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Job Description

Allstate is recruiting for a Mid-level Level XP Software Engineer to join our Agile XP Engineering team in Chicago. Our common goal is to build digital products that support the Allstate Roadside Services strategy. This team will engineer software all day, every day, on a full-stack cloud platform, Pivotal Cloud Foundry. Driving quality leveraging test-driven development with continuous integration & continuous delivery is key to our engineering approach.

As an engineer, this role will partner with our Allstate Roadside Services Product Manager and Product Designers to iterate the product vision into software that meets end user needs. This is a tremendous opportunity to deliver the next-generation product for our end users, Roadside Rescuers, who help our customers when their vehicle is disabled. The software product suite is a combination of Mobile Apps & web-based applications that allow tow truck drivers or mobile response units to be dispatched when a customer needs roadside services. This team will be working at our innovation hub in the Merchandise Mart which will provide the latest in modern equipment, healthy work spaces, and engineering tools to accomplish our goals. Dont miss this opportunity to join a team working 40-hours per week in our flagship work space that includes a game room, free breakfast, beverages & snacks. We value independent thinking and learning technology skills to build digital products that will fundamentally change safety on the roadways for drivers who need an immediate rescue. This role requires minimal production support. The primary role is new feature delivery to change the way we incentivize our end users to engage with Allstate Roadside Services customers.

About you:

• You are passionate about software engineering.
• You will measure success by working software and end user satisfaction.
• You have well-developed communications skills and enjoy collaborating.
• You have a clear understanding of cloud services, deployment models, and distributed systems.

Job Qualifications

Education:

A college degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or similar field, including a solid understanding of Computer Science fundamentals

Experience:

• 3+ years of full-stack development experience with TDD and paired programming
• Strong understanding of computer science concepts, object oriented design principles
• Knowledge of developing software in different programming languages, and demonstrated ability to quickly learn new languages
• Experience developing & consuming web services (REST, SOAP, JSON), ETL jobs, and APIs (service-oriented architectures)
• Use object-oriented design (OOD) patterns for separation of operations, code reusability, security, and response time
• Continuous integration and deployment tool knowledge such as Jenkins, Concourse CI and/or Gradle
• Experience with monitoring tools like Dynatrace, AppDynamics, Iris, or Vision is a plus Mobile App development with iOS or Android is a plus

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation, which includes a drug screen.

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As a Fortune 100 company and industry leader, we provide a competitive salary but thats just the beginning. Our Total Rewards package also offers benefits like tuition assistance, medical and dental insurance, as well as a robust pension and 401(k). Plus, youll have access to a wide variety of programs to help you balance your work and personal life -- including a generous paid time off policy.

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