Full Stack Software Engineer - Bloomington, IL

ITSMF; Bloomington (IL); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual raise

Performance bonus

Health insurance

Tuition assistance

401(k) plan

Matching gifts

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

State Farm is seeking a software engineer to design, develop, and support enterprise applications within the Enterprise Technology group. The role involves working in a hybrid environment near the Bloomington, IL hub, contributing to cloud-native solutions using Java, Spring Boot, REST, and AWS services.

You will participate in agile ceremonies, advance CI/CD practices with GitLab and GitOps, and continually expand your knowledge in containers, security, and database technology.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with Java / J2EE and related frameworks such as Spring Boot.
• Experience in building REST services and cloud-native architectures.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and GitOps practices.
• Knowledge of AWS services (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB).
• Experience designing and implementing solutions in AWS via automation (Terraform) and AI-assisted tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, test, and support applications meeting technical specs or business needs.
• Provide technical consultation and problem resolution support to partners.
• Identify problems and devise long-term, repeatable solutions for customers/grantors.
• Participate in agile ceremonies and contribute to sprint planning and retrospectives.
• Learn new technical concepts quickly and share knowledge with the team.

Skills

Java/Kotlin/JS stack

Core Java

J2EE

Spring Boot

REST services

CI/CD

GitLab

GitOps

AWS

Terraform

AI-assisted dev tools

Tools

GitLab

Terraform

AWS

Job description

Overview

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 (in or near hub locations listed below) should plan to spend time working from home and some time working in the office as part of our hybrid work environment.
Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing with a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate.
HUB LOCATIONS: Bloomington, IL
SPONSORSHIP: 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

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, implement, test, and support products for business areas (creating new or modifying existing applications/tools to meet technical specifications or business needs)
• Provides support for problem resolution and provides technical consultation to business partners
• Identify problems, related technical issues and the approach to long‑term, repeatable solutions meeting customer/grantor needs
• Participate in agile ceremonies such as sprint planning, story development, team retrospectives, etc.
• Maintain and continue to develop breadth of knowledge in software engineering topics, including classes, functions, security, containers, version control, CI/CD, and unit tests
• Maintain and continue to develop breadth of knowledge in Cloud related technologies, Lambda (NodeJs/Java), APIGateway, DynamoDB, Postgres
• Maintain and continue to develop breadth of knowledge in programming (e.g., Java, JavaScript), and database functionality (e.g., SQL, Postgres)
• Develop an understanding of user experience best practices and test designs and standards
• Collaborate with business subject matter resources to design and build a solution that meets business requirements
• Ability to learn new technical concepts quickly and share knowledge with the team

Qualifications

• JavaScript libraries & frameworks, CSS, JSON
• Core Java, J2EE and related frameworks, Spring Boot, REST services
• CI/CD pipelines that leverage tools like Gitlab, and GitOps
• Knowledge of AWS services (S3, Lambda, DynamoDB, etc.)
• Nice to have skills/experiences
• Experience designing, architecting and implementing solutions in AWS via automation (e.g. Terraform)
• Experience leveraging AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot or similar technologies) to improve software development productivity, code quality, testing, and documentation.

Our Benefits

Because work-life balance is a priority at State Farm, compensation is based on our standard 38:45-hour work week!

• Potential starting salary range: $85,500 - $125,000
  • 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

At State Farm, we offer more than just a paycheck. Check out our suite of benefits designed to give you the flexibility you need to take care of you and your family!

• Get Paid! On top of our competitive pay, you are eligible for an annual raise and bonus.
• Stay Well! 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!
• Develop and Grow! Take advantage of educational benefits like industry leading training programs, top‑notch tuition assistance programs, employee resource groups, and mentoring.
• Plan Ahead! 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!
• Take a Little “You” Time! 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!
• Give Back! We offer several ways to give back through our Matching Gift Program, Good Neighbor Grant Program, and the Employee Assistance Fund.
• Finish Strong! 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!