Application Developer Senior Consultant I

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 Application Developer Sr Consultant I contributes to the development of code for complex modules, participates in design reviews, conducts code reviews, creates test plans, and participates in testing reviews, and resolves moderate defects. The Sr Consultant I designs, documents, reviews, and maintains components of software solutions for complex projects. Under limited supervision, the Sr. Consultant I works closely with business partners to identify needs and design technology solutions to overcome process bottlenecks, reduce use of contingent claim resources, reduce compliance risks, or generally increase operational efficiency. They are often required to deliver tactical solutions that can be implemented within a few days. They are responsible for contributing to all phases of the application development cycle: beginning with requirements gathering, through release, and ultimately ongoing user support.

• A Product Engineer is responsible for designing intermediate to complex software modules.
• They are responsible for creating interface as well as do code review and give sign off. The role demands one to be comfortable working in fast-paced environment as well as in cross functional collaboration.
• Strong technical, collaboration and leadership skills are key to succeed in this role.
• Should be an advocate of Allstate's Target State Architecture (TSA) and Engineering Best practices.

Key Responsibilities

Responsible for module design

•   Write high quality code.

•   Be an advocate of s/w engineering design principles and best practices.

•   Review and sign off code.

•   Gather and translate broad requirements from product manager into functional and design specifications.

•   Develop Excellent understanding of the products and contribute to future roadmap goals.

•   Coaching and mentoring junior engineers and newly onboarded engineering talents.

•   Guide junior engineers to deliver product features end to end.

•   Do what it takes to make cloud application work end-to-end.

•   Handle customer and production issues, manage source code, enable build infrastructure, review code and test cases to ensure quality.

•   Primary Skills

•   Technology You’ll use:  Java8, Spring Boot, Microservices Architecture, Event Driven Architecture

•   Experienced in creating engineering solutions for a business problem.

•   Experienced at designing and developing large scale distributed applications.

•   Experience deploying to cloud environments a plus.

•   Exposure to test-driven development is a must.

•   Passion for growing your skills, tackling interesting work and solving challenging problems.

•   Enthusiasm for community, learning, and collaboration

•   Highly effective communication and interpersonal skills 

•   Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills.

•   Proactive, energetic and self-starter

• Focuses on ensuring execution of change management activities supporting production deployment to Developers, Quality Control Analysts, and Environment Management personnel

• Breaks down complex information to identify support issues and initiate action to resolve the problem and provides technical assistance to resolve complex issues.

• Contributes to the creation of accurate test plans, conditions, and data; participates in testing reviews to include conducting basic levels of module and integration testing according to process standards; track and resolve moderate defects.

• Applies strong understanding as a technical expert for Band B application developers

• Designs and implements enhanced technical documentation and implement changes

• Develops or confirms detailed project or system change estimates or project plans, calibrate estimating factors for continuous improvements

• Contributes to the development of code for intermediate to complex modules with high-level architecture, following documentation and development standards

• Assumes responsibility by ensuring that design/code reviews are scheduled and executed; provide feedback and recommends solutions; ensures that design standards and documentation are followed and certifies that code meets quality standards

• Analyzes and evaluates detailed business, functional, and high-level technical requirements (including recovery, security, and audit)

Education

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)

Primary Skills

• Java8, Spring Boot, Microservices

Experience

• 8 to 10 years

Supervisory Responsibilities

• This job does not have supervisory duties.

Education & Experience (in lieu)

• In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Skills

Application Development, Code Reviews, Design Reviews, Technical Consulting, Test Planning

Compensation

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. And one where you can impact the future for the greater good.  

You’ll do all this in a flexible environment that embraces connection and belonging. And with the recognition of several inclusivity and diversity awards, we’ve proven that Allstate empowers everyone to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. 

Good Hands. Greater Together.

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