Lead Platform Software Engineer

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.

Lead Platform Engineer

Build the Platform. Empower Developers. Shape the Future of Software Delivery.

Are you passionate about making software delivery faster, safer, and more efficient? Do you enjoy building tools and automation that help engineering teams do their best work?

We're looking for a Lead Platform Engineer to help shape the future of developer experience and software delivery at State Farm.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to design and enhance an enterprise developer platform that simplifies how teams build, test, secure, and deploy applications. You'll work with modern cloud technologies, influence engineering standards, and create scalable solutions that make a meaningful impact across the organization.

If you thrive on solving complex engineering challenges, improving developer productivity, and collaborating with talented teams, we'd love to hear from you!

What You'll Do

Build and Improve Developer Platforms

• Design, develop, and enhance enterprise CI/CD platforms that streamline software delivery across the development lifecycle.

• Create reusable pipelines, automated workflows, and self-service solutions that make it easier for developers to build, test, and deploy applications.

• Improve developer experience by reducing manual processes, simplifying deployments, and increasing engineering efficiency.

Drive Automation and Cloud Innovation

• Build and optimize CI/CD workflows using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, and related automation technologies.

• Leverage AWS, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, and GitOps practices to support reliable, scalable infrastructure and deployments.

• Develop standardized deployment processes across development, testing, staging, and production environments.

Embed Security and Reliability

• Partner with security and engineering teams to integrate security, compliance, and quality checks directly into delivery pipelines.

• Implement secure automation practices, including secrets management, access controls, automated scanning, and software supply-chain protections.

• Troubleshoot complex pipeline and deployment challenges while continuously improving platform reliability and performance.

Lead Through Collaboration and Innovation

• Partner with software engineers, SREs, QA, security, and product teams to deliver solutions that improve the developer experience.

• Help establish engineering standards and best practices while balancing consistency with team flexibility.

• Mentor fellow engineers, share technical knowledge, and influence the adoption of modern platform engineering practices.

• Identify opportunities to improve deployment speed, reliability, and overall developer productivity.

Work Locations: Bloomington, IL-Corporate, Dunwoody, GA-Park Center Hub, Richardson, TX-CityLine Hub or Tempe, AZ-Marina Heights Hub locations.

Hybrid Work Arrangement: A “Hybrid” position means selected candidates will be assigned to a facility and will spend some time working both in the office and from home. For Enterprise Technology, a hybrid work arrangement will require approximately 40% in-office time each month, beginning in late 2027.

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.

What You'll Bring

We're looking for someone who combines strong technical expertise with a passion for automation, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Core Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience designing, building, or maintaining CI/CD pipelines using GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar technologies.

• Experience with cloud infrastructure and automation, particularly AWS and Terraform.

• Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.

• Experience developing reusable workflows, automation solutions, or infrastructure templates.

• Understanding of secure software delivery practices, including access management, automated testing, and security integration.

• Experience with scripting or programming languages such as Go, JavaScript, TypeScript, or similar languages.

• Strong troubleshooting, problem-solving, and communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate across engineering teams and contribute to technical design decisions.

What Will Set You Apart

The following experience would help you make an even greater impact:

• Experience building internal developer platforms, self-service tools, or standardized delivery workflows.

• Advanced knowledge of GitHub Actions, reusable workflows, runners, and enterprise CI/CD governance.

• Familiarity with OpenShift/ROSA, ArgoCD, GitOps, or Kubernetes resource management and templating.

• Experience integrating security scanning, policy-as-code, software bill of materials (SBOMs), or artifact signing into delivery pipelines.

• Experience defining CI/CD architecture or engineering standards across multiple development teams.

• Familiarity with developer productivity and operational performance metrics, including deployment frequency, lead time, change failure rate, and mean time to recovery (MTTR).

• Experience mentoring engineers, influencing technical decisions, or leading engineering improvements.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Enterprise-Wide Impact: Build solutions that improve how engineering teams develop and deliver software across a large organization.

Modern Technology: Work with cloud infrastructure, automation, CI/CD, Kubernetes, and emerging platform engineering practices.

Technical Ownership: Help shape platform architecture, influence engineering standards, and contribute ideas that drive meaningful improvements.

Collaboration and Growth: Partner with talented engineers across multiple disciplines while continuing to expand your technical expertise.

Make a Difference: Your work will help developers deliver reliable, secure solutions more efficiently, ultimately supporting better experiences for State Farm customers.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're an experienced engineer who enjoys building scalable platforms, solving complex technical challenges, and making life easier for developers, we encourage you to apply.

You don't need experience with every technology listed to be successful. We're especially interested in candidates who bring strong CI/CD engineering fundamentals, cloud automation expertise, and a passion for improving how software gets delivered.

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!