Software Engineer Senior Consultant I

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
Software Engineer Sr Consultant I implement applications following 12-factor principles to build out the product and iterative enhancements. They own the full stack of software products; developing and implementing frontends (web or mobile), and backend services. They leverage test driven development and continuous integration to ensure agility and quality of products. They actively participate in the decision-making process of the team ensuring that the simplest appropriate technology and design is chosen to meet user needs.

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Python developer to support our engineering team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in building reusable libraries, working with APIs and microservices, and integrating with modern infrastructure components.

• Design and develop robust Python libraries for internal use and automation.
• Build and maintain RESTful APIs and microservices.
• Collaborate with DevOps teams to integrate with CI/CD pipelines.
• Work with infrastructure tools such as Vault, Kafka, and containerized environments.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving development practices.

• 5+ yrs Strong proficiency in Python (3.x), with experience in writing modular and reusable code.
• Hands-on experience with API development (e.g., Flask, FastAPI).
• Familiarity with microservice architecture and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions).
• Knowledge of secrets management tools like HashiCorp Vault.
• Experience with event streaming platforms like Apache Kafka.
• Solid understanding of software testing practices and frameworks (e.g., PyTest).
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication skills along with demonstrated willingness and ability to mentor, teach, and share Python expertise with others. This will also likely entail creating documentation.

• Experience in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience building and operationalizing Agentic flows & agent to agent communications, including MCP, LangChain/Graph
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform).
• Exposure to Agile development methodologies.