Senior Java Product Engineer – Remote Consultant

Allstate Northern Ireland Limited; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate is seeking a Product Engineer (Java) – Senior Consultant to design, develop and test secure software. You will mentor juniors, collaborate across teams, and help drive continuous integration and deployment practices. The role supports flexible hybrid work from the USA-IL region with remote options.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of Java/J2EE, TDD/XP experience in Agile settings, and familiarity with CI/CD tools and testing frameworks. Spring Boot and cloud experience are a plus.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of hands-on Java/J2EE experience.
• 1+ year applying TDD and XP in an Agile environment.
• Strong understanding of CS concepts and OO design.
• Familiarity with CI/CD and DevOps tools (Jenkins, GitHub, etc.).
• Experience with testing tools such as Postman, SoapUI, or Bruno.
• Experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems.
• Spring Boot experience and cloud familiarity (AWS/Azure) are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Participate in iteration planning to align stories with backlog.
• Engage in daily standups and practice XP techniques within Agile teams.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices.
• Provide production support and mentor junior engineers.
• Coach teams on best practices in secure, scalable Java software.

Skills

Java

J2EE

TDD

XP

Agile Environments

Kafka

Tools

IntelliJ IDEA

GitHub

Jenkins

SonarQube

Gradle

Maven

Job description

Allstate is seeking a Product Engineer (Java) – Senior Consultant to design, develop and test secure software. You will mentor juniors, collaborate across teams, and help drive continuous integration and deployment practices. The role supports flexible hybrid work from the USA-IL region with remote options.

Ideal candidates bring 3+ years of Java/J2EE, TDD/XP experience in Agile settings, and familiarity with CI/CD tools and testing frameworks. Spring Boot and cloud experience are a plus.