Stuck in their ways company - Software Engineer State Farm Employee Review

2.0
Jun 9, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Good for job security. Work and management is relaxed. People are generally friendly and sociable. Very little competitiveness and stress. Especially good if you’re an older worker / proven engineer and you need a low-stakes and low stress environment.

Cons

Company culture is slow to adapt, because of legal implications in insurance they don’t want to try new things, some upper management and older engineers are incompetent and hardheaded, experience is based on tenure and not merit so if you dislike the work (and it can be very dull) there’s zero incentive for promotion. Also expect inflexibility in tech stack options and a lot of Python.

Explore other reviews about State Farm

5.0
Jun 1, 2026
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

Great leadership, great culture, work-life balance

Cons

Very fast-paced work, pay could be higher

3.0
Mar 8, 2018
Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

(At the time) Fair pay and predictable bonus structure They were pretty good at covering travel expenses and paying them back quickly Diverse workforce & diversity initiatives Fun and funny coworkers Opportunities for growth Again, this was all four years ago and has likely changed

Cons

(At the time and now, according to other comments) Arrogant to a fault Total lack of innovation & willingness to innovate Odd attachment to the company's past (which prevents progress) High number of veterans (20+ years) who are determined to get that retirement money, and therefore, are resistant to change and technology Heavy reliance on command and control management style Poor decision-making that leads to losses of all kinds

1058
See reviews by: Helpful|Rating|Date|All