Staff Software Engineer (Duck Creek/.NET) - Billing Platform *HYBRID*

About The Team The Billing team at GEICO oversees the tools, infrastructure, data, reporting, analytics, and services essential for delivering seamless billing experiences to internal users, end customers, and partners. Our billing platform functions as the backbone for managing financial transactions and customer interactions, enhancing efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction while supporting strategic growth and ensuring compliance. What you will do We are seeking a seasoned Duck Creek Software Engineer with extensive experience in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale applications and distributed systems. You will become an integral part of a team dedicated to managing GEICO’s core billing platform. This platform includes a comprehensive array of components such as a core billing engine, invoicing system, commissions management, collections, payment processing, CRM integration, subscription management, credit control and dunning management, along with reporting and analytics. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in evolving and optimizing our existing platform, with a strong emphasis on improving its scalability, reliability, and efficiency. Responsibilities Design, build, and optimize scalable, resilient distributed systems across teams (primary focus: hands‑on development) Implement enterprise solutions using .NET (C#) and related frameworks, contributing directly to codebases Maintain and enhance core insurance systems built on Duck Creek Develop and improve services using SQL Server, Postgres, REST APIs, microservices Apply C# and Golang where most effective; prototype and evaluate new technologies Drive adoption and improvement of productivity tooling (VS Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot) through direct usage and feedback Define and deliver reusable components and architectural patterns (business + technical), writing foundational code Engineer solutions leveraging Azure, Docker, Kubernetes, and automation frameworks Apply best practices for monitoring and debugging with App Insights, Titan, and related tools Guide, mentor, and support engineers (~30% focus); share best practices and foster knowledge growth Contribute hands‑on to product direction and solution design Collaborate actively across the full software lifecycle (requirements through deployment), delivering code and processes Lead and participate in technical design and code reviews; help enforce standards with code contributions Qualifications 8+ years of professional, hands‑on software development experience Expert‑level .NET ecosystem experience (C#, ASP.NET, Web API, REST, SQL Server, Visual Studio/VS Code) Deep Duck Creek product architecture and hands‑on implementation experience Proven expertise in microservices and extensible API design, with significant coding contributions Extensive experience with XML‑based data/file systems (XPath, XSD, XML serialization in .NET, etc.) Strong distributed systems architecture and scaling capabilities Hands‑on leadership with Azure Cloud and DevOps pipelines Practical experience with monitoring tools (App Insights, Splunk, Grafana/Prometheus) Security best practices and protocols applied in real‑world solutions Advanced SQL and Postgres coding and optimization skills Strong CS fundamentals (data structures, algorithms) demonstrated in engineering output Experience driving continuous delivery / modern deployment practices through implementation Lifecycle tooling expertise (planning, source, build, deploy, operations) with practical involvement Exceptional problem solving, technical influence, and mentoring skills Outstanding technical communication and stakeholder management Preferred Qualifications GitHub Copilot / AI‑assisted development hands‑on experience Implementation experience with event‑driven and messaging platforms (Azure Service Bus, Kafka, etc.) Extensive hands‑on XML solutions and integrations Education Bachelor’s and/or Master’s Degree, preferably in CS, or equivalent experience Locations Palo Alto, CA Dallas, TX Chevy Chase, MD Annual Salary $110,000.00 - $230,000.00 GEICO will consider sponsoring a new qualified applicant for employment authorization for this position. GEICO’s equal employment opportunity policy 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 on 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr Dormont Manufacturing Company