Pega Software Engineer - Financial Services

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

1d•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. We're moving with urgency to become a Next Gen Good Neighbor, with technology that strengthens human connections and enhances the customer experience. As an employee, you'll spend less time navigating systems and more time applying judgment, empathy, and expertise in the moments that matter most. This is a Hybrid position, meaning selected candidates will be assigned to a facility and will spend some time working both in office and from their home. Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing within a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate. 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.

Requirements

Pega Platform (Pega 24.x+) development experience (case/workflow + rules).
Java + REST/API integration experience.
HTML experience for UI enhancements/components.
Experience delivering and supporting enterprise applications end-to-end.
Experience supporting applications and API’s by analyzing logs and using Pega debugging tools.
Strong communication and collaboration skills for delivering business outcomes.
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.

Nice To Haves

Life insurance / insurance domain experience.
Production reliability experience (performance tuning, reliability improvements, runbooks/automation).
Dynatrace experience (dashboards, alerting/triage patterns).
Postgres experience.
Cloud experience (AWS) and/or Kubernetes.
Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) / identity integration.
Automated testing experience and CI/CD maturity.
Pega certifications (CSA/SSA/LSA) and/or demonstrated architecture leadership.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, deploy, and support Pega 8.x+ workflow/case solutions for Life policy administration.
Implement integrations using REST/SOAP, Data Pages/connectors, and robust error handling.
Develop full-stack enhancements using Pega rule development + Java where required.
Collaborate with product, architecture, and information security to deliver secure business outcomes.
Participate in Agile delivery: estimate stories, own dev + integration testing, and support release readiness.
Troubleshoot issues using Pega debugging tools and production monitoring (Dynatrace), focusing on root-cause and prevention.

Benefits

Compensation is based on a standard 38:45-hour work week.
Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $130,000.
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.
Educational benefits like industry leading training programs.
Top-notch tuition assistance programs.
Employee resource groups.
Mentoring.
Fertility/IVF/adoption assistance.
College coaching.
National discount programs.
Interactive monthly financial workshops.
Free financial coaching.
Opportunity 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.