Software Engineer Senior Consultant II

Allstate Foundation; Illinois; On-site; USD 91,000 - 154,000; Full time

Job summary

Allstate Foundation is seeking a hands-on Full Stack Developer to design, build, and support enterprise applications across backend, frontend, and integration layers. You will work within a large-scale environment, delivering secure, scalable solutions while adhering to governance and security standards.

You’ll collaborate with product owners and engineers to implement features with Java/Spring Boot, Python, and React, develop RESTful services and chatbot UIs, and participate in CI/CD and cloud

Qualifications

• 4+ years of hands-on full-stack development experience.
• Proficient in React with TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Backend APIs and microservices with Java/Spring Boot and Python.
• Experience building chatbot UI features in production.
• Knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS acceptable).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy full-stack features.
• Develop responsive UI components in React.
• Build secure RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Implement system integrations with internal and vendor platforms.
• Enhance chatbot UI within React apps.

Skills

React

Java/Spring Boot

Python

TypeScript/JavaScript

Chatbot UI features

Microservices architecture

Docker

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

REST APIs

Security/compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Docker

Jenkins

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

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.

Job Description

The Full Stack Developer is a hands on, full stack engineer responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise applications and integrations that enable critical business operations. This role spans backend systems, frontend UI, and integration layers, delivering secure, scalable, and high quality solutions that meet business needs.

The ideal candidate demonstrates strong technical execution, effective problem solving abilities, and the ability to work successfully within a large scale enterprise environment that requires adherence to governance, compliance, and security standards. The role includes partial ownership of technical solutions and active participation in design and architectural discussions.

Key Responsibilities Full Stack Development

• Design, develop, test, and deploy fullstack features using Java/Spring Boot, Python, and React.
• Develop responsive, reusable UI components and workflows in React.
• Build and maintain secure, scalable RESTful APIs and backend microservices.
• Implement system integrations across internal applications and external vendor platforms
• Develop and enhance chatbot user interfaces within React applications.
• Build conversational UI features such as:
  • message streams and interaction flows
  • structured and unstructured response rendering
  • user input handling and validation
  • realtime integration with backend services
• Ensure the chatbot UI delivers a seamless, intuitive, and accessible user experience.

Cloud, DevOps & Operations

• Develop and deploy cloudnative applications using Azure or AWS.
• Work with Docker/Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration.
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Collaborate with architecture and platform teams on security, performance, and monitoring.

Team Collaboration & Quality Engineering

• Participate in agile ceremonies including standups, planning, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Collaborate with product owners, engineers, architects, and business teams to refine requirements.
• Ensure code quality through unit tests, integration tests, and code reviews.
• Apply best practices for security, maintainability, and performance.

Nice-to-Have

• Exposure to LLM model integration or conversational AI is a plus.
• Experience with Azure cloud services, DevOps tooling, or Microsoft Fabric.

AI/LLM Services Understanding

• Understanding of how to incorporate AI/LLM services (e.g., Azure OpenAI) into enterprise applications to enhance user experience or automate routine workflows

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in fullstack development.
• Strong handson expertise in:
  • React with TypeScript/JavaScript (modern UI development)
  • Java / Spring Boot / Python (backend APIs, microservices)
• Handson experience building chatbot UI features in a production setting.
• Strong understanding of microservices architecture and cloudnative principles.
• Experience with:
  • Docker & Kubernetes
  • Relational and/or NoSQL databases (MS SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DocumentDB)
  • RESTful API design and integration
  • Cloud platforms (Azure preferred; AWS acceptable)
  • Messaging systems (Kafka, Azure Service Bus/Event Hubs) is a plus.
• Familiarity with enterprise security, compliance, and operational best practices.
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The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Skills

Back-End Development, Computer Science, Microservices Architecture, Software Development, Software Product Management

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is 90,700.00 - 153,925.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

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.

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