Pega Software Engineer - Financial Services

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.

Office Location(s):
Bloomington, IL;
Dallas, TX;
Atlanta, GA;
Phoenix, AZ

Hybrid Work arrangement: A "Hybrid" position means selected candidates will be assigned to a facility and will spend some time working both in office and from their home. Hybrid work arrangement for Enterprise Technology is defined as residing within a 180-mile radius of the Hubs and Corporate.

***** 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*****

***** 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*****

Join the State Farm Life Workflow / Pega team to build and modernize workflow-driven applications that power Life policy administration across Underwriting, Service, and Claims. You'll design Pega (PRPC) case/workflow solutions and REST integrations that improve operational reliability, reduce time-to-market, and deliver better experiences for customers and agents. We're a collaborative, agile team where ownership and technical excellence matter.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support Pega 8.x+ workflow/case solutions for Life policy administration.
• Implement integrations using REST/SOAP, Data Pages/connectors, and robust error handling.
• Develop full-stack enhancements using Pega rule development + Java where required.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and information security to deliver secure business outcomes.
• Participate in Agile delivery: estimate stories, own dev + integration testing, and support release readiness.
• Troubleshoot issues using Pega debugging tools and production monitoring (Dynatrace), focusing on root-cause and prevention.

Join the State Farm Life Workflow / Pega team to build and modernize workflow-driven applications that power Life policy administration across Underwriting, Service, and Claims. You'll design Pega (PRPC) case/workflow solutions and REST integrations that improve operational reliability, reduce time-to-market, and deliver better experiences for customers and agents. We're a collaborative, agile team where ownership and technical excellence matter.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support Pega 8.x+ workflow/case solutions for Life policy administration.
• Implement integrations using REST/SOAP, Data Pages/connectors, and robust error handling.
• Develop full-stack enhancements using Pega rule development + Java where required.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, and information security to deliver secure business outcomes.
• Participate in Agile delivery: estimate stories, own dev + integration testing, and support release readiness.
• Troubleshoot issues using Pega debugging tools and production monitoring (Dynatrace), focusing on root-cause and prevention.

• Pega Platform (Pega 24.x+) development experience (case/workflow + rules).
• Java + REST/API integration experience.
• HTML experience for UI enhancements/components.
• Experience delivering and supporting enterprise applications end-to-end.
• Experience supporting applications and API’s by analyzing logs and using Pega debugging tools.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills for delivering business outcomes.

• Life insurance / insurance domain experience.
• Production reliability experience (performance tuning, reliability improvements, runbooks/automation).
• Dynatrace experience (dashboards, alerting/triage patterns).
• Postgres experience.
• Cloud experience (AWS) and/or Kubernetes.
• Microsoft Entra (Azure AD) / identity integration.
• Automated testing experience and CI/CD maturity.
• Pega certifications (CSA/SSA/LSA) and/or demonstrated architecture leadership.