Software Engineer, Entry Level

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Job Summary:

State Farm is a Fortune 50 company dedicated to helping people and investing in communities. They are seeking a Backend Software Engineer to support the actuarial and underwriting departments by developing software solutions that enable data analytics and machine learning, collaborating with actuaries and data scientists to achieve business objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with product team and customers to develop applications for managing business content used for modeling and rating

• Work to design, develop, implement, test and support products for business areas

• Work primarily with AWS technologies using Python

• Work primarily with Python for backend application development, utilizing AWS services such as SageMaker and S3

• Deploy products using a stack that includes Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, and GitOps practices, and perform monitoring with Dynatrace

• Build and maintain pipelines for the development, implementation, execution, validation, monitoring, and improvement of data science solutions

• Identify problems, related technical issues, and long-term repeatable solutions meeting customer needs

• Apply an understanding of user experience best practices and test design standards

Qualifications:

Required:

• 2+ years of experience in a software engineering role

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field

• Ability to learn and adopt new technologies and languages

• Critical thinking skills to challenge current thinking and apply right technology to solve problems

• Programming languages such as Python, JavaScript, or Java

• Developing solutions on AWS or other distributed compute platforms

• Using deployment automation technologies such as Terraform or Scalr

• Using Docker/EKS or other web server technology in a Linux environment

• Automated testing frameworks and practices

• CI/CD systems, preferably with GitLab

• 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) now or in the future for this opportunity

Company:

At State Farm, our mission is to help people manage the risks of everyday life, recover from the unexpected, and realize their dreams. Founded in 1922, headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, US, team size 10001+ employees, currently Late Stage.