Lead Software Engineer

Role overview

Work arrangement

• The role is hybrid, with work from home and time in the office.
• Candidates must live within 180 miles of the Bloomington, Illinois hub.

Responsibilities

• Build, test, secure, deploy, and support full-stack web solutions that integrate with mainframe capabilities.
• Maintain and enhance SFPP and related billing and payment applications, services, APIs, interfaces, batch processes, and integrations.
• Contribute to cloud migration, platform upgrades, container adoption, technology refresh, and system stability work.
• Troubleshoot complex issues, guide technical direction, improve user experience, and mentor engineers.
• Promote reusable code and shared practices, and use AI-assisted development tools with appropriate engineering judgment and quality controls.

Qualifications

• Advanced experience developing and supporting Java applications and enterprise software solutions.
• Experience with Spring Boot, REST APIs, React or Angular, relational databases, and data integration.
• Experience across mainframe, Linux, AWS or public cloud, ROSA, and container environments.
• Knowledge of Git workflows, code review, automated testing, GitLab CI/CD, observability, secure coding, and Terraform.
• Experience supporting business-critical distributed systems, troubleshooting complex issues, mentoring engineers, and leading technical discussions.
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools and modernization initiatives.

Preferred skills

• State Farm technology experience, knowledge of State Farm's organization, or familiarity with billing and payment systems is preferred.
• Experience with the State Farm Design System or a similar design system is preferred.

Compensation

• Potential starting salary is $120,000 to $135,000, based on skills, background, and experience.
• Potential yearly incentive pay is up to 15% of base salary; the high end of the starting range is limited to applicants with significant relevant experience.
• Compensation is based on a 38-hour-and-45-minute standard work week.