Software Engineer

at  Allstate

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.
You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.
Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.

JOB SUMMARY:

Software Engineer Consultant II implements applications following 12-factor principles to build out the product and iterative enhancements. They partner on full stack of software products; developing and implementing frontends (web or mobile), and backend services. They leverage test driven development and continuous integration to ensure agility and quality of products. They actively participate in the decision-making process of the team ensuring that the simplest appropriate technology and design is chosen to meet user needs.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)
• 2 or more years of experience (Preferred)
• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS:

• A bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or similar field, including a solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals.
• 2+ years of developing and implementing systems at scale preferably in Java.
• Strong Java development skills preferably with experience in Spring
• Experience developing user interfaces with JavaScript, preferably with React / Redux
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines in Jenkins
• Strong understanding of design patterns, object-oriented principles, and a desire to continuously improve code.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, REST principles, databases, and security best practices.
• Basic understanding of data modeling and familiarity with XML and JSON schema standards.
• Ability to analyze new code quickly and offer constructive feedback.
• Experience with Cloud/ AWS a plus.
• Some experience developing software in different programming languages.
• Some experience in backend development design and implementation
• Some experience in responsive web front end / single page application development using modular JavaScript including apps targeted for mobile devices.

• Participates in iteration planning meetings ensuring that the team has a common understanding of each story and chores in a team s backlog
• Participates in daily site, cross-site, and product team standups
• Participates in retrospectives to gather feedback and derive actionable items to improve the team and the product
• Collaborates within the team in designing systems and apps
• Practices daily paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building products
• Establishes continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices
• Provides support for software products in user environments
• Participates in knowledge sharing, and contributes to the overall growth of the collective knowledge of the team