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Allstate
Lead Full-Stack Software Engineer
The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. As a leader in a corporation with 83,000 employees and agency force members, you’ll have a hand in transforming not only Allstate but a dynamic industry. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.
You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.
Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection. We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them.
Job Description
**We are open to applicants in the following markets to work from our strategic Allstate local offices: Charlotte, NC; Dallas / Fort Worth, TX; Phoenix, AZ. Strong qualified candidates will be given consideration as remote / home-based professionals.**
As Allstate’s Technology Innovation Forward Engineering team, we believe in the ability to compete and thrive in the digital age by quickly responding to market changes and emerging opportunities with innovative business solutions. We are currently looking to hire an experienced Lead Software Engineer with Java Spring Boot and React experience or similar frameworks. The individual stepping into this opportunity should possess a passion for building exciting customer experience and driving business results. This position will be a technical leader responsible for the design, development, testing, and implementation of enterprise scale solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and implement highly available service solutions.
- Lead and contribute to all phases of software development, including design, coding, unit testing, code review, defect correction, deployment planning and production support.
- Relational database design and normalization.
- Lead team in ensuring active participation in agile scrum-based ceremonies.
- Provide expertise on current standards, best practices, and cutting-edge technologies and frameworks.
- Partner closely with business partners and leaders to help define application requirements and delivery planning.
- Ensure solution and implementation is customer focused and enables business results.
Job Qualifications
Education:
- College degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or similar field, including a solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals
Experience:
- Verifiable 5+ years of developing, engineering, and implementing systems at scale as a full-stack engineer using modern frameworks
- Preferred Java Spring Boot and React experience
- Demonstrated experience in driving customer and business results
- Building applications using and normalizing relational databases
- Knowledge of developing software in different programming languages, and demonstrated ability to quickly learn new languages
- Strong understanding of computer science concepts, object-oriented design principles
- Experience deploying and supporting applications deployed on distributed service platforms is plus.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong understanding of Test-Driven Development
- Insurance or Financial industry experience a plus
The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.
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As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary – but that’s just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, you’ll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy. For a full description of Allstate’s benefits, visit allstate.jobs/benefits/
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- May be required to assist team with story writing during initial design and development phases.