Lead Backend Software Engineer - Insurance

Allstate seeks a Lead Software Engineer to drive delivery of innovative financial and insurance solutions that protect millions of customers. In a collaborative, performance-driven culture, you will design and build scalable, secure systems powering digital policy, claims, and financial services. You'll lead engineers, guide architecture decisions, and champion quality, reliability, and cloud-native practices. Partnering with product, data, and business teams, you'll shape technical roadmaps, improve engineering standards, and support resilient platforms that make communities safer and more resilient.

Responsibilities

• Design and architect scalable, secure financial software solutions for insurance products and services
• Lead a team of engineers through planning, coding, code reviews, and mentoring
• Collaborate with product, data, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical roadmaps
• Ensure code quality, reliability, and performance through testing, automation, and best practices
• Integrate with cloud platforms, APIs, and data systems supporting digital insurance experiences
• Champion secure coding, regulatory compliance, and data privacy within financial applications
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices, tooling, and delivery pipelines
• Support production systems, troubleshoot complex issues, and guide incident resolution

Required Skills

• Software architecture and system design
• Java or C# backend development
• RESTful APIs and microservices
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Relational and No
• SQL databases
• Automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
• Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Secure coding and familiarity with compliance in finance/insurance
• Performance tuning and observability
• Technical leadership and code review