Software Engineer

State Farm•Dunwoody, GA

11h•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! 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 time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment. Work locations: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX or Bloomington, IL. 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. Join us as a Software Engineer and be instrumental in transforming the platforms that drive our Property & Casualty claims operations. This opportunity demands a robust full-stack engineering skill set and extensive expertise with AWS ecosystems. You will work collaboratively with product teams, architects, and claims operations to design and deliver scalable, secure, and user-friendly solutions that elevate the associate experience, streamline claim processing, and boost operational efficiency for thousands of users. If you're passionate about full-stack development and eager to innovate the future of claims technology, we want to hear from you!

Requirements

Full-stack software development experience, with strong backend/service engineering capability
Strong proficiency in at least one of: Java (Spring Boot) or TypeScript/Node.js
Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts (reliability, failure modes, retries/timeouts, idempotency, eventual consistency)
Proficiency building and operating on AWS, including several of: Lambda, API Gateway, S3, SNS/SQS, CloudWatch, Secrets Manager, IAM
Experience designing and maintaining APIs (REST), including versioning and backward compatibility considerations; familiarity with API contracts
Experience with event-driven integration patterns (queues/topics, DLQs, replay/backfill considerations)
Experience with containers and deployment on Kubernetes/OpenShift (ROSA), including concepts such as deployments, services/ingress, config/secrets, and rollout strategies
Experience with CI/CD and release management practices (GitLab CI/CD preferred), including safe rollout/rollback strategies
Ability to support production systems: debugging, log/trace interpretation, incident triage, and partnering effectively across teams
Strong OOP and service design fundamentals; ability to translate complex operational needs into maintainable designs
Experience with developer productivity tooling such as GitHub Copilot
Excellent analytical, communication, research, and documentation skills

Nice To Haves

Observability tooling experience (CloudWatch, Dynatrace, Splunk)
Security/IAM and PII-handling experience (least privilege, encryption, secrets management, auditability)
Experience supporting single-page applications (SPA) and front-end integration patterns (Angular familiarity a plus)
Experience building/operating custom agents or MCP servers with GitHub CoPilot

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy software solutions across AWS Native and/or AWS OpenShift (ROSA) platforms supporting claim operations
Build and maintain integrations across our claims ecosystem, including synchronous APIs and asynchronous/event-driven workflows (SNS/SQS)
Maintain, modernize and enhance existing Java/Spring Boot microservices deployed to ROSA, including container build/release and Kubernetes/OpenShift deployment workflows
Support an AWS-native Angular single-page application (SPA) by designing and evolving backend APIs and services that power the UI
Implement and enforce engineering best practices including CI/CD (GitLab), automated testing, code quality, infrastructure as code (Terraform), and secure-by-default patterns (Secrets Manager/IAM)
Own production health of your services: monitor and troubleshoot issues using CloudWatch, Splunk, and Dynatrace; perform incident triage across upstream/downstream dependencies; and execute safe deployments/rollbacks (blue/green, canary, etc.)
Remediate vulnerabilities and operational findings via ticket-driven work (e.g., ServiceNow)
Produce and maintain technical artifacts including architecture diagrams, API contracts, runbooks, and other operational documentation
Mentor peers and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence, pragmatic design, and operational ownership

Benefits

compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!
Potential starting salary range: $97,000 - $123,000
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
On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
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!
Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top-notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
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!
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!
We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
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!