Product Engineer; Java - Senior Consultant

Position: Product Engineer (Java) - Senior Consultant I
## Product Engineer (Java) - Senior Consultant IApplyremote type:
Hybrid locations:
Belfast 10 Mays Meadow:
London 1 Dean St:
Der-Derry/Londonderrytime type:
Full time posted on:
Posted Todaytime left to apply:
End Date:
July 17, 2026 (7 days left to apply) job requisition :
R30390

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.
** Your role in the team
** We are seeking a Software Engineer Senior Consultant I with strong Java full-stack development experience to modernize enterprise applications with intelligent automation and agentic capabilities.

This role offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and enterprise-scale systems that support critical business capabilities. The role contributes across design, development, quality engineering, and delivery, with a strong focus on application reliability, production support, and operational excellence. The ideal candidate will bring strong front-end development skills, solid SQL expertise, hands-on Python experience, and the ability to integrate AI/ML capabilities into enterprise systems.
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* Key responsibilities:

*** Enhance and modernize existing Java-based web applications, ensuring stability, scalability, usability, and long-term maintainability.
* Improve front-end components using modern JavaScript frameworks, such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.
* Write and optimize SQL queries for data access, reporting, and performance tuning.
* Refactor legacy code and implement best practices for maintainability and performance.
* Establish and maintain CI/CD pipelines and delivery practices.
* Share knowledge and contribute to the overall technical growth of the team.
* Participate in product design discussions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve complex engineering problems.
* Communicate technical concepts clearly and effectively to non-technical audiences.
* Drive code quality through unit testing, code reviews, engineering standards, and maintainable design practices.
* Take accountability for production support by investigating and resolving incidents, leading root cause analysis, implementing corrective actions, and reducing repeat issues.
* Proactively monitor application health, performance, and reliability using tools such as Datadog or equivalent.
** Essential

Skills:

*** All applicants must demonstrate they have the legal right to work for employment state is not providing sponsorship for this vacancy.
* Minimum 3 years of experience in full-stack development using Java, Spring Boot, JavaScript, and React.js.
* Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve coding efficiency, code quality, and engineering productivity using Git Hub Copilot or equivalent.
* Strong experience with relational database systems such as SQL Server and Oracle.
* Experience with CI/CD practices and tools such as Git, Jenkins, Sonar Qube, and Compliance Buddy or equivalent.
* Experience with production support, incident management, API health monitoring, and observability tools such as Datadog or equivalent.
** Desirable

Skills:

*** Python development experience with generative AI frameworks and APIs, vector databases, prompt engineering, RAG patterns, and LLM integration.
* Experience with API management and API testing tools such as Apigee and Postman or equivalent.
* Exposure to spec-driven development practices.
* Experience with automated testing and application observability practices.
** Supervisory Responsibilities
** This job does not have supervisory duties.
** Job Posting End Date:
Thursday 16th July 2026 {11.59pm}
**** Skills**###
** Shape the Future of Insurance with Cutting-Edge Tech and a People-First Culture
**** Why join us?
** Allstate NI is proud to be Allstate’s European Digital Centre of Excellence, a hub for innovation and engineering excellence. We’re recent…