Director of Engineering, AI Infrastructure

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.

We are seeking a visionary and execution-focused Director of Engineering, AI Infrastructure to lead GEICO’s AI/ML infrastructure initiatives as part of our mission to become an AI-native insurer. This role will be pivotal in architecting, scaling, and operationalizing the foundational AI/ML platforms and services that power the next generation of intelligent insurance products.

As the Director, you will lead a multidisciplinary engineering organization focused on delivering scalable compute infrastructure, model observability, LLM platforms, distributed training systems, and secure ML services. You will work closely with data scientists, ML engineers, product teams, and enterprise stakeholders to ensure our AI stack enables rapid experimentation, robust deployment, and efficient governance at scale.

• Lead and scale the AI Infrastructure engineering team, fostering technical excellence, innovation, and operational rigor.

• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for GEICO’s AI infrastructure, ensuring alignment with business goals and AI/ML platform needs.

• Oversee delivery of core infrastructure components, including:

  • GPU and distributed training platforms (e.g., AnyScale/Ray)

  • LLM inference and fine-tuning platforms (OpenAI, Fireworks, in-house)

  • Feature store and real-time data pipelines

  • ML observability and monitoring systems

• Drive MLOps best practices across model development, CI/CD, performance tracking, and governance.

• Ensure infrastructure scalability, reliability, and compliance with internal and external security/privacy standards.

• Collaborate with research and innovation teams on advanced initiatives like quantum ML and confidential AI.

• Lead cross-cutting programs including cost optimization, model lifecycle management (Model Hive), and standardized model development (MDLC).

• Mentor senior engineering leaders and establish a high-performing, inclusive team culture.

• Influence enterprise-wide architectural decisions and represent the AI Infra organization across technical forums.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.

• 10+ years of experience in software or infrastructure engineering, with 5+ years in technical leadership roles.

• Proven experience building and scaling AI/ML infrastructure, including GPU clusters, distributed training, and real-time model serving.

• Expertise with AI/ML frameworks (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow) and orchestration tools (e.g., Ray, Kubernetes, Docker).

• Strong grasp of MLOps, data governance, and ML observability best practices.

• Deep familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and modern CI/CD practices.

• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams and managing technical delivery at scale.

• Experience with LLMs (e.g., OpenAI, Fireworks) and advanced techniques such as RAG and agent-based orchestration.

• Knowledge of privacy-preserving AI, including federated learning and differential privacy.

• Familiarity with semantic data models, streaming feature stores, and confidential computing.

• Exposure to quantum computing concepts applied to ML workloads.

• Strong executive presence, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Contributions to open-source projects, patents, or technical publications in the AI infrastructure space.

• Opportunity to shape the AI infrastructure of a Fortune 100 company undergoing AI transformation.

• A collaborative, mission-driven culture that values innovation and impact.

• Access to cutting-edge tools, frameworks, and research opportunities.

• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits package.

• Flexible work arrangements and strong commitment to work-life balance.

• Ongoing learning and career development in AI/ML and cloud-native infrastructure.

Join us in building the future of AI-native insurance.
Apply now to lead the engineering efforts that will define how AI transforms customer experiences, underwriting, claims, and beyond.

Annual Salary

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.

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.