At Allstate, the business and/or technical problem is to design, develop, test, and deliver secure, high-quality software solutions that meet evolving customer needs and support business objectives, while also mentoring junior team members.
Requirements
- 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
Responsibilities
- 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
- Engage in daily standups (site, cross-site, and product teams) and practice paired programming and test-driven development as part of daily work
Other
- Hybrid — 1 day per week onsite in Dallas, TX, and 4 days remote
- Participate in iteration planning meetings to ensure a shared understanding of user stories and team backlog items
- Contribute to retrospectives by identifying opportunities for process or product improvement
- Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.
- The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.
