Software Engineer Sr Consultant

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

Who is Allstate:

Allstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. The company is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years and prioritizes supporting employees and fostering an inclusive, welcoming corporate culture. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to provide reassurance with its "You’re in Good Hands®" promise.

Benefits to Joining Allstate:

• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
• Good Office program (receive up to $400 back after purchasing office equipment)
• Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
• Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
• Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
• Personal reflection day
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Working within the community and giving back

Job Description

Software Engineer Sr Consultant implement applications following 12-factor principles to build out the product and iterative enhancements. They own the full stack of software products; developing and implementing frontends (web or mobile), and backend services. They leverage test driven development and continuous integration to ensure agility and quality of products. They actively participate in the decision-making process of the team ensuring that the simplest appropriate technology and design is chosen to meet user needs.

Key Responsibilities

• Participates in knowledge sharing, and contributes to the overall growth of the collective knowledge of the team.
• Support software products in user environments.
• Establishes continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices.
• Practices daily paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building products.
• Collaborates within the team in designing systems and apps.
• Participate in executing the strategy, keeping the customer needs and wants in mind.
• Participates in retrospectives to gather feedback and derive actionable items to improve the team and the product.
• Participates in daily site, cross-site, and product team standups.
• Participates in iteration planning meetings ensuring that the team has a common understanding of each story and chores in a team’s backlog.

Qualifications:

• 4 year Bachelors Degree (Preferred)
• 3 or more years of similar experience (Preferred)

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

Allstate Canada Group has policies and practices that provide workplace accommodations. If you require accommodation, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs