Product Engineering (Integration Java Developer)

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 DescriptionAllstate Insurance Company of Canada is a leading home and auto insurer focused on providing its customers prevention and protection products and services for every stage of life. Serving Canadians since 1953, Allstate strives to reassure both customers and employees with its “You’re in Good Hands®” promise and is proud to have been named a Best Employer in Canada for nine consecutive years. Allstate is committed to making a positive difference in the communities in which it operates through partnerships with charitable organizations, employee giving and volunteerism. To learn more, visit For safety tips and advice, visit Through our Employee Value Proposition, we have worked hard to develop and nurture a culture where employees feel valued, experience personal growth, have career options and truly enjoy the work they do.
Role DesignationHybrid
Benefits to Joining Allstate
Flexible Work Arrangements
Employee discounts (15% on auto and property insurance, plus many other products and services)
Good Office program (receive up to 400$ back after purchasing office equipment)
Student Loan Payment Matching Program for Government Student loans
Comprehensive Retirement Savings Program with employer matched contributions
Annual Wellness allowance to support employees with improving health and wellbeing
Personal reflection day
Tuition Reimbursement
Working within the community and giving back!
Role OverviewWe are excited to announce the establishment of a new Integrations Team within Allstate Canada (ACG) with focus on improving and modernizing the state of ACG integrations. We are looking for an experienced Product Engineering (Integration Java Developer) to play a key role within this global team which will comprise members from ACG, Allstate Northern Ireland (ANI), and Allstate India Private Limited (AIPL).
Accountabilities
Design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of organizational level APIs and Microservices using REST based methods
Design, development, testing and deployment using middleware systems (i.E. using integration tools and deployment of jar on containers)
Understanding the technical non-functional requirements and translating them into an API design
API documentation using ACG standard tools
Leverage secure API standards to provide the appropriate level of security
Support dev, testing and production APIs
Use and promote common development tools and practices within the team
General support of fully integrated, highly available production integration environments
Analysis of information systems processes, monitoring of key performance metrics and creation of standard performance dashboards/reports
As a senior team member, enhance the Integration team accomplishments and competence by answering technical and procedural questions, teaching improved processes and providing mentorship for less experienced team members
Conduct design and code reviews to ensure consistent adherence to standards and to make recommendations where necessary
Delivery of high-quality documentation as required
Effective communication with teammates, business stakeholders and other technology teams
Work effectively as part of a distributed team within agile delivery frameworks
Qualifications
A minimum of 6-8 years’ experience designing, documenting, developing, testing, deploying and maintaining Web APIs using Java/Spring.
Solid knowledge of integration design patterns, and ability to properly document the design.
Experience working in Windows or Linux environments.
Experience with common development tools and practices (e.G. Visual Studio, IntelliJ, JUnit, GitHub, Jenkins).
Experience with transforming messages (i.E. XML to REST JSON).
Experience with developing and designing high performance APIs.
Experience with documenting interfaces (i.E. swagger, interface control documents, nonfunctional requirements such as volumetric).
Working knowledge of RESTful software design practices.
Working knowledge in RESTful API design and Architecture.
Experience with message transformation, orchestration and batch.
Experience with API performance management tools.
Experience working in Agile (e.G. Scrum, Kanban, XP) environments.
Ability to perform basic database development and query (i.E. SQL).
Good understanding of CICD architecture and its pipeline models.
Good understanding of CICD tools.
Should have good understanding of any logging and monitoring tools and its integration (ex. Splunk, IRIS, DataDog, etc.).
Knowledge on TDD, secure coding practices.
Demonstrated reliability, professionalism, and accountability in a professional work environment.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Bonus qualifications
Experience with API Gateway tools such as Datapower would be an asset
Experience with API transformation and orchestration tools would be an asset (Talend or Kafka or Tibco)
Understanding microservice architectural approach in designing of distributed systems
Experience with JavaScript or Python
Experience with relational or NoSQL databases (e.G. Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB) and in-memory caching solutions (e.G. Redis, Pivotal Cloud Cache)
Experience with Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) and related data management services (e.G. MongoDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
Prior Experience with containers such as PCF and Docker would be an asset
Prior experience in migration/modernization project is an asset
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.
CompensationExpected compensation for this role ranges from $ 80,900.00 - 110,000.00 annually. Actual salary offered to successful candidates will vary based on their skills and experience.
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