Senior Product Engineer (Java) – XP & TDD Expert

Allstate Private Limited; Illinois City (IL); Remote; USD 91,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate is seeking a Product Engineer (Java), Senior Consultant who collaborates with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deliver secure, high‑quality software solutions. This role applies agile and XP practices such as test‑driven development, paired programming, and continuous integration to create scalable and maintainable systems.

You will establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and partner with business domains to meet technical and business needs.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience hands‑on experience developing software using Java and J2EE
• 1+ year applying Test Driven Development (TDD) and Extreme Programming (XP) practices within an Agile environment
• Strong understanding of computer science concepts and object‑oriented design principles
• Familiarity with continuous integration and DevOps tools such as IntelliJ IDEA, GitHub, Jenkins, SonarQube, Gradle, or Maven
• Proficiency in testing tools such as Postman, Bruno, or SoapUI
• Experience with quality and security scanning tools such as Sonar, Fortify, or Contrast
• Working knowledge of messaging systems such as Kafka or similar technologies
• Ability to write clean, maintainable, and secure code aligned with industry best practices, which can include debugging and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Participate in iteration planning meetings to ensure a shared understanding of user stories and team backlog items
• Engage in daily standups (site, cross-site, and product teams) and practice paired programming and test-driven development as part of daily work
• Contribute to retrospectives by identifying opportunities for process or product improvement
• Collaborate in designing systems and applications that meet technical and business requirements
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and deployment practices
• Provide production support for software products in user environments
• Serve as a subject matter expert within a specific business domain, demonstrating leadership and accountability across teams and forums (including ECC and SWAT calls)
• Participate in knowledge sharing and contribute to the overall technical growth of the team
• Coach and mentor junior engineers on software development best practices and XP methodologies

Skills

Java J2EE

TDD XP

CS fundamentals

CI/CD tools

Testing tools

Security scanning

Kafka

Code quality

REST APIs/Databases

Spring Boot

Cloud platforms

Tools

IntelliJ IDEA

GitHub

Jenkins

SonarQube

Gradle

Maven

Job description

Allstate is seeking a Product Engineer (Java), Senior Consultant who collaborates with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deliver secure, high‑quality software solutions. This role applies agile and XP practices such as test‑driven development, paired programming, and continuous integration to create scalable and maintainable systems.

You will establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, mentor junior engineers, and partner with business domains to meet technical and business needs.