Mid-Level/Lead Software Engineer-FULL STACK (HYBRID)

State Farm • Dunwoody, GA

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

State Farm is seeking an experienced Full Stack Software Engineer for its Digital Experience area to support development, modernization, and operational health of the Personal Lines Modernization Auto Quote & Buy application. The role contributes customer-facing capabilities across the native UI and Java Spring Boot APIs, with a focus on application health, reliability, resiliency, and operational excellence. The position is hybrid, with candidates assigned to a facility and working both in the office and from home. For Enterprise Technology, approximately 40% in-office time each month will be required beginning in late 2027. Hub locations are Richardson, Texas; Dunwoody, Georgia; Tempe, Arizona; and Bloomington, Illinois. Applicants must be eligible to work lawfully in the United States immediately; State Farm will not sponsor U.S. work authorization for this opportunity.

Requirements

• Strong experience in full stack software development, including frontend UI development and backend services.
• Hands-on experience with Java and Spring Boot.
• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with multiple backend services.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, distributed systems, and service-to-service integrations.
• Experience debugging complex application issues across multiple technology layers.
• Familiarity with automated acceptance, integration, and regression testing.
• Experience using application logs, monitoring platforms, and diagnostic tools to troubleshoot production issues.
• Understanding of error handling, fault tolerance, resiliency patterns, and application performance.
• Experience working in Agile development teams and CI/CD delivery pipelines.
• Must be eligible to lawfully work in the United States immediately; employer sponsorship for U.S. work authorization is not available.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting high-volume, customer-facing web applications.
• Familiarity with insurance quoting, policy administration, or other complex transactional applications.
• Experience with observability and application monitoring tools, including alert investigation and log analysis.
• Knowledge of Guidewire PolicyCenter or similar policy administration platforms.
• Experience investigating cross-application issues involving multiple engineering teams and dependent APIs.
• Demonstrated ability to improve automated test reliability and reduce recurring production defects.
• Analytical approach to deep technical investigations and root-cause identification.
• Proactive identification of emerging risks and improvement opportunities.
• Versatility in delivering application features and resolving complex technical issues.
• Ability to collaborate across engineering teams on issues spanning system boundaries.
• Willingness to own technical issues through investigation, remediation, and validation.
• Motivation to improve application stability, maintainability, observability, and resiliency.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain customer-facing capabilities within the Personal Lines Modernization Auto Quote & Buy UI.
• Develop and enhance Java Spring Boot backend APIs and integrations with supporting utility APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams to deliver capabilities, enhancements, and state rollout requirements.
• Investigate and resolve complex technical issues spanning frontend, backend, and integrated systems.
• Participate in code reviews, technical design discussions, and continuous improvement efforts.
• Ensure development aligns with architectural standards, security requirements, and engineering best practices.
• Proactively evaluate and improve the health and stability of the Auto Quote & Buy application.
• Analyze existing automated acceptance tests to identify coverage gaps, unreliable tests, and opportunities for refinement.
• Investigate recurring application errors that complicate or delay production incident triage.
• Work with AutoQuoteAPI, PolicyCenter, and other integrated application teams to resolve cross-system technical issues.

Benefits

• Potential yearly incentive pay up to 15% of base salary.
• Annual raise and bonus eligibility.
• Health and wellbeing programs, with State Farm paying most of the healthcare premium and offering multiple healthcare plan options.
• Medical plans provide 100% coverage for in-network preventative care.
• Vision, dental, telemedicine, and access to 24/7 mental health professionals.
• Industry-leading training programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Fertility, IVF, and adoption assistance; college coaching; national discount programs; financial workshops and coaching; and access to the State Farm Federal Credit Union.
• Time off policies, with the opportunity to initially earn up to 20 days annually, plus parental leave, paid holidays, a celebration day, life leave, bereavement leave, and community service/education support days.
• Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and Employee Assistance Fund.
• Free financial advisors and a 401(k) plan with company contributions of up to 7% of salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed