Engineering Lead - Claims Platform & Backend Services

Allstate Insurance; Illinois; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Insurance in Illinois is seeking an engineering leader to guide multiple agile teams building the next generation of backend services for claims operations. You will mentor engineers, shape technical direction, and partner with product, architecture, security, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will drive delivery commitments, champion modern engineering practices, and foster a high‑performing culture focused on operational excellence, observability,

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading multiple agile software teams.
• Strong background in backend services architecture and delivery.
• Experience coaching engineers toward high performance and growth.

Responsibilities

• Leads and mentors software engineering teams to deliver scalable backend claims solutions.
• Partners with product, architecture, security, and business leaders to set technical direction.
• Ensures operational excellence, testing discipline, and DevOps practices.
• Drives delivery commitments and removal of impediments across teams.
• Champions engineering culture with focus on quality, observability, and reliability.

Skills

Leadership

Software architecture

Agile methodologies

Mentoring

Team coaching

DevOps

Observability

Tools

CI/CD tooling

Backend services stack

Job description

Allstate Insurance in Illinois is seeking an engineering leader to guide multiple agile teams building the next generation of backend services for claims operations. You will mentor engineers, shape technical direction, and partner with product, architecture, security, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, scalable solutions.

You will drive delivery commitments, champion modern engineering practices, and foster a high‑performing culture focused on operational excellence, observability,