Software Engineer - Senior Consultant II - (Hybrid)

Allstate; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 60.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Corporate bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Annual performance-related pay reviews

Life assurance and income protection

Flexible working options

Hybrid working

Private medical and dental insurance

Access to an employee assistance progr

Discounted gym membership

Two paid volunteering days each year

Cycle to work scheme

Zusammenfassung

Allstate NI is hiring a Product Engineer to help build the next generation of billing solutions. You will design, build, and operate software powering critical billing experiences across cloud services and scalable systems.

You'll collaborate with product, engineering, and operations, contribute to CI/CD and DevOps, and modernize legacy processes while shaping Allstate's billing ecosystem. If you enjoy solving complex problems and delivering high‑quality financial services products,

Qualifikationen

• 3+ years of experience with Java (Spring Boot) and building scalable microservices.
• Experience creating RESTful APIs and event-driven architectures with Apache Kafka.
• Strong TDD and automated testing with JUnit, Mockito, and Cucumber.
• Ability to design and evolve APIs with Swagger/OpenAPI.

Aufgaben

• Contribute to architecture and design of billing products.
• Write tests and practice pair programming and TDD.
• Develop scalable RESTful services and event-driven components.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and operations to deliver value.
• Lead and coach junior engineers in XP practices.

Kenntnisse

Java (Spring Boot)

RESTful APIs

Apache Kafka

Test-Driven Development (TDD)

JUnit

Mockito

Cucumber

Distributed systems / microservices

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

Python

API versioning

CI/CD tooling

Jobbeschreibung

Your role in the team

As part of Allstate’s technology transformation—bringing together cloud platforms, AI capabilities, and modern engineering practices, the Third-Party Billing team is looking for a Product Engineer to help build the next generation of billing solutions. In this role, you’ll design, build, and operate software products that power critical billing experiences, working across cloud services, automation, and scalable systems.

You’ll collaborate daily with product, engineering, and operations partners; contribute to CI/CD and DevOps excellence; and play a hands on role in modernizing legacy processes while shaping the future of Allstate’s billing ecosystem. If you enjoy solving complex problems, improving large-scale systems, and delivering high quality financial services products, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a fast evolving domain.

Key responsibilities:

• Provides input into the architecture and design of the product; collaborating with the team in solving problems the right way
• Practices daily paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building product
• Participates in executing the strategy, keeping the customer needs and wants in mind
• Serves as an expert on a specific business domain and demonstrates leadership and accountability on at least one technology stack
• Coaches more junior team members around different technologies and XP practices
• Establishes continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practicesProvides support for software products in user environments
• Leads and 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
• Participates in iteration planning meetings ensuring that the team has a common understanding of each story and chores in a team’s backlog

Essential Skills:

• All applicants must demonstrate they have a legal right to work in the UK for employment at Allstate. Allstate is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience with Java (Spring Boot).
• Demonstrated experience developing scalable RESTful APIs and implementing event-driven architecture using Apache Kafka, with a strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and asynchronous messaging patterns.
• Strong experience withTest-Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing practices, utilising frameworks such asJUnit, Mockito, Cucumber, and similar testing technologies.

Desirable Skills:

• Experience inAgentic AI application development, including the design and implementation of AI-driven autonomous workflows and intelligent agents.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing REST APIs, including API documentation and specifications using Swagger/OpenAPI, API versioning, testing, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
• Proficiency inPython software development, with experience building scalable and maintainable enterprise applications.
• Good understanding ofMicrosoft Fabric, including data integration, analytics, and modern data platform capabilities.
• Experience working in anAgile development environment, preferably followingeXtreme Programming (XP) practices such as pair programming, continuous integration, test-driven development (TDD), and collaborative engineering.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

There are no supervisory responsibilities for this role.

Job Posting End Date: Friday 23rd October (11:59pm)

Skills

Apache Kafka, Java (Programming Language), Software Development

Shape the Future of Insurance with Cutting-Edge Tech and a People-First Culture

Why join us?

Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We’re recent winners of Best Place to Work in IT (100+ employees) and Best Use of Cloud Services at the Belfast Telegraph IT Awards, and we’ve been recognised for our community and sustainability impact with Platinum in the Northern Ireland Environmental Benchmarking Survey.

We’re a product-driven, cloud-first organisation delivering real outcomes through modern technology, a digital product-centric talent model, and a culture rooted in engineering excellence. Our teams work in cross-functional structures, guided by an outcome-based delivery approach that accelerates speed, agility, and value.

We also invest in you. At Allstate NI, your career growth matters. You’ll have access to our Continuous Learning Hub, designed to support skills development and professional advancement through tailored learning paths, certifications, and mentoring opportunities. Whether you’re deepening technical expertise or exploring leadership roles, we provide the tools and support to help you thrive.

Be part of a high-performing, socially responsible organisation where your work has purpose, and your growth is supported every step of the way.

What do you get in return?

As well as receiving a competitive annual salary, our reward package includes:

• Corporate bonus scheme
• Pension scheme
• Annual performance-related pay reviews
• Life assurance and income protection
• Flexible working options
• Hybrid working
• Private medical and dental insurance
• Access to an employee assistance programme
• Discounted gym membership
• Two paid volunteering days each year
• Cycle to work scheme