Summary
Jiayang Wang is a Senior Technology Engineer with 8 years of experience driving data and software initiatives at State Farm, blending hands-on development in Java, Python, Spring Boot, Spark and Hudi with solution design for insurance policy systems. He has progressed from lead software and data engineering roles to his current senior position, owning resilient data pipelines and analytical assets using Terraform, AWS (Glue, EventBridge, Athena), GitLab CI/CD and PySpark. Jiayang is a pragmatic collaborator who partners closely with business stakeholders and mentors junior engineers, hosting a monthly developer forum that convenes over 200 attendees to share knowledge across the enterprise. His work on modernizing personal lines (auto and fire) and Guidewire PolicyCenter highlights a user-focused approach to complex legacy modernization. Academically strong with top-tier CS and MBA degrees and certifications in AWS, Guidewire, and Terraform, he combines technical rigor with product empathy. Notably, his profile reflects a research background connection to the University of Tokyo, signaling cross-disciplinary curiosity beyond traditional enterprise engineering.
8 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Master’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General, 3.9/4, Master’s Degree, Business Administration and Management, General, 3.9/4 at The University of Texas at Dallas
Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 4.0, Bachelor's Degree, Computer Science, 4.0 at University of North Texas
Plano Sr High School
English, Chinese