Software Engineer (All Levels)

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. And for more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs. From advocating for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws, to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Description

Software Engineers at Allstate (Consultant II through Lead) build and enhance digital products using modern engineering practices and 12-factor application principles. Engineers across all levels own the full software development lifecycle, contributing to both frontend (web/mobile) and backend services while leveraging test-driven development, continuous integration, and cloud-native practices.

As engineers grow in level, expectations are scaled from hands-on development and team collaboration to technical leadership, cross-product influence, and strategic partnership.

Key Responsibilities

Consultant II - Core Expectations

• Participate in iteration planning to ensure shared understanding of stories and backlog items

• Engage in daily stand-ups across site, cross-site, and product teams

• Contribute to retrospectives and implement feedback to improve team performance

• Design, develop, test, and maintain applications across the full stack with guidance as needed

• Practice paired programming and test-driven development (TDD) to deliver high-quality code

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices

• Troubleshoot and support software products in user environments

• Collaborate closely with team members and actively participate in knowledge sharing

• Apply foundational engineering principles to solve well-defined problems

Senior Consultant I & II - Expanded Scope & Influence

In addition to Consultant II expectations:

• Execute against product and enterprise strategies with a strong customer-centric mindset

• Contribute to technical decision-making, balancing simplicity, scalability, and performance

• Work more independently on complex features and system components

• Mentor and support junior engineers to elevate overall team capability

• Actively contribute to team knowledge and engineering best practices

Lead - Technical Leadership & Strategic Impact

In addition to all prior expectations:

• Significant contributions to inceptions, injecting technical strategy into backlogs

• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to align engineering and business strategies across products

• Serve as a domain expert and advocate for modern technology stacks and architectural best practices

• Drive cross-product collaboration and influence engineering direction across teams

• Coach engineers in TDD, paired programming, and agile practices

• Lead retrospectives with a focus on continuous improvement and team effectiveness

• Set technical direction and guide complex system design decisions

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Consultant II / Sr. Consultant I & II: No direct supervisory responsibilities

• Lead: Provides technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching (no direct people management required)

Experience (by Level)

• Consultant II: 1+ years of experience

• Sr. Consultant I & II: 3+ years of experience

• Lead: 5+ years of experience with demonstrated technical leadership

Functional Skills

• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals and object-oriented design

• Must have experience working with (Java/Spring, JavaScript, and React)

• Backend development experience including APIs, databases (relational/NoSQL), caching, and messaging systems

• Frontend experience building responsive web or mobile applications

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Notes

The above description is not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities. Duties may evolve based on business needs. Regular, predictable attendance is an essential function of this role.

Skills

Agile Methodology, Cloud Development, Continuous Delivery, Design, Engineering Practices, Microservices Architecture, Pair Programming, React.js, Software Development, Technical Strategy, Test Driven Development (TDD)

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 85,000.00 - 145,075.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job - it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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