Being good neighbors – helping people, investing in our communities, and making the world a better place – is who we are at State Farm. It is at the core of how we operate and the reason for our success. Come join a #1 team and do some good!

Do you crave innovation and want to work for a company that is the BEST at what they do in the industry? Does the opportunity to work in a hybrid or remote capacity and maintain a work life balance appeal to you? Then we have the perfect job for you! We are seeking software engineers who push the envelope and strive to create the best product possible. This position will allow you to utilize different technologies, languages, and frameworks to drive solutions while working on inclusive teams that foster diversity of thought. You will be provided opportunities via in house training programs for upskilling to support your development and career goals!

State Farm is currently building an Internal Developer and Product Management Portal and is looking for an exceptional Lead Software Engineer to join the team. In this role, you will be empowered to leverage your skills to help build and curate the portal. You will have the opportunity to build and extend the capabilities within the portal to enable the development, delivery, and management of products at State Farm. Your experience working within agile teams will empower you to consistently deliver high quality results across a cross functional geographically dispersed team.

Lead Engineers serve as technical experts for their team, spending some time coaching and mentoring junior engineers to elevate the overall team. If you are looking to be part of a culture that values innovation, team empowerment, work/life balance, and making product delivery a more enjoyable and effective experience, come grow with us!

Responsibilities include:

• Resolves complex technical problems using a DevSecOps approach, researches industry best practices and conducts proof-of-concepts
• Surfaces significant engineering-related decisions, risks, issues, and problems and applies engineering disciplines to drive towards resolution
• Participates in inner-/open-source communities to help solve technical challenges and contributes back where applicable
• Utilizes up-to-date coding, testing, security, DevOps, and software engineering practices to maintain and create new applications that support business requirements
• Collects and analyzes information to identify customers' technical needs, suggests solutions and develops implementation and integration plans (e.g., technical proposals)
• Responsible for the analysis, design, deployment, support, and security of technology to ensure the organization is efficiently managing its technology and data-related assets in accordance with market best-practices and external regulations
• Exhibits DevOps and Agile mindset where team is accountable for product from inception to sunset
• Possesses an understanding of User Experience practices to improve usability and interaction between the customer and product
• Applies a wide application of complex principles, theories, and concepts in computer science for software engineering solutions

Ideal Candidates will have the following:

• Strong experience with JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, CSS
• Experience with a major UI framework (React, Vue, or Angular) and Material UI (MUI)
• DevOps experience with complete CI/CD techniques and tools (i.e. GitLab CI)
• Experience with Customer-driven design and development

Desirable skills:

• Experience/Knowledge with Backstage (or similar Internal Developer Portals)
• Experience driving UI initiatives and partnering with UX designers
• Experience building and deploying on AWS; use of core services (i.e. EKS, S3, IAM, AWS Networking, Cloudwatch)

Because work-life-balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! Focus on you and your family’s health with our robust health and wellbeing programs. State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium, and we offer multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan. All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care, AND you and your family have access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! Plan for those big moments in life with benefits like fertility/IVF/adoption assistance, college coaching, national discount programs, interactive monthly financial workshops, free financial coaching, and more. You can also start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union!
• Take a Little “You” Time! You will have access to our generous time off policies designed so you can plan around holidays, family events, volunteering, or just to take a relaxing day off. With the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave, paid holidays, celebration day, life leave (40 hours/year), bereavement leave, and community service/education support days, there will be plenty of time for you!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! Plan for retirement using free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary.

Visit our State Farm Careers page for more information on our benefits, locations, and the hiring process of joining the State Farm team!

Work Arrangement:

Hybrid: Qualified candidates (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.

Hub Locations: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; Bloomington, IL

Remote: Qualified candidates (outside of hub locations listed below) may be considered for 100% remote work arrangements based on where a candidate currently resides or is currently located.

• Potential starting salary range: $85,500 - $160,000
  • Starting salary will be based on skills, background, and experience
  • High end of the range limited to applicants with significant relevant experience
• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary

For Los Angeles candidates: Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Change Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.
For San Francisco candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
For Colorado, Washington State, Maryland, Massachusetts, Illinois, and Washington D.C. candidates:
Potential salary range: $85,500-$220,000
For California, New York, and Connecticut candidates:
Potential salary range: $85,500 - $250,000
For Hawaii and Vermont candidates:
Potential salary range: $85,500 - $200,000

SPONSORSHIP: Applicants are required to be eligible to lawfully work in the U.S. immediately; employer will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work authorization (e.g. H-1B visa) for this opportunity.

Application deadline is expected to close on Monday, February 24, 2025. Applicant volume and hiring needs may result in early closure or extension beyond the listed deadline. To submit an application, click "Apply" on the job listing page on the State Farm career site.