Additional Information
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 Software Engineer Senior Consultant collaborates with cross-functional teams to design, develop, test, and deliver secure, high-quality software solutions. This role applies agile and extreme programming (XP) practices such as test-driven development, paired programming, and continuous integration to create scalable and maintainable systems. The position requires strong technical expertise, problem-solving ability, and a collaborative mindset to support business needs while mentoring junior team members.
Work Arrangement
Work Arrangement: Hybrid - 1 day per week onsite in Dallas, TX, and 4 days remote
Job 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
Essential Skills
3-4+ years of software development experience (preferred)
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.
Allstate · - TX (remote)