great Rewards: We offer compensation and benefits built to enhance your physical well-being, mental and emotional health and financial future.

  • 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.

The equal employment opportunity policy of the GEICO Companies provides for a fair and equal employment opportunity for all associates and job applicants regardless of race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, age, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, familial status, disability or genetic information, in compliance with applicable federal, state and local law. GEICO hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis of their qualifications for the job to be filled.

GEICO reasonably accommodates qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to receive equal employment opportunity and/or perform the essential functions of the job, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship to the Company. This applies to all applicants and associates. GEICO also provides a work environment in which each associate is able to be productive and work to the best of their ability. We do not condone or tolerate an atmosphere of intimidation or harassment. We expect and require the cooperation of all associates in maintaining an atmosphere free from discrimination and harassment with mutual respect by and for all associates and applicants.