Senior Software Eng Manager: Cloud & Distributed Systems

Allstate; Texas; Remote; USD 152,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Connectivity reimbursement

Equipment provided (laptop, monitors,

Home office stipend

Job summary

Allstate is seeking a Software Engineer Senior Manager who will lead critical engineering groups, architect digital products, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. The role emphasizes ownership of production systems, KPI-driven outcomes, and collaboration with multiple teams to drive architectural excellence.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in Java and Cobol, with deep experience in REST APIs, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern security practices (OAuth/OpenID/SAML).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in Java and Cobol.
• Experience in developing REST APIs using Java Spring Boot and API documentation tooling (Swagger/OpenAPI).
• Hands-on experience with large-scale distributed systems and cloud-based Microservices architectures.
• Knowledge of web and API security including OAuth, OpenID, and SAML.
• Backend design with databases (MongoDB) and Kafka messaging.
• Experience with Git, CI tools (Jenkins, Maven/Gradle, Artifactory).
• Familiarity with Agile environments and collaborative engineering practices.
• Python experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• FrequentLy advise others on complex engineering matters.
• Build foundation to translate strategy into challenging and meaningful goals.
• Manage teams responsible for strategic and critical architecture pieces or functions.
• Act as an authority in software best practices and propagate them org-wide.
• Provide an ability to view the organization as a whole and influence stakeholders.

Skills

Java

Cobol

REST APIs

Spring Boot

OAuth

OpenID

SAML

Microservices

Distributed Systems

Git

Jenkins

CI/CD

Agile

Python

Tools

Swagger/OpenAPI

Maven/Gradle

NPM

Artifactory

Job description

Allstate is seeking a Software Engineer Senior Manager who will lead critical engineering groups, architect digital products, and ensure alignment with organizational goals. The role emphasizes ownership of production systems, KPI-driven outcomes, and collaboration with multiple teams to drive architectural excellence.

The ideal candidate has 10+ years in Java and Cobol, with deep experience in REST APIs, Spring Boot, microservices, and modern security practices (OAuth/OpenID/SAML).