Lead Platform Software Engineer

ITSMF; Bloomington (IL); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual raise and bonus

401(k) with company contributions

Health and wellbeing programs

Job summary

State Farm is seeking a Lead Platform Engineer to design, build, and maintain an enterprise-grade developer platform focused on end-to-end CI/CD across the full software development lifecycle. You will embed security and governance, implement IaC practices, and enable secure deployments from dev to prod with ephemeral environments.

You will collaborate with SREs, QA, product, and release management to measure business impact and drive adoption of best practices across teams.

Qualifications

• Experience designing CI/CD platform strategy across an engineering organization.
• Ability to measure and improve deployment metrics (lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, MTTR).
• Experience building self-service developer platforms or paved-road delivery workflows.
• Strong judgment on standardization versus team autonomy.
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive adoption of engineering best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain an enterprise-grade developer platform focused on end-to-end CI/CD across the full SDLC.
• Embed security, quality, and compliance into the platform by design (secrets management, least- privilege access, audit logging).
• Document platform standards and runbooks; troubleshoot and debug pipeline/deployment issues.
• Collaborate with application engineers, SREs, QA, product, and release management to translate platform work into business impact.

Skills

Go

JavaScript/TypeScript

CI/CD

Security

Tools

AWS ROSA

Terraform

Docker

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

KRM

GitLab

GitHub Actions

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 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

Responsibilities

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain an enterprise-grade developer platform focused on end-to-end CI/CD and developer delivery workflows across the full SDLC. You’ll bring deep hands‑on expertise in GitLab/GitHub/GitHub Actions—including branch protection, PR workflows, required checks, runners, reusable/composite workflows, release automation, and governance—to standardize how teams build, test, and release. You’ll create reusable pipeline templates and workflow standards, integrate Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and declarative YAML configuration, and enable secure, reliable deployments across dev/test/staging/prod plus eph­ermal preview environments.

A core responsibility is to embed security, quality, and compliance into the platform by design through secrets management, least‑privilege access, audit logging, and supply‑chain protections such as SBOMs, artifact signing, and provenance. You will implement and automate security scanning and policy‑as‑code, partnering closely with security teams, while connecting delivery events to operational and planning tools (e.g., Slack notifications/approvals/incident alerts and Jira traceability). You’ll also document platform standards and runbooks, troubleshoot and debug pipeline/deployment failures, and translate platform engineering work into measurable business impact through close collaboration with application engineers, SREs, QA, product, and release management.

Qualifications

• Go, JavaScript/TypeScript (Back-end)
• AWS (ROSA), Terraform (Our infrastructure)
• Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, KRM
• GitLab and CI/CD best practices
• GitHub, GitHub CICD with GH Actions and Runners, GH Workflows and automation
• Kubernetes compositions and templating

Senior‑Level Differentiators

• Experience defining CI/CD platform strategy across an engineering organization (Well Architected Frameworks and Enterprise Software Change Management Standards)
• Ability to measure and improve developer productivity, deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR
• Experience building self‑service developer platforms or paved‑road/golden path delivery workflows and experiences
• Strong judgment around standardization versus team autonomy
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive adoption of engineering best practices across teams

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: $120,000 - $150,000
  • 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!

Responsibilities

As a Lead Platform Engineer, you will design, build, and maintain an enterprise‑grade developer platform focused on end-to-end CI/CD and developer delivery workflows across the full SDLC. You’ll bring deep hands‑on expertise in GitLab/GitHub/GitHub Actions—including branch protection, PR workflows, required checks, runners, reusable/composite workflows, release automation, and governance to standardize how teams build, test, and release. You’ll create reusable pipeline templates and workflow standards, integrate Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and declarative YAML configuration, and enable secure, reliable deployments across dev/test/staging/prod plus eph­ermal preview environments.

A core responsibility is to embed security, quality, and compliance into the platform by design through secrets management, least‑privilege access, audit logging, and supply‑chain protections such as SBOMs, artifact signing, and provenance. You will implement and automate security scanning and policy‑as‑code, partnering closely with security teams, while connecting delivery events to operational and planning tools (e.g., Slack notifications/approvals/incident alerts and Jira traceability). You’ll also document platform standards and runbooks, troubleshoot and debug pipeline/deployment failures, and translate platform engineering work into measurable business impact through close collaboration with application engineers, SREs, QA, product, and release management.

• Go, JavaScript/TypeScript (Back‑end)
• AWS (ROSA), Terraform (Our infrastructure)
• Docker, Kubernetes, ArgoCD, KRM
• GitLab and CI/CD best practices
• GitHub, GitHub CICD with GH Actions and Runners, GH Workflows and automation
• Kubernetes compositions and templating

Senior‑Level Differentiators

• Experience defining CI/CD platform strategy across an engineering organization (Well Architected Frameworks and Enterprise Software Change Management Standards)
• Ability to measure and improve developer productivity, deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and MTTR
• Experience building self‑service developer platforms or paved‑road/golden path delivery workflows and experiences
• Strong judgment around standardization versus team autonomy
• Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive adoption of engineering best practices across teams