Back-End Software Engineer (HYBRID)

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

3h•Hybrid

About The Position

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! Office Locations: Bloomington, IL; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; Dunwoody, GA Hybrid Work Arrangement: In this position, you should plan to spend time working in the office each week and remotely (with the ability for same day travel to and from your assigned office location) as part of a hybrid work arrangement. Work arrangements could change over time based on business need. Your manager will share additional information regarding your department’s approach and what it means for you. 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 Grow Your Skills, Grow Your Potential As a member of the P&C Actuarial and Underwriting Modeling (PCM) Department you will be challenged and empowered to grow professionally. We are dedicated to helping each of our associates develop to their full potential. We appreciate your interest in this role. The PCM Technology area is seeking all levels of Backend Software Engineers to work in a dynamic and growing technical unit with emerging technologies. Working within the business area, small tech teams have autonomy to drive pace and outcomes that provide meaningful business value directly to internal customers. We are looking for innovative individuals who are self-starters and like being part of a team to develop and implement creative solutions. As a Software Engineer in PCM, you will play an integral role supporting the actuarial and underwriting departments by helping build software solutions that enable and support data analytics, machine learning, and the management of business content throughout the functions of the department. Through this role, your work is essential for helping design and develop applications in collaboration with actuaries, data scientists and data analysts to achieve the business objectives for our P&C products. As a Software Engineer you will: Work closely with product team and customers to develop applications for managing business content used for modeling and rating Work to design, develop, implement, test and support products for business areas Work primarily with AWS technologies using Python Work primarily with Python for backend application development, utilizing AWS services such as SageMaker and S3 Deploy products using a stack that includes Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps practices, and perform monitoring with Dynatrace Build and maintain pipelines for the development, implementation, execution, validation, monitoring, and improvement of data science solutions Identify problems, related technical issues, and long-term repeatable solutions meeting customer needs Apply an understanding of user experience best practices and test design standards

Requirements

2+ years of experience in a software engineering role
Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
Ability to learn and adopt new technologies and languages
Critical thinking skills to challenge current thinking and apply right technology to solve problems
Experience in Any of the Following: Programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java
Developing solutions on AWS or other distributed compute platforms
Using deployment automation technologies such as Terraform or Scalr
Using Docker/EKS or other web server technology in a Linux environment
Automated testing frameworks and practices
CI/CD systems, preferably with GitLab
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) now or in the future for this opportunity

Responsibilities

Work closely with product team and customers to develop applications for managing business content used for modeling and rating
Work to design, develop, implement, test and support products for business areas
Work primarily with AWS technologies using Python
Work primarily with Python for backend application development, utilizing AWS services such as SageMaker and S3
Deploy products using a stack that includes Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps practices, and perform monitoring with Dynatrace
Build and maintain pipelines for the development, implementation, execution, validation, monitoring, and improvement of data science solutions
Identify problems, related technical issues, and long-term repeatable solutions meeting customer needs
Apply an understanding of user experience best practices and test design standards

Benefits

Compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week
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
Annual raise and bonus
Robust health and wellbeing programs
State Farm pays most of your healthcare premium
Multiple healthcare plan options, including a high deductible plan
All medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care
Access to vision, dental, telemedicine, 24/7 mental health professionals, and much more
Educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring
Fertility/IVF/adoption assistance
College coaching
National discount programs
Interactive monthly financial workshops
Free financial coaching
Ability to start a savings account or consider financing through our State Farm Federal Credit Union
Generous time off policies
Opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually plus parental leave
Paid holidays
Celebration day
Life leave (40 hours/year)
Bereavement leave
Community service/education support days
Matching Gift Program
Good Neighbor Grant Program
Employee Assistance Fund
Free financial advisors
401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of your salary