[Hiring] Software Engineer @Allstate

Role 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
  • 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
  • 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

Compensation

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

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)