Geico

Staff Engineer - IVR

Geico$115K — $230K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Hands-on proficiency with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and programming languages like Python, Java, or C++.
  • Proven experience deploying scalable AI or machine learning models in production environments.
  • Strong background in building large-scale distributed systems, preferably in cloud environments (Azure or AWS).
  • Demonstrated ability to apply AI/ML solutions to impactful real-world business problems.
  • Experience in building micro-services and extensible REST APIs.
  • Familiarity with infrastructure as code and continuous delivery practices.

Responsibilities

  • Design and deploy large-scale distributed AI applications for customer self-service.
  • Build and optimize multi-agent systems for improved automation and decision-making.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate business needs into AI/ML solutions.
  • Ensure system reliability and performance through best practices in architecture and monitoring.
  • Stay updated with AI and distributed systems research to bring innovations to production.
  • Share best practices and enhance processes within and across teams.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with advanced AI and multi-agent systems in a hyper-growth environment.
  • Collaborative work culture with cross-functional teams.
  • Focus on continuous learning and staying at the forefront of technology trends.
  • Potential for professional growth within a leading company in customer service innovation.
Full Job Description
Our Service Engineering team at GEICO is revolutionizing customer service using AI and multi-agent systems. If you9re passionate about creating large-scale, distributed AI applications with significant business impact, this opportunity is perfect for you. Our focus is on enhancing self-service rates across all communication channels, from voice (IVR) to chat.

Our Staff Engineer is a lead member of the engineering staff working across the organization to provide friction-less experience to our customers and maintain the highest standards of protection and availability. Our team thrives and succeeds in delivering high-quality technology products and services in a hyper-growth environment where priorities shift quickly. The ideal candidate has broad and deep technical knowledge, typically ranging from front-end UIs through back-end systems and all points in between.

As a Staff Engineer, you will:
  • Design, develop, and deploy large-scale distributed AI applications that power customer self-service across multiple communication channels (voice, IVR, chat).
  • Build and optimize multi-agent systems that enable intelligent, collaborative decision-making to improve automation and customer experience.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (engineering, product, data science) to translate business requirements into scalable AI/ML solutions.
  • Ensure system reliability, scalability, and performance through best practices in architecture, testing, and monitoring.
  • Stay at the forefront of AI and distributed systems research, brining innovative approaches and tools into production environment.
  • Utilize programming languages like Python, SQL, and NoSQL databases, Container Orchestration services including Docker and Kubernetes, and a variety of Azure tools and services
  • Consistently share best practices and improve processes within and across teams


Qualifications
  • Hands-on proficiency with modern AI/ML frameworks and tools (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch) and programming languages such as Python, Java, or C++.
  • Proven experience designing, developing, and deploying AI or machine learning models(LLMs) in production environments, with a focus on scalability and performance.
  • Strong software engineering background with expertise in building large-scale distributed systems, preferably in cloud environment (Azure or AWS).
  • Demonstrated ability to apply AI/ML solutions to real-world business problems, delivering measurable impact in areas such as natural language processing, speech recognition, recommendation systems, or intelligent automation.
  • Experience in building products using micro-services oriented architecture and extensible REST APIs
  • Experience building the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling) of new and current systems
  • Experience with continuous delivery and infrastructure as code
  • Experience in leveraging PowerShell scripting
  • Experience in existing Operational Portals such as Azure Portal
  • Experience with application monitoring tools and performance assessments.
  • Ability to excel in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
  • Knowledge of developer tooling across the software development life cycle (task management, source code, building, deployment, operations, real-time communication)


Experience
  • 6+ years of professional software development experience within a Python or Java framework (J2EE, web containers and Java)
  • 4+ years of experience in open-source frameworks
  • 3+ years of experience with architecture and design
  • 3+ years of experience with AWS, GCP, Azure, or another cloud service


Education
  • Bachelor9s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent education or work experience


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 candidate9s 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.

About Geico

GEICO (Government Employees Insurance Company) is an American auto insurance company with headquarters in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It is the second largest auto insurer in the United States, after State Farm. GEICO is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway that provides coverage for more than 24 million motor vehicles owned by more than 15 million policy holders as of 2017. GEICO writes private passenger automobile insurance in all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia. The insurance agency sells policies through local agents, called GEICO Field Representatives, and over the phone directly to the consumer, and through their website.
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Size
40,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1936

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