GEICO
Distinguished Engineer – GEICO
Location: Chicago, IL
Base Pay Range $150,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr
About GEICO 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.
Position Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced engineer with a passion for building high‑performance, low maintenance, zero‑downtime platforms and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co‑creating a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.
Position Description Our Distinguished Engineer works with staff and senior engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply their knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in their domain.
Position Responsibilities
Focus on multiple areas in underwriting and provide technical leadership to the org
Collaborate with product managers, business operations, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems
Develop and execute technical software development strategy for a variety of domains, evolve tech stack to utilize modern backend and frontend frameworks, storage, event and messaging solutions
Provide technical leadership in adopting AI in various underwriting task handling, development and testing activities
Hands‑on designing, developing, testing and launching major projects while leading other engineers to contribute
Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Mentor and help coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know‑how of our engineering and product community
Influence and educate leadership at all levels
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans
Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning
Qualifications
Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, Kotlin, Golang or C# including object‑oriented design
Experience designing new and improving existing systems with architecture excellence, design patterns, reliability, and scalability in mind
Experience building micro‑services oriented architecture with gRPC interfaces, and event‑driven systems with Kafka
Proficient in programming languages like Java, C# or other object‑oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, containers such as Kubernetes, and a variety of cloud tools and services
Experience with continuous building, delivery and infrastructure as code
Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and operational portals on major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and GCP
Experience in leveraging scripting languages for task automation
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance tuning
Experience in security protocols and products: understanding of directory service, SAML, OAuth
In‑depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
Experience with solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches
Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment
Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the insurance or underwriting domains
Proven ability to integrate AI/ML technologies into applications to enhance efficiency and scalability
Experience
12+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java), or similar modern languages such as Kotlin, Golang, or C#
10+ years of experience with architecture and design
6+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
6+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks
Experience with risk engineering, compliance, operations, or InsurTech is a plus
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
Annual Salary $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 (annual salary range is a general guideline; factors such as scope of responsibilities, experience, education, location, and market considerations will be taken into account)
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new 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 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.
Great Rewards
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 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.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Insurance
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Base Pay Range $150,000.00/yr - $300,000.00/yr
About GEICO 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.
Position Summary GEICO is seeking an experienced engineer with a passion for building high‑performance, low maintenance, zero‑downtime platforms and applications. You will help drive our insurance business transformation as we transition from a traditional IT model to a tech organization with engineering excellence as its mission, while co‑creating a culture of psychological safety and continuous improvement.
Position Description Our Distinguished Engineer works with staff and senior engineers to innovate and build new systems, improve, and enhance existing systems and identify new opportunities to apply their knowledge to solve critical problems. You will lead the strategy and execution of a technical roadmap that will increase the velocity of delivering products and unlock new engineering capabilities. The ideal candidate has deep technical expertise in their domain.
Position Responsibilities
Focus on multiple areas in underwriting and provide technical leadership to the org
Collaborate with product managers, business operations, and other engineering teams to solve complex problems
Develop and execute technical software development strategy for a variety of domains, evolve tech stack to utilize modern backend and frontend frameworks, storage, event and messaging solutions
Provide technical leadership in adopting AI in various underwriting task handling, development and testing activities
Hands‑on designing, developing, testing and launching major projects while leading other engineers to contribute
Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Mentor and help coach and strengthen the technical expertise and know‑how of our engineering and product community
Influence and educate leadership at all levels
Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams
Analyze cost and forecast, incorporating them into business plans
Determine and support resource requirements, evaluate operational processes, measure outcomes to ensure desired results, demonstrate adaptability and sponsor continuous learning
Qualifications
Fluency and specialization with at least two modern languages such as Java, Kotlin, Golang or C# including object‑oriented design
Experience designing new and improving existing systems with architecture excellence, design patterns, reliability, and scalability in mind
Experience building micro‑services oriented architecture with gRPC interfaces, and event‑driven systems with Kafka
Proficient in programming languages like Java, C# or other object‑oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases, containers such as Kubernetes, and a variety of cloud tools and services
Experience with continuous building, delivery and infrastructure as code
Fluency in DevOps Concepts, Cloud Architecture, and operational portals on major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and GCP
Experience in leveraging scripting languages for task automation
Experience with application monitoring tools and performance tuning
Experience in security protocols and products: understanding of directory service, SAML, OAuth
In‑depth knowledge of CS data structures and algorithms
Experience with solving analytical problems with quantitative approaches
Ability to excel in a fast‑paced, startup‑like environment
Exemplary ability to design, perform experiments, and influence engineering direction and product roadmap
Experience partnering with engineering teams and transferring research to production
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in the insurance or underwriting domains
Proven ability to integrate AI/ML technologies into applications to enhance efficiency and scalability
Experience
12+ years of professional software development experience within a Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java), or similar modern languages such as Kotlin, Golang, or C#
10+ years of experience with architecture and design
6+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service
6+ years of experience in open‑source frameworks
Experience with risk engineering, compliance, operations, or InsurTech is a plus
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience
Annual Salary $150,000.00 - $300,000.00 (annual salary range is a general guideline; factors such as scope of responsibilities, experience, education, location, and market considerations will be taken into account)
At this time, GEICO will not sponsor a new 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 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.
Great Rewards
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
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy 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.
Seniority Level Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type Full‑time
Job Function Engineering and Information Technology
Industries Insurance
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