Software Engineer Machine Learning

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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. 

Summary
GEICO AI platform and Infrastructure team is looking for a Software Engineer responsible for designing, building, and maintaining Machine Learning platform to support data science modelling initiatives. This responsibility is exciting and opens the opportunity to support Machine Learning Development Lifecycle (MDLC) at GEICO. We are looking for a highly motivated individual with the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of various inter-related systems and hybrid (on-prem and/or cloud) technologies. The candidate must have excellent verbal and written communication skills with a proven ability to work independently and in a team environment.

Job Responsibilities
In your role as Software Engineer Machine Learning, you will:

• Scope, design, and build systems with high scalability, reliability, and resilience
• Support platform initiatives geared toward model deployment, serving, inferencing, and/or monitoring solutions
• Research and implement variety of cloud and/or open-source tools and services across the Model development life cycle ranging from IaC (Infrastructure as code) to self-hosted infrastructure implementation.
• Engage with partner teams to debug production issues, pipeline failures, and system latencies
• Engage in cross-functional collaboration with teams of developers, data scientists, product managers, network and security, and other areas throughout the entire MDLC lifecycle
• Lead in design sessions and code reviews with peers
• Collaborate with Engineering teammates to deploy models into production
• Collaborate with regulatory team to develop intended use and regulatory strategy
• Participate in product discussions and roadmap exercises to understand business use cases Author technical documentation and reports to communicate process and results

Candidate qualifications and skills

Technical Skills

• Programming: Proficiency in Python for data processing, automation, and ML workflows
• Database: Strong SQL skills for data querying, manipulation, and pipeline development
• MLOps Tools: Hands-on experience with MLOps platforms such as:
• Experience with machine learning model serving frameworks and machine learning platforms such as Jupyter notebooks, MLFlow, Azure Machine Learning, Large Language Model serving and optimizations etc.
• Experience with MLOps practices such as model versioning, model monitoring, and model governance
• Docker for containerization
• Azure ML, AWS SageMaker, or Google Cloud AI Platform
• Alternative cloud-based ML solutions
• Version Control & CI/CD:
• Proficiency with Git for version control
• Experience with GitHub Actions or similar CI/CD tools
• Understanding of automated testing and deployment processes

Core Competencies

• Understanding of machine learning model lifecycle and deployment challenges
• Experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of software engineering best practices and code quality standards
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills for cross-functional collaboration

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation)
• Knowledge of data workflow orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect, Argo)
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana)
• Understanding of machine learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, scikit-learn)
• Experience with stream processing technologies (Kafka, Kinesis)
• Knowledge of data security and compliance requirements
• Working knowledge of networking concepts (DNS/DHCP/Firewalls/Sub-netting, etc.)
• Knowledge of Big Data platforms such as Snowflake, ADLS, Databricks, Cosmos DB
• Knowledge of Big Data processing frameworks and languages such as Spark, Scala
• Experience with at least one IaC (Infrastructure as code) provider, preferably Terraform
• Experience with implementing monitoring and alerting systems to ensure performance and reliability of deployed models
• Experience with infrastructure optimization for cost efficiency, scalability, and reliability
• Knowledge of microservice architecture and distributed systems
• Experience performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for application and infrastructure related issues

Education & Experience

• Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, Data Science, or related technical field
• Experience:
• Level 1: 0-2 years of relevant experience in software engineering, data engineering, or ML infrastructure
• Level 2: 2-4 years of relevant experience with demonstrated MLOps or platform engineering experience
• Internships, personal projects, or bootcamp experience in ML/data engineering will be considered

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work on cutting-edge ML infrastructure and tools
• Mentorship from senior engineers and data scientists
• Professional development budget for conferences, courses, and certifications
• Collaborative environment with cross-functional ML teams
• Competitive salary and benefits package

Growth Opportunities

This role offers excellent growth potential within our ML Platform team, with opportunities to:

• Lead infrastructure projects and mentor junior team members
• Specialize in advanced MLOps technologies and practices
• Contribute to open-source ML tools and frameworks
• Present at conferences and contribute to the ML engineering community

Location
Remote

 

Annual Salary

$75,000.00 - $160,000.00

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.

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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.

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