Product Engineering (Android & Java)

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. 

The Consumer and Distribution Technology division is seeking a Product Engineering to join our team. You will work alongside people as passionate and driven as you, focused on delivering the best possible technical solutions and user experiences. As a Product Engineering with Android and Java experience, you’ll typically code hard every working day, but then go off work to relax, recharge and refocus.

Reporting to the Managing Engineering, you will be accountable for the following:

• Evaluate detailed business, functional, and high-level technical requirements (including disaster recovery, security and audit)
• Champion new technology transitions by learning them quickly, becoming a subject matter expert and producing proofs of concept to determine the technology stack
• Collaborate across multiple teams while maintaining good communication to ensure the smooth rollout of product releases
• Collaborate with other software engineers and lead when needed
• Take ownership of the product
• Work with the Digital Product Manager (DMP) in continuous process improvement for estimating
• Perform coding of simple to complex modules while maintaining component design standards
• Ensure that design reviews are scheduled and executed. Provide feedback and recommend solutions
• Ensure that design standards and documentation are followed
• Ensure code review is conducted with peers to certify code quality and security standards
• Perform Unit testing with TDD and resolve defects
• Define and manage the process by which support and technical assistance is performed
• Performs root cause analysis to prevent recurrence of the problem and manages the resolution of simple to complex problems
• Ensure delivery of change management activities supporting production deployments to Developers, Quality Control Analysts, and Environment Management personnel

• Must have hands-on experience with Android development using Java
• Primary Skills: A deep understanding of mobile technology stack, including experience using microservice or RESTful API with Java, Android, JUnit and Gradle/Maven.
• Working knowledge of programming best practices and design patterns, such as MVC & MVVM
• Working knowledge of security best practices (OWASP) and OAUTH2
• Experience in API design and API-First approach
• Exposure to Engineering practices, such as TDD and pair programming, is desirable
• Carries good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confident and outgoing in approach, good team player

• Secondary Skills: Experience in Java Spring Boot, Bootstrap, JSX, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Axios and Redux

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. 

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This job posting is for a current open role within the organization.