Senior Software Engineer- Policy Configuration Job at Geico (Palo Alto)

Senior Software Engineer- Policy Configuration

Geico

Location:
United States , Palo Alto

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

105000.00 - 215000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Sr. Engineer on the Policy Configuration team, you’ll be responsible for helping to build complex platforms and tools to enable the business and product teams to design complex insurance products (schema, workflow, rules) powered by a complex configuration-driven architecture. You’ll be helping to pave the way for an AI-first future where increasing levels of automation play a key role in our business systems.

Job Responsibility:

Independently deliver complex solutions and provide mentorship and leadership to other members of your team
Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to craft solutions to solve our toughest problems
Deliver high-scale and high-quality data architecture, especially with an eye towards legacy-to-modern platform transitions
Accountable for the quality, usability, and performance of the solutions
Utilize your expertise in designing and developing API’s and microservices using GraphQL, gRPC, Java, Kafka, with a deep understanding of API driven system migration
Utilize programming languages like Java, C#, or other object-oriented languages, SQL, and NoSQL databases
Deploy applications in a hybrid cloud environment utilizing Kubernetes, various data stores, and a variety of cloud native tools and services
Be a proactive member of the engineering community contributing to citizenship and collaboration across teams

Requirements:

Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
Knowledge of ETL, SQL, bitemporal data modeling, and temporal databases
Experience with API-based migration
Strong understanding of data observability, traceability, and multi-faceted testing
Proven expertise in designing and developing microservices using graphQL, gRPC, Java, Kafka, with a deep understanding of both API and event-driven architectures
Experience designing and delivering highly resilient event-driven and messaging-based solutions at scale with minimal latency
Experience building distributed systems using Docker and Kubernetes
Proficiency with Java/Kotlin and at least one other modern language such as C#, C++, or Python including object-oriented design
Experience building full-stack application and service development, with a strong focus on SAAS products / platforms
Great understanding of open-source databases like MySQL, PostgreSQL, etc. And strong foundation with No-SQL databases like Cosmos, Cassandra
Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
6+ years of experience in systems development (C#/Java/Rust/GO), with expertise in both client-side and server-side frameworks
8+ years of experience working with public cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or private cloud technologies (OpenStack)
6+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
BS in Computer Science or equivalent education or work experience

What we offer:

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

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 21, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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