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
The Sr. Software Engineer Expert defines the technical strategy and vision for product ecosystems. They bring industry-wide expertise across technology disciplines, are systems thinkers who design complex systems, and influence important technology decisions. The Sr. Software Engineer Expert acts as a technical mentor for software engineering product teams and sought as a resource for resolving the most complex engineering problems. The Sr. Software Engineer Expert is a strategic thinker and problem solver who can connect business strategy with technology execution, keeps up with industry best practices and drives engineering excellence across the organization.
Duties: Architect and design digital products using modern tools, software technologies, frameworks, and systems. Apply a systematic application of scientific and technological knowledge, methods, and experience to the design, implementation, testing, and documentation of software. Own and manage running applications in production, and be accountable for the success of the digital products through achieving KPIs. Plan, direct, design, and execute IT-related activities and programs that are of a complex and critical nature. Participate in product scoping, discovery and framing, and inceptions providing technical input and helps translate user features into system design. Lead and participate in inceptions and iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input working in close partnership with the product manager. Lead and participate in daily site, cross-site, and product team standups, and shape the architecture and design of the product. Collaborate and align strategy across product portfolios (cross-product) in partnership with product managers, other peers and key stakeholders. Serves as an expert on multiple business domain and a distinguished advocate of multiple technology stacks and shares that knowledge across organizations. Serve as the anchor of the team and practice technical leadership; help guide the team in choosing the right technology, solve technical problems, and resolve any technical conflicts within the team. Coach the team and lead daily practices of using paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building products. Establish continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices. Lead and participate in knowledge sharing and contributes to the overall growth of the collective knowledge of the CompoZed Labs community. Position is remote and can be performed from anywhere in the United States. Travel is required occasionally to Allstate’s offices in Brisbane, CA and Chicago, IL.
Requirements: Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) plus three years of experience as a Software Engineer or related occupation architecting, designing, and implementing software applications or, alternatively, a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field (willing to accept foreign education equivalent) and five years of experience as a Software Engineer or related occupation architecting, designing, and implementing software applications. Specific skills/other requirements - Must also possess the following (quantitative experience requirements not applicable to this section): Demonstrated Expertise (“DE”) developing software applications in Java, and JavaScript using React, React Native, and Node.js; DE developing REST APIs including tooling for documentation (swagger, REST-docs, openapi spec), versioning, service discovery/registration, testing and management, and interaction between applications using NodeJs and Java; DE implementing web and API security including authentication, authorization, OAuth, OWASP, OpenID, and SAML; DE implementing User Risk Evaluation, Finance General Ledger, and Time Scheduling systems; and DE developing and implementing backend design using relational and non-relational databases such as Mongo, and PostgresDB. To apply, submit resume to https://www.allstate.jobs/job-search-results/. Reference Position Number: <<TBD>>
Salary: $159,233.62/year
Skills
Customer Centricity, Design, Digital Literacy, Inclusive Leadership, Java, Learning Agility, Results-Oriented, Software Applications, Software Development, Software Technologies
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is $134,400.00 - 217,350.00 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. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.
You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live.
Good Hands. Greater Together.
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
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