Software Engineer (All Levels)

Allstate • McCullom Lake, IL

3d • $85,000 - $145,075

About The Position

Software Engineers at Allstate (Consultant II through Lead) build and enhance digital products using modern engineering practices and 12-factor application principles. Engineers across all levels own the full software development lifecycle, contributing to both frontend (web/mobile) and backend services while leveraging test-driven development, continuous integration, and cloud-native practices. As engineers grow in level, expectations are scaled from hands-on development and team collaboration to technical leadership, cross-product influence, and strategic partnership.

Requirements

• 1+ years of experience (Consultant II)
• 3+ years of experience (Sr. Consultant II)
• 5+ years of experience with demonstrated technical leadership (Lead)
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals and object-oriented design
• Must have experience working with (Java/Spring, JavaScript, and React)
• Backend development experience including APIs, databases (relational/NoSQL), caching, and messaging systems
• Frontend experience building responsive web or mobile applications
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices

Nice To Haves

• No direct supervisory responsibilities (Consultant II / Sr. Consultant II)
• Provides technical leadership, mentoring, and coaching (no direct people management required) (Lead)

Responsibilities

• Participate in iteration planning to ensure shared understanding of stories and backlog items
• Engage in daily stand-ups across site, cross-site, and product teams
• Contribute to retrospectives and implement feedback to improve team performance
• Design, develop, test, and maintain applications across the full stack with guidance as needed
• Practice paired programming and test-driven development (TDD) to deliver high-quality code
• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and continuous delivery practices
• Troubleshoot and support software products in user environments
• Collaborate closely with team members and actively participate in knowledge sharing
• Apply foundational engineering principles to solve well-defined problems
• Execute against product and enterprise strategies with a strong customer-centric mindset
• Contribute to technical decision-making, balancing simplicity, scalability, and performance
• Work more independently on complex features and system components
• Mentor and support junior engineers to elevate overall team capability
• Actively contribute to team knowledge and engineering best practices
• Significant contributions to inceptions, injecting technical strategy into backlogs
• Partner with product managers and stakeholders to align engineering and business strategies across products
• Serve as a domain expert and advocate for modern technology stacks and architectural best practices
• Drive cross-product collaboration and influence engineering direction across teams
• Coach engineers in TDD, paired programming, and agile practices
• Lead retrospectives with a focus on continuous improvement and team effectiveness
• Set technical direction and guide complex system design decisions

Benefits

• Comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse
• Monthly connectivity reimbursement for eligible remote employees
• Dedicated, private workspace free from distractions when working from home
• Appropriate desk and seating when working from home
• Reliable internet with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload required for remote work

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed