Lead Engineer - Classic Products-2

Allstate Insurance Co.; Texas; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Insurance Co. in the United States is seeking an senior software engineer with deep Java and Cobol experience to lead critical architecture initiatives. You will design and deliver large-scale distributed systems, REST APIs, and cloud-based microservices while enforcing security and CI/CD best practices.

This role requires strong collaboration with stakeholders and mentoring of junior engineers. Applicants should have 10+ years in relevant technologies, hands-on API design, and a proven

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Java and Cobol.
• Experience building REST APIs with Java Spring Boot and OpenAPI specs.
• Hands-on in large-scale distributed systems and cloud-based microservices.
• Experience with web/security standards such as OAuth, OpenID, SAML, OWASP.
• Experience with MongoDB, Kafka, and CI/CD tooling.

Responsibilities

• Advise others on complex engineering matters.
• Translate strategy into meaningful architectural goals.
• Manage teams responsible for architecture and key functions.
• Promote software best practices across the organization.
• Act as an authority and view the organization holistically.
• Influence stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Cobol

REST APIs

Java Spring Boot

Distributed systems

Web security

OAuth/OpenID/SAML

Kafka

MongoDB

Git

CI/CD

Agile

Python

Software Architecture

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

Maven/Gradle

Git

Jenkins

Artifactory

Npm

Job description

Job Description

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.

Key Responsibilities

• Frequently advise others on complex engineering matters.
• Build foundation to translate strategy into challenging and meaningful goals.
• Manage teams that are responsible for strategic and critical pieces of architecture or provide functions that are of key strategic value to the business.
• Act as an authority in software best practices and be relied upon to propagate these in the broader organization, beyond their individual team.
• Expert ability to view the organization as a whole.
• Leverage and influence key stakeholders.

Experience

• 10 or more years of experience Java and Cobol
• Experience and knowledge in developing REST APIs using Java Spring boot, including tooling for documentation (swagger, REST-docs, OpenAPI spec), versioning, service discovery/registration, testing and management; experience using API gateways a plus.
• Hands on experience and accountability architecting, designing, implementing and delivering large scale distributed systems and/or applications for the cloud, including MicroServices architectures.
• Experience and knowledge in web and API security including authentication, authorization, OAuth, OWASP, OpenID, and SAML.
• Experience in backend development design and implementation, database (MongoDB, caching) and Kafka messaging.
• Knowledge and experience using distributed version control systems (git), artifact management systems, build and packaging systems (maven, gradle, npm, artifactory, etc ) and Jenkins or similar Continuous Integration tools .
• Experience of working in an Agile environment or paired programming/engineering model.
• Experience with Python is a plus..

Supervisory Responsibilities

This job has supervisory duties of up to 5 people #LI-TH1

Skills

• Computer Science
• Continuous Integration Software
• People Management
• Relationship Building
• Software Development
• Waterfall Model

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 151,700.00 - 221,675.00 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. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.

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Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs.

When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

To help create a more personal and engaging experience, we ask that you join with your camera on if your interview is virtual. Please also have a Valid Photo Identification available at the start of your interview. If you require any accommodations or have questions ahead of your interview please reach out to your recruiter. Note: Internal candidates are only asked to join on video; a Valid Photo Identification is not needed for the interview.

At Allstate, we work hard to help people live a good life every day. Allstaters are dedicated to serving clients, customers, and communities, which allows employees to find meaning and value in their work. Allstate offers an environment that fosters innovative thinking where you’ll be able to explore your ideas and feel proud of the work you do. Allstate helps protect nearly 16 million households with auto, home, life, and retirement products.

We want every professional connected to Allstate to be committed to giving our customers the best and that means finding the best talent. We want you to be our next great addition.