Software Engineer

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 acrosssite, cross-site, and product teams
Contribute to retrospectives and implement feedback to improve team performance
Design, develop, test, andmaintainapplications 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 activelyparticipatein 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 toinceptions, injecting technical strategy into backlogs
Partner with product managers and stakeholders to align engineering and businessstrategiesacross 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 managementrequired)
Experience (by Level)

Consultant II:1+ years of experience
Sr. Consultant I & II:3+ years of experience
Lead:5+ years of experience withdemonstratedtechnical leadership
Functional Skills

Strong foundationin 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