Lead Software Engineer - Full Stack

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. Come join a #1 team and do some good!

The Location Services team at State Farm is seeking a Lead Software Engineer who is enthusiastic about learning and eager to shape the future of Geospatial Technologies at State Farm. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate with key departments such as Claims, Underwriting, and Agency to address their geospatial needs.

• Uphold engineering best practices, including security, design, testing, and code quality, in all geospatial products.
• Promote the adoption and expansion of geospatial products across the organization.
• Collaborate with other Enterprise Technology teams to ensure the use of proper geospatial patterns.
• Manage our Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) State Farm Mapping Portal in AWS utilizing services such as RDS, ElastiCache, Fargate, Lambda, CloudWatch, and S3.
• Identify and evaluate emerging software and geospatial technologies.

• Over 5 years of experience in software development.
• Experience leading an engineering team.
• Proficiency in JavaScript, Python, SQL, GitLab, and Terraform.
• Expertise in AWS system architecture.
• Ability to troubleshoot problems under pressure
• Strong communication skills for conveying complex software information to business partners and abilitiy to translate business needs into functional products.

Additional Preferred Skills

• Experience with FastAPI, VueJS, Splunk, and Scalr.
• Experience in building geospatial software.
• Familiarity with geospatial vendors like Google Maps, ESRI, and Mapbox.
• Experience with geospatial software such as PostGIS, OGC Standards, MapLibre, Turf, and QGIS.
• Proven ability to test disaster recovery.
• Experience in building CI/CD pipelines.
• Proven ability to create and maintain automated test cases.
• Background in Underwriting or Claims

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.

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.

HUB LOCATIONS: Dunwoody, GA; Richardson, TX; Tempe, AZ; or Bloomington, IL

REMOTE: Qualified candidates (outside of hub locations listed below) may be considered for remote work arrangements based on where a candidate currently resides or is currently located.

For Los Angeles candidates: Pursuant to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories.

For San Francisco candidates: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

For Colorado candidates:

Competitive Benefits, including:

• 401k Plan
• Health Insurance
• Dental/Vision plans
• Life Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Annual Merit Increases
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Health Initiatives
• For more details visit our benefits summary page

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