Managing Engineer, Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Architect and design digital products utilizing contemporary tools, technologies, frameworks, and systems.

• Design, implement, test, and document software solutions.

• Take ownership and manage applications in production to meet product KPIs.

• Plan, direct, design, and execute complex and critical IT activities and programs.

• Select, lead, mentor, motivate, set expectations for, and evaluate medium to large teams.

• Provide guidance to direct reports on administrative policies, risks, issues, problem resolution, sourcing decisions, budget, and priorities.

• Lead and engage in knowledge sharing to enhance engineering practices.

• Lead, develop, and improve software products.

• Design and implement testing strategies to ensure acceptance criteria are met.

• Advocate for pair programming and test-driven development methodologies.

• Collaborate on system and application design, selecting effective technical solutions.

• Facilitate iteration planning, daily standups, cross-site collaboration, product ceremonies, and retrospectives.

• Work with digital product teams to communicate technical designs effectively.

• Provide technical leadership, guide technology decisions, resolve technical issues, and manage team conflicts.

• Establish continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and best practices.

• Align strategies across product portfolios with product managers, peers, and stakeholders.

• Serve as an expert across various business domains and technology stacks.

• Perform supervisory responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software engineering, product engineering, or related fields.

• Strong proficiency in Java 17+ and Spring Boot 3.x+.

• In-depth knowledge of JVM and application performance architecture/management.

• Familiarity with frontend engineering, including ReactJS, AngularJS, and TypeScript.

• Understanding of creating responsive, accessible, and data-driven user experiences.

• Solid grasp of REST APIs and distributed systems.

• Experience in building microservices and event-driven systems; Kafka experience preferred.

• Knowledge of cloud and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS, and on-premises systems.

• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases.

• Familiarity with OpenAPI, JSON, and AVSC schema standards.

• Practice of test-driven development (TDD).

• Strong understanding of secure development practices.

• Comfortable working in a pair-programming (XP) environment.

• CI/CD experience with Jenkins or GitHub Actions, Docker, and Kubernetes.

• Experience using Datadog or similar tools for application monitoring and troubleshooting.

• Working knowledge of Python is desired.

• Understanding of MongoDB performance tuning is desired.

• Knowledge of leveraging or building generative and agentic AI tooling is desired.

• Must pass a background investigation.

• Allstate typically does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

• A dedicated, private workspace free from distractions is required when working from home.

• Reliable internet connection with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload is necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse.

• Monthly connectivity reimbursement to assist with internet costs for employees eligible to work from home.