Lead Cloud Software Engineer - Remote / AWS & Kubernetes

allstate; Illinois; On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,500; Full time

Job summary

Allstate is seeking a Software Engineer Lead Consultant to architect and design digital products with modern tools and frameworks. You will own running applications in production and be accountable for KPI-driven success, while guiding teams through CI/CD practices and modern development approaches.

The role requires 5+ years of experience and involves collaboration with product managers and stakeholders across portfolios to align strategies and deliver high-impact solutions.

Qualifications

• 5 or more years of experience in software engineering.
• Experience leading software initiatives and collaborating with product managers.

Responsibilities

• Participate in inception and iteration planning with technical input alongside product manager.
• Collaborate across product portfolios with managers and stakeholders to align strategy.
• Serve as an expert on business domains and share technology knowledge across teams.
• Lead and participate in daily standups across sites and product teams.
• Lead retrospectives and foster empathetic feedback.
• Provide production support for software products.
• Coach the team in paired programming and test-driven development.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines and practices.

Skills

AWS

Apache Kafka

API Development

API Integration

Back-End Development

Cloud Platform

Code Reviews

Communication

Database Administration

Data Management

Docker Container

Front-End Development

Git

Infrastructure As Code

Kubernetes

Leadership

Load Testing

Mentorship

Microservices Architecture

Microsoft Azure

Monitoring Tools

Problem Solving

RabbitMQ

Spring Boot

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Job description

Allstate is seeking a Software Engineer Lead Consultant to architect and design digital products with modern tools and frameworks. You will own running applications in production and be accountable for KPI-driven success, while guiding teams through CI/CD practices and modern development approaches.

The role requires 5+ years of experience and involves collaboration with product managers and stakeholders across portfolios to align strategies and deliver high-impact solutions.