State Farm Software Developer reviews

Developers are burnt out because they're doing the job of architects, builds, testing, design on a million different applications because when they let IT Analysts/Test/Business do everything they end up having to redesign it anyway. We need more technical people in roles that are in Systems, someone from Claims or Underwriting probably isn't qualified to be a business analyst unless they get a RELEVANT degree or certifications. Lots of people there to just collect paychecks and not accomplish anything. Seems that 1 out of 2 analysts transferred from Bloomington has a laziness ingrained in them, which can be contagious or slow the rest of the team down, picking up their work. Too many pessimistic "it is supposed to go this way, because I read it on the Tech Guide" type of people, as opposed to optimistic "let's try this and see how it works" type people. The production change process is miserable. Once you hit level 3 out of 4 you're stuck there for a while and your pay never gets a chance for a huge increase. Benefits have only gotten worse.

-401k match is terrible. Company only matches fixed amount 800~1000 dollars every year. -This company has a terrible idea to keep talents. If you fail entering the company with the right salary, the person with less experience could be making more than you. Another software developer who was hired just out of college was making 10k more than me while I had 3 years of experience in this industry. I felt like HR just roll dice each time they decide how much salary to give to new hires. Almost nobody got promoted in the whole floor for past 2 years. This factor and the salary unfairness demotivate many young people. Many people are planning on leaving within few months. -Raise(without promotion) is about 2.5~3.5% every year. This is essentially same amount as the inflation rate. -Promotion is 7.5%, -Company is restructuring, so if you are on a wrong project, job security possibly not be guaranteed. -Relaxed means less learning if you are seeking for cutting-edge technology to learn.