Returnship Program: Product Engineer-Software, Remote

The world isn’t standing still, and neither is Allstate. We’re moving quickly, looking across our businesses and brands and taking bold steps to better serve customers’ evolving needs. That’s why now is an exciting time to join our team. You’ll have opportunities to take risks, challenge the status quo and shape the future for the greater good.

 

You’ll do all this in an environment of excellence and the highest ethical standards – a place where values such as integrity, inclusive diversity and accountability are paramount. We empower every employee to lead, drive change and give back where they work and live. Our people are our greatest strength, and we work as one team in service of our customers and communities.

 

Everything we do at Allstate is driven by a shared purpose: to protect people from life’s uncertainties so they can realize their hopes and dreams. For more than 89 years we’ve thrived by staying a step ahead of whatever’s coming next – to give customers peace of mind no matter what changes they face. We acted with conviction to advocate for seat belts, air bags and graduated driving laws. We help give survivors of domestic violence a voice through financial empowerment. We’ve been an industry leader in pricing sophistication, telematics, digital photo claims and, more recently, device and identity protection.

 

We are the Good Hands. We don’t follow the trends. We set them.

Program Description

The Returnship program at Allstate is a 12-week paid Internship for experienced Java based Product Engineering professionals returning to the workforce after taking time off for caregiving. The program is open to individuals with at least 5 years of professional software development experience and has been out of the paid workforce for at least two years to primarily focus on caring for a child or another dependent.  

At Allstate we are excited about the Returnship program because we appreciate the skills you can offer, the perspective you provide, and the contributions you will make. This program offers you a chance to revamp your skills, update your resume with new experience, and make connections with other women and men transitioning back to the workforce.  Upon successful completion of the returnship, there is a possibility of an offer for full-time employment. Full-time opportunity is also 100% remote.

Job Responsibilities

What You’ll Get to do:

• You will ramp up to use the latest selected technology stack in your day-to-day development activities.  
• Assist the team in delivering digital products built on advanced engineering techniques whilst being obsessive over our customers experience.
• Provide code/design analysis and input on strategy, support project planning, and develop code and design for complex projects.
• Help build services/solutions for one of Allstate’s cutting-edge technology teams which will automate and provide seamless solutions for our mission critical business units.
• Work alongside other experienced engineers in a paired environment, sharing your knowledge and skills, and learning from others as the product progresses. 
• These will be true full-stack engineering positions providing opportunity for both front-end UI and back-end services development experience.

Who You Are:

• A strong communicator who can explain technical and nontechnical information with clarity to various stakeholders
• A team player who values the innovation that comes with sharing ideas and gaining other perspectives
• A problem-solver with a passion for digging beneath the surface to solve challenges
• A motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic 
• A flexible and adaptable worker, comfortable balancing changing priorities and technologies in a fast-paced environment
• A life-long learner with an enthusiasm for software engineering and learning new technologies

Job Requirements

Candidates must be able to demonstrate the following:

• 5+ years technology product development experience
• Hands on software development experience with Java and JavaScript
• Ability to read and assess existing code
• Fundamental understanding of database technologies (Oracle, SQL Server, and/or Mongo)
• Bachelor or master’s degree in computer science or a related technical field or comparable experience

Job Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience in Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, Spring/Spring Boot, and React or Angular, however an enthusiasm for software engineering and the ability to investigate and apply new technologies will also be strongly considered. 
• Implementation of features, products, and enhancements that improve the user experience
• Supporting Production which involves monitoring