Allstate

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 
 
Business Title: Software Engineer Senior Consultant II 
 
Org, Team and Work scope 
 


* Enterprise Shared Services (ESS) Org and Employee Experience team that is building a mature LLM HR Chatbot integrated with a Vectorized DB with a RAG solution to enhance Allstate’s Internal Employee Experience
* This role has been created to accelerate and mature Allstate’s Internal Employee Experience initiatives.
* As a mid to senior engineer, you will help lead the evolution of an in-house, production grade LLM powered chatbot driving automation, elevating internal workflows, and shaping scalable solutions that enable employees to access critical information efficiently across the enterprise.
* You’ll build, extend, and refine a mature LLM production application, delivering new features and architectural improvements that significantly enhance internal employee experience, performance, and reliability.
* Our ideal candidate is a confident, collaborative engineer who thrives in close-knit, high communication teams. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity, embracing emerging technologies, and influencing technical direction through experience, curiosity, and strong communication. They take ownership, enjoy mentoring others, and continuously look for opportunities to raise the bar for the team and platform. 
 
 

What’s exciting? 
 


* This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of AI, product, and engineering excellence.
* You’ll deepen your expertise in modern, rapidly evolving technologies while playing a meaningful role in shaping how AI driven solutions are built and scaled within a large enterprise, making a tangible, industry shaping impact. 
 
 

Essential Functions 
 


* Deliver high impact, LLM enabled solutions with a focus on quality, scalability, and long-term sustainability.
* Help define, champion, and evolve best practices for AI driven development across the engineering organization.
* Collaborate cross functionally, proactively identifying opportunities to support teams and improve shared systems.
* Lead by example through technical influence, mentorship, and confident knowledge sharing across teams.
* Reinforce a team first mindset where outcomes, learning, and ownership are shared. 
 
 

Required Skills And Experiences 
 


* Four plus of relevant experience
* Demonstrated experience working in collaborative development environments, including pair programming or similar close team practices.
* Proficiency in at least one modern programming language (Python, Java, JavaScript, Go, etc ) with the ability to contribute across a full stack or service-oriented architecture.
* Strong experience with automated testing, including unit testing and test driven development (TDD).
* Hands-on experience working within Agile teams and iterative delivery models.
* Strong communication skills, technical judgment, and a sense of ownership within a team first culture. 
 
 

Preferred Qualifications 
 


* Hands on experience building, evolving, or supporting production LLM or AI enabled applications.
* Python and Java proficiency, with the ability to work across both Python and Java codebases
* Experience Building context-aware AI applications (RAG)
* Deep experience practicing Extreme Programming (XP), including pair programming, TDD, refactoring, and continuous integration.
* Proven experience building and maintaining production web or service based systems using modern frameworks.
* Experience with FastAPI or similar Python web frameworks
* Interest in applied AI, search, or automation use cases
* Strong familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, trunk-based development, and frequent integration practices.
* Experience designing or contributing to systems deployed in cloud environments (AWS or similar).
* Comfort working in environments emphasize collective code ownership, technical leadership, and continuous improvement. 
 
 

Education & Experience (in lieu): In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered. 
 
Supervisory Responsibilities : This job does not have supervisory duties. 
 
Skills 
 
AI Architecture, AI Concepts, AI Systems, CI/CD, CI Pipeline, Continuous Integration (CI) Tools, Extreme Programming (XP), Full Stack Development, Python (Programming Language), Python Frameworks, Test Driven Development (TDD) 
 
Compensation 
 
Compensation offered for this role is 90,700.00 - 153,925.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications. 
 
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. 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. 
 
Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position. 
 
Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component. 
 
For jobs in San Francisco, please click “here” for information regarding the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. 
 
For jobs in Los Angeles, please click “here” for information regarding the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance. 
 
To view the “EEO Know Your Rights” poster click “here”. This poster provides information concerning the laws and procedures for filing complaints of violations of the laws with the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs. 
 
To view the FMLA poster, click “here”. This poster summarizing the major provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and telling employees how to file a complaint. 
 
It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs. Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee's terms or conditions of employment is prohibited. This policy applies to all aspects of the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, salary administration, promotion, job assignment, benefits, discipline, and separation of employment. 
 
Allstate provides a comprehensive technology setup, including a laptop, monitors, headset, keyboard, and mouse. Employees eligible to work from home also receive a monthly connectivity reimbursement to help offset internet costs. 
 
When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload.

Python

Software Development

Test driven development

Continuous Integration

Java

Automation

Testing

Database

Chatbot

Communications

JavaScript

Unit Testing

Agile

Amazon

Web Development

Team Building

Cloud

Mobile App Development

Scalability

Support

Compliance

CI/CD

Extreme Programming

Full Stack

Mid - Senior Full Stack Software Engineer (LLM application development)