Senior Software Engineer
Allstate
This is a Contract position in Irving, TX posted June 23, 2020.
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Job Description
The Information Services Group within Allstate is a world-class technology organization focused on enabling Allstate to become a leader in the technology and data space. We are looking for a highly-skilled professional to join one of the most visible projects within the company: the Unstructured Data Platform. 80% of the world’s data is in unstructured form; Allstate is looking to tap into the potential that processing and analyzing this data could unlock.
This is a chance to be on the bleeding edge of technical innovation– using the latest and greatest technologies to drive business results. Be a part of a team building out a highly-scalable unstructured data platform which is already processing millions of unstructured objects a day. This role will have high visibility, great potential for growth, and a distinct opportunity to make a major impact within our industry.
Job Responsibilities
- Use Java and Spring Boot to write enterprise services in a fast-past enterprise production team
- Integrate with and heavily utilize technologies like S3-based object stores, MongoDB, Spring Boot and Pivotal Cloud Foundry
- Integrate with Kafka, Splunk and other messaging, logging, and monitoring technologies
- Create comprehensive unit, functional, performance, and integration test suites
- Write CI/CD scripts using Jenkins Pipelines
- Write comprehensive documentation
- Work closely with the DevOps team in order to integrate new services with our infrastructure
- Develop a deep understanding of the core components used within the platform and how these interface with other technologies within the company
- Quickly learn and adjust/supplement your skillset as new requirements come up
- Participate in production deployments and provide support when issues may arise
Job Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science required
- Strong knowledge of programming languages: Java required
- Extensive experience with the Spring framework, especially Spring MVC or Spring Boot
- Strong knowledge of database concepts like: Data Integrity, ACID, indexing, partitioning
- Experience working with non-traditional data systems such as Hadoop, S3 , or Cassandra
- Experience working with high-throughput systems
- Experience with multi-threaded applications
- Strong knowledge of Linux, proficient to advanced knowledge of command line programming
- Good knowledge of networking concepts including: TCP/IP, UDP, streaming, routing, latency vs throughput
- Ability to cooperate in a cross-functional team environment spread across many departments, while driving for desired outcomes.
- Ability to communicate complex ideas in a clear, concise manner both verbally and in writing
- Proven ability to meet short deadlines and execute against multiple competing priorities with little direct supervision
- Must have a strong background in working in an Agile environment
- Hands-on experience with messaging platforms such as Kafka or SQS
Preferred Skills
- Hands on experience with Cloud Foundry
- Hands on experience with Docker
- Undersatnding or hands-on experience with Kubernetes
- Good knowledge of AWS or another cloud provider
- Experience with event driven programming
- Hands on experience with CI/CD (Building pipelines would be a definite 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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