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.

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good. 

You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities. 

Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection. We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them. 

 

Job title: Application Developer Senior Consultant I

 

Roles & Responsibilities 

Overall experience of 10 to 12+ years of Software Product/Project Development experience preferably in Insurance or Finance domain 

Work in a fast-paced Agile environment using Scrum methodology.  

Build resilient and highly responsive cloud native and containerized applications that can scale horizontally and vertically 

Lead critical initiatives, mentor junior team members, and promote a quality-first mindset. 

Design, Code, Test, Document and Release new application features. 

Write well-structured, testable code without much supervision. Re-architect and refactor back-end order processing system for performance and scalability. 

Take full-stack ownership of applications through development and production, including managing releases, performance testing of APIs, implementing monitors and alerts and owning availability and production incident SLAs. 

Work with product owners on requirements, design and story break down 

Participate in on-call as per the rotation schedule 

 

REQUIREMENTS: 

Techstack:  

Back End (MUST HAVE): 6-8 years of hands-on programming experience on 

SQL and PL/SQL, PostgreSQL 

Working knowledge of backend database integration 

Middle ware (MUST HAVE) 6-8 years of familiar experience in 

Extensive knowledge of RESTful APIs design and Spring/Spring Boot 2.0 framework 

Experience with relational databases like MySQL or Postgres, JPA/Hibernate  

Experience with event streaming systems such as Kafka 

Knowledge and experience with microservices 

Ecommerce, integration, EDI or retail system application know-how 

DevOps & QA (MUST HAVE): 6+ years of experience with DevOps and CI/CD delivery methodology, technologies, and familiar with tools like 

Version control: Preferably Git or similar 

CI: Preferably Jenkins or similar 

Static code analysis: Preferably SonarQube or similar 

Cyber Security: Preferably Veracode or similar 

QA: TestRail, Coda, Postman or similar 

Reporting: Preferably Tableau or similar 

Debugging: Preferably PagerDuty, Splunk, Postman or similar 

Cloud (NICE TO HAVE): 2-4 years of hands-on experience with cloud technology 

Using AWS services /or any other equivalent cloud services 

Front End (NICE TO HAVE): 2 - 4 years of familiar experience in  

Angular, CSS/HTML, TypeScript, JavaScript, ES6, NodeJS, Jasmine, Karma, Angular Material, Testrail 

General: 

Familiarity with Agile/Scrum. 

Strong communication skills and ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams 

Be able to learn and pick up new skills and technology quickly 

Strong knowledge and experience with performance and scalable systems 

 

 

Primary Skills

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

Shift Time

Shift B (India)

Recruiter Info

Yateesh B G

ybgaa@allstate.com

About Allstate

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.