Lead Engineer

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

Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented Lead Engineer (Senior Software Manager) to lead software engineering teams in India. This role is pivotal in driving architectural modernization, fostering engineering excellence, and ensuring successful delivery of business-critical features aligned with our OKRs. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker who can collaborate effectively across global teams while being hands-on in solving technical challenges in a distributed systems environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor multiple high-performing software engineering teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with global engineering, product, and business teams to align on objectives and deliverables.

Technology Strategy & Execution

• Develop and execute a technology roadmap focusing on transitioning to a microservices architecture with robust APIs and event-driven systems.
• Drive architectural and tech stack modernization, leveraging Java with Spring Boot, SQL/NoSQL databases, and enterprise shared services.
• Advocate for the adoption of best practices in software engineering, including CI/CD, DevOps, code quality, and testing standards.

Feature Delivery & Business Alignment

• Ensure timely delivery of business-critical features that align with OKRs.
• Act as a key liaison between engineering and business teams to prioritize initiatives and resolve technical challenges.
• Partner with product managers to simplify and optimize the ecosystem for scalability and performance.

Technical Excellence & Hands-On Contribution

• Provide hands-on technical guidance to teams, including code reviews and debugging complex issues.
• Lead initiatives to enhance engineering excellence, such as adopting new tools, improving developer productivity, and reducing tech debt.
• Ensure adherence to secure coding practices, scalability, and maintainability principles.

Qualifications

Must-Have

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership role managing multiple teams.
• Expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and distributed systems architecture.
• Strong knowledge of microservices, API design, and event-driven systems.
• Experience with SQL/NoSQL databases and managing data across distributed systems.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects and collaborate across geographies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.

Preferred

• Experience modernizing legacy systems and leading architectural transitions.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Knowledge of enterprise shared services and reusable component development.
• Experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and containerization (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Primary Skills

Influencing Others, Product Management, Product Strategies, Strategic Management, Systems Thinking

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Recruiter Info

Shilpa Amit Vaish

ShilpaAmit.Vaish@allstate.com

About Allstate

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.

The Allstate Corporation is one of the largest publicly held insurance providers in the United States. Ranked No. 84 in the 2023 Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue, The Allstate Corporation owns and operates 18 companies in the United States, Canada, Northern Ireland, and India. Allstate India Private Limited, also known as Allstate India, is a subsidiary of The Allstate Corporation. The India talent center was set up in 2012 and operates under the corporation's Good Hands promise. As it innovates operations and technology, Allstate India has evolved beyond its technology functions to be the critical strategic business services arm of the corporation. With offices in Bengaluru and Pune, the company offers expertise to the parent organization’s business areas including technology and innovation, accounting and imaging services, policy administration, transformation solution design and support services, transformation of property liability service design, global operations and integration, and training and transition.

Learn more about Allstate India here.