Software Engineer/Lead Software Engineer

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. HYBRID Qualified candidates must live within a 180-mile radius of a hub location listed below and should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment. HUB LOCATIONS: Bloomington, IL; Richardson, TX; Atlanta, GA; or Tempe, AZ SPONSORSHIP: Applicants for this position 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

Requirements

Prior software engineering and programming experience
Experience with composition software, preferably OpenText Exstream or similar tools, including shared components and content import functionality
Familiarity with data dictionaries and Exstream driver files
Experience with code repositories, shared forms, version control, and deployment of package files to testing and production environments
Understand the concept of APIs and JSON payload schemas
Understanding of API testing tools such as Postman or Insomnia
Understanding of or experience with different output formats (e.g., AFP, PDF)
Strong knowledge of data structures (e.g., XSD, XML, JSON) and data merge techniques
Ability to assess impacts on upstream and downstream processes, including troubleshooting
Awareness of coding standards for accessibility compliance

Nice To Haves

Understanding of Customer Communication Management (CCM) practices
Understanding of unit testing concepts and frameworks
Object-oriented programming experience; JavaScript or Python skills
Experience with additional OpenText Exstream tools (e.g., Communications Designer, Content Author, Empower)
Experience with agile development methodologies

Responsibilities

Collaborate with business, infrastructure, and application teams to design, develop, test, and support batch and on-demand applications using the OpenText Exstream composition toolset.
Create high-volume, customer-facing communications such as policy documents, renewal notices, billing statements, claim correspondence, and important notices—delivered by mail or online—while maintaining design and development standards to ensure quality.
Support the modernization of communication tools, including adoption of cloud technologies.
Improve customer interactions across insurance and financial services products.

Benefits

Compensation is based on a standard 38:45-hour work week
Potential starting salary range: $100,000 - $140,000
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
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