Product Engineer

Product Engineer at Allstate

At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from life’s uncertainties. For more than 90 years, our innovative drive has kept us a step ahead of our customers’ evolving needs, from advocating for seat belts and air bags to being an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, and, more recently, device and identity protection.

Job Summary

Product Engineers at Allstate design, build, and support high-quality digital products using modern engineering practices and tools. Across all levels, this role partners closely with product managers, designers, and peers to deliver scalable, user-centered solutions. Engineers apply 12-factor principles, test-driven development, and continuous integration to ensure quality, agility, and maintainability. As engineers progress in level, expectations expand to include greater ownership, architectural leadership, cross-product collaboration, and accountability for production outcomes and KPIs.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance full-stack software products, including web frontends and backend services.
• Practice pair programming and test-driven development (TDD) as part of daily engineering work.
• Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines, supporting continuous integration, delivery, and deployment.
• Collaborate with the team on system and application design, selecting the simplest and most effective technical solutions.
• Participate in iteration planning, ensuring a shared understanding of backlog stories and technical requirements.
• Actively engage in daily standups, cross-site collaboration, and product team ceremonies.
• Contribute to and participate in retrospectives, identifying actionable improvements for the team and product.
• Provide production support for software products in user environments.
• Share knowledge and contribute to the growth of team and organizational engineering practices.
• (Senior/Lead) Partner closely with Product Managers to align technical execution with customer needs and product strategy.
• (Lead) Infuse backlogs with technical input, guide architectural decisions, and coach teammates on engineering best practices.
• (Lead) Own application health in production and drive outcomes tied to KPIs and product success.

Experience (Level-Based Expectations)

Product Engineer: 2+ years of professional software engineering experience preferred.Senior Product Engineer: 3+ years of experience with demonstrated ownership of features and systems.Product Engineer Lead: 5+ years of experience with architecture, technical leadership, and production accountability.Final leveling will be determined based on experience, technical depth, and demonstrated impact.

Essential Skills

• Strong proficiency in Java and Spring Boot.
• Front-end development experience using React and TypeScript.
• Proven full-stack development experience across modern web applications.
• Comfortable working in a pair-programming (XP) environment.
• Hands-on experience with Test-Driven Development (TDD) and writing high-quality, testable code.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Python.
• Exposure to Generative AI technologies and use cases.
• Familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS, and on-prem systems.
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
• Experience using GitHub for version control and collaboration.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This role does not have formal people-management responsibilities at any level.

Key Skills/Competency

• Java
• Spring Boot
• React
• TypeScript
• Full-stack Development
• Test-Driven Development (TDD)
• Pair Programming
• CI/CD
• DevOps
• Cloud Environments (Azure, AWS)