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At Allstate in Northern Ireland, we're not just keeping pace — we're setting it. As part of Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, we have won recognition for our cloud services, community impact and environmental responsibility.
Product Software Engineers – (Multiple levels) – Hybrid
Allstate Information Security is advancing its embedded security product strategy by launching three new engineering teams dedicated to building security controls seamlessly integrated into Allstate’s technology ecosystem. As a product engineer, you will build tools for other product engineers to improve security and developer experience across Allstate’s SDLC and platforms. The business is flexible to hire from Sr Consultant II up through Expert level depending on experience and interview evaluation.
Allstate’s Security Engineering group develops security controls as digital products that enhance Allstate’s overall security posture. As a product engineer you will architect and design your digital products using modern tools, technologies, frameworks, and systems, and be accountable for their success through KPIs.
Key responsibilities
* Participate in the ideation of security controls that challenge the status quo and push the organization to a higher level of embedded security.
* Demonstrate technical skills and aptitude needed to meet/exceed delivery velocity expectations as a full stack developer.
* Actively learn different technologies as needed for delivery of stories.
* Deliver on all phases of development work from initial kick‑off, technical setup, application development, and support.
* Embrace a collaborative, fast, local decision‑making approach; then course‑correct as needed (test‑learn‑iterate).
* Participate in regular agile meetings (e.g., site stand‑up, product team stand‑up, iteration planning, retrospective, lunch & learn).
* Utilize paired programming.
* Leverage test‑driven development.
* Establish continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines and practices.
* Maintain daily interactions and open communication channels with your Managing Engineer.
* Participate in high‑level and low‑level component and system designs.
* Collaborate with product portfolios (cross‑product) and stakeholders to ensure strategic alignment.
All applicants must demonstrate a legal right to work in the UK; Allstate is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
Familiarity with tools such as IntelliJ‑IDE or equivalent, Git and REST APIs.
Experience building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines that reduce deployment time and increase release frequency without compromising quality.
Knowledge of Agile methodologies (especially Agile XP), paired programming and test‑driven development.
Hands‑on experience architecting and deploying distributed systems in the cloud, including micro‑services architectures, achieving scalability and uptime targets.
Additional criteria for Lead and Expert level
* A minimum of 1 year’s experience coaching or mentoring engineers with evidence of improving team capability.
* Proven ability to lead technical design and architecture decisions for complex, distributed systems, resulting in measurable improvements in scalability, security, or performance.
* Track record of driving cross‑team collaboration to deliver integrated solutions, achieving alignment across multiple product portfolios.
* Familiarity with OWASP Top 10 and MITRE ATT&CK framework.
* Experience and knowledge in web and API security including authentication, authorization, OAuth, OpenID, and SAML.
* Experience with behavior‑driven development.
* Knowledge of LLMs and Machine Learning.
* Knowledge of AI‑assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor) and ability to leverage them for productivity gains.
No supervisory responsibilities for this role.
Posting date: Friday 23rd January 2026 [11.59pm]
Joining our team isn’t just a job — it’s an opportunity to shape the future of protection while supporting causes that matter. It offers flexibility, a culture of growth, and a purpose‑driven environment.
We offer:
* A generous, flexible benefits package including annual leave, healthcare and dental cover, pension, and lifestyle discounts.
* Access to world‑class learning platforms and award‑winning L&D.
* Clear career paths, internal mobility, and a strong focus on growth.
* A people‑first culture with flexible working options.
Statement on Fair Employment and Equal Opportunities
Allstate NI welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons. The company will not discriminate on the grounds of race, gender (including gender reassignment status), sexual orientation, religious belief, political opinion, marital status, age or disability. Women are particularly encouraged to apply due to under‑representation in our workforce. All appointments will be made on merit. Allstate NI complete AccessNI background checks on all candidates offered a position.
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