Software Engineer, Cloud Engineer - Software, Full Stack Developer

Job Summary

Our leading‑edge Agile team in the engineering group is looking for a motivated and energetic Software Engineer who is eager to learn and make big changes to our mission critical applications. This is an exciting time to join, as we continue to rapidly expand and look for new ways to improve our architecture and solution offerings to serve the millions of customers around the globe.

Your opportunities for achievement are limitless with Square Trade/Allstate. We embrace a fast‑paced Agile XP environment where we practice pair programming and TDD. You'll have the opportunity to work with the engineering leads, product and design teams, as well as other developers to deliver applications which are scalable, secure, robust and highly performing. We adopt microservices architecture, distributed technologies, latest frontend frameworks and sophisticated monitoring tools.

• Participates in iteration planning meetings, infusing backlogs with technical input
• Designs, develops, and maintains secure, scalable, and high‑performance microservices and APIs using modern frameworks (e.g. Java, Spring Boot, Kafka, Elasti Cache)
• Designs, develops, and integrates Generative AI modules (e.g. ChatGPT, Gemini, RAG, Python), and fine‑tunes results for specific use cases
• Performs continuous integration, continuous delivery, and continuous deployment pipelines on AWS and Microsoft Azure
• Monitors in production and improves system performance, reliability, and scalability
• Adopts XP methodology and practices paired programming and test‑driven development (TDD) daily
• Participates in daily standups, code reviews and retrospectives

• Bachelors in Computer Science or related majors is REQUIRED
• 3+ years of professional software development experience with a successful track record
• Proficiency in Python, Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices framework
• Exposure to Generative AI technologies and use cases
• Hands‑on experience with Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and writes high‑quality, testable code
• Comfortable working in a pair‑programming (XP) environment
• Experience with relational databases, such as PosgreSQL
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Github
• Familiarity with build pipeline such as Jenkins

• Familiarity with cloud and hybrid environments, including Azure, AWS, and on‑prem systems
• Familiarity with web related technologies, such as Angular, JavaScript, CSS
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines, Docker, Kubernetes and Dev Ops practices
• Experience in the warranty, insurance, fintech, or e‑commerce domains

• Medical, dental and vision coverage with network optionality and the ability to contribute to a savings account (HSA or FSA)
• Up to 4% company match into 401(k) and contributions into your company‑sponsored pension
• $75/month budget to help prioritize your physical wellbeing
• $80/month stipend to subsidize connectivity costs
• Mental health resources including free 1:1 therapy, coaching sessions and digital resources
• Supportive leave policies
• Flexible Time Off Policy in addition to 9 Company Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement up to $5,250 per year to further your personal educational advancement desires
• Hybrid work arrangements with regular investment in gatherings/offsites to spend time together as team
• Various corporate perks and discounts

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

This role is a hybrid role associated with our Dallas, Texas office.

Square Trade estimates the possible base compensation for this role, if hired in Dallas, Texas, to be in the range: $90K - 150K.

Square Trade is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees. We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or ability status. It is the Company’s policy to employ the best qualified individuals available for all jobs.

Therefore, any discriminatory action taken on account of an employee’s ancestry, age, color, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual and reproductive health decision, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, race (including traits historically associated with race), religion (including religious dress), sex, or sexual orientation that adversely affects an employee’s terms or conditions of employment is prohibited.

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