Software Engineer Lead Consultant/Senior Consultant I/II

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 Software Engineer Lead Consultant - Java Full Stack Development
• architects, designs, and delivers enterprise-grade digital products using modern Java technologies, cloud-native architectures, and contemporary engineering practices. This role applies a systematic application of scientific and technological knowledge, methods, and experience to the design, implementation, testing, deployment, and operation of scalable software solutions.
• The Lead Consultant serves as a technical leader who partners closely with product managers, architects, and engineering teams across multiple time zones to define solution strategies, establish technical roadmaps, and drive successful product delivery. The role champions engineering excellence through the adoption of software design principles, Twelve-Factor App methodology, Test-Driven Development (TDD), pair programming, DevSecOps practices, and continuous delivery.
• The successful candidate is accountable for building resilient, secure, scalable, and maintainable applications while leading teams in the implementation of best practices that improve product quality, reliability, and business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• •Participate in inceptions and iteration planning meetings, providing technical leadership and partnering closely with product managers to refine and prioritise product backlogs.
• •Lead the architecture, design, and development of enterprise-scale Java Full Stack applications using modern frameworks and cloud-native engineering practices.
• •Drive the adoption of software engineering principles, including Twelve-Factor App methodology, domain-driven design, microservices architecture, observability, and secure-by-design practices.
• •Partner with cross-functional teams, architects, and stakeholders across multiple geographies and time zones to align technical solutions with business objectives.
• •Serve as a subject matter expert in Java Full Stack development and advocate for modern engineering practices across teams and organisations.
• •Lead technical solution design sessions, architecture reviews, and design discussions to ensure scalable, maintainable, and reusable software solutions.
• •Coach and mentor engineers through pair programming, Test-Driven Development (TDD), code reviews, and continuous learning practices.
• •Establish and maintain Continuous Integration, Continuous Delivery, and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) pipelines and engineering standards.
• •Promote engineering excellence through automated testing, observability, performance optimisation, resiliency patterns, and operational best practices.
• •Lead and participate in daily stand-ups, retrospectives, technical workshops, and architecture forums.
• •Support software products in production environments, ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance.
• •Collaborate with product and engineering leadership to identify technical risks, dependencies, and opportunities for innovation.
• •Drive software scalability and maintainability through sound design principles, refactoring strategies, and technical debt management.
• •Foster a culture of quality, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across engineering teams.

Experience

6 to 10 years of experience (Preferred)

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

Good-to-Have Technologies

• •Playwright
• •Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Primary Skills

Software Development

Shift Time

Recruiter Info

Sunita M

[email protected]

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. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger – a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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 .