Principal Engineer Senior Expert

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

The Principal Engineer Senior Expert owns technical product strategy for multiple Allstate Health AOR tightly coupled with consumer journeys ensuring The Principal Engineer Senior Expert owns technical product strategy for multiple Allstate Health AOR tightly coupled with consumer journeys ensuring technical product roadmaps align with over-arching customer journeys strategy in partnership with Principal Digital Product Managers and Principal Platform Consultant.

Key Responsibilities

Establishes technical strategy for AOR in partnership with Principal Digital Product Manager and Principal Platform Consultant

Serves as the anchor of the team and practices technical leadership; helping guide the team in choosing the right technology, solving technical problems, and resolving any technical conflicts within the team

Coaches the team and leads daily practices of using paired programming and test-driven development in writing software and building products

Infuses a strong bias for action and speed to market on a consistent basis

Lifts impediments and distractions

Influences backlogs outside of their applicable AOR in support of their digital products' priorities

Leads and participates in inceptions and iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input working in close partnership with the product manager

Owns and drives company priorities needing or expecting technical delivery across AORs

Leads and participates in daily site, cross-site, and product team standups

Drives delivery acceleration through reuse of capabilities and smarter, simpler ways to achieve outcomes

Owns decision to technical approach including deviations from the enterprise standards where needed, but leverages refactoring to align to patterns and standards

Owns upgrading engineering standards and talent in partnership with other Principal Engineers

Establishes continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices

Leads, creates, and executes a strong succession plan for Lead and Managing Engineers

Essential Requirements & Skills

10+ years of Product Management experience (preferred).

5+ years in Technical Product Strategy or Product Architecture(preferred).

3+ years managing teams of 3-5 direct reports within organizations of 50+ engineers (preferred).

Proven ability to coach Lead and Managing Engineers, including succession planning.

Demonstrated success partnering with C-suite and senior executives.

Experience leading multiple operating units or AORs with enterprise-wide technology strategies.

Strong decision-making skills in technical approaches; able to manage deviations from enterprise standards and drive refactoring initiatives.

Background in architecting or leading SaaS platform development and commercialization.

Hands-on leadership in CI / CD, test-driven development, and paired programming.

Entrepreneurial mindset with a bias for innovation and growth.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position will have supervisory responsibilities.

Skills

Backlogs, Conducting Standups, Continuous Delivery, Continuous Deployment, Continuous Integrations, Decision Making, Digital Products, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Leadership, Pair Programming, Product Architecture, Product Management, Product Roadmap, Product Strategies, Strategic Management, Taking Initiative, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technology Strategies

Compensation

Compensation offered for this role is $141,800.00 - 219,200.00 annually and is based on experience and qualifications.

The candidate(s) offered this position will be required to submit to a background investigation.

Joining our team isn't just a job - it's an opportunity. One that takes your skills and pushes them to the next level. One that encourages you to challenge the status quo. One where you can shape the future of protection while supporting causes that mean the most to you. Joining our team means being part of something bigger - a winning team making a meaningful impact.

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