Lead Software Engineer/Software Engineer - Data Experience (DevOps/DataOps)

State Farm; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Annual raise & bonus

Excellent health benefits

Job summary

State Farm seeks Software Engineers to transform the Property and Casualty analytics experience into a seamless self‑service workflow. You will design, develop, test, and support data and software solutions that meet business goals in a collaborative environment.

Responsibilities include sprint planning, DevOps practices, and applying emerging technologies such as AI/ML to improve the consumer experience. This hybrid role requires coordination with hub locations and in-office collaboration.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of software development experience.
• Strong knowledge of programming languages (Python, React, Java).
• Experience with AWS services (RDS, S3, Lambda).
• Experience with testing (unit & integration) and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Participate in sprint planning and estimates.
• Develop, test, and support data and software solutions.
• Apply DevOps and DataOps practices to ensure data quality and delivery.

Skills

Python

React

Java

Observability

DevOps mindset

CI/CD

Testing

Git

AI/ML awareness

Tools

AWS

Git

CI/CD

Docker

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.

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:

Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; or 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.

Responsibilities

Grow Your Skills, Grow Your Potential

Looking for Software Engineers to work on a team focused on transforming the Property and Casualty (P&C) analytic user experience from fragmented to a seamless self-service workflow that enables users to discover P&C data instantly, understand context intuitively, and generate trusted insights independently—empowering P&C analytic users through a truly seamless experience. This team will deliver technical solutions including emerging technologies such as AI/ML to transform how we deliver the best experiences to consumers of P&C data assets and tools.

In this role, you will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and supporting data and software solutions that align with our objectives. You will have the opportunity to work in a collaborative environment to deliver high-quality capabilities. We are looking for individuals with strong problem-solving skills, a growth mindset, and a passion for leveraging emerging technologies to drive efficiency and effectiveness.

• Possess an understanding of how technology solutions meet our data, engineering, and analytic consumer experience outcomes.
• Participate in sprint planning, providing work estimates to deliver capability stories and owning development stories.
• Exhibits DevOps and DataOps mindset where team is accountable for ensuring data aligns to team needs and leveraging automation to deliver quality data and software solutions.
• Complete required coding to satisfy acceptance criteria and deliver desired outcomes.
• Lead in solution design, considering risks, mitigations, performance, user experience, and testability.
• Participate in the full software development cycle, including coding, testing, implementation, support, and sunset.
• Design, develop, test, and support software in support of capability objectives.
• Consider applying emerging technology solutions to increase efficiency and effectiveness.
• Exhibit a DevOps and DataOps mindset, where the team is accountable for the product from inception to sunset.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of software development experience
• Strong knowledge of Programming Language (ex: Python, React, Java etc.)
• Experienced with AWS services: such as RDS, S3, Lambda
• Experience with testing, including unit testing and integration testing
• Strong experience with observability, defect analysis and resolution
• Experience with building automated test suites (including code quality frameworks), integrating into CI/CD pipelines, working with containers and infrastructure /platform capabilities.
• Strong knowledge of system workflow design and architecture
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proficiency with version control systems like Git
• Exhibits DevOps mindset where the team is accountable for product from inception to sunset.
• Willingness to share knowledge with others to build a well-rounded team.
• Critical thinking skills to challenge current thinking and apply right technology to solve problems

Our Benefits

• Potential starting salary range: $85,500 - $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!