Software Engineering Manager

Location: Illinois City

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 We are seeking a highly technical Software Engineering Manager to lead the engineering vision, development, integration, and support of our Legal Technology ecosystem. This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader who enjoys building software, solving complex integration challenges, and applying Generative AI to transform legal operations. Unlike traditional management positions, approximately 80% of this role is dedicated to software development, solution architecture, production support, and technical leadership, with the remaining 20% focused on coaching engineers, resource planning, and stakeholder management.

The Managing Engineer will oversee critical legal technology platforms, including vendor-provided legal applications, enterprise integration and orchestration services, and emerging AI-powered legal solutions. This individual will be responsible for designing scalable cloud-native architectures, integrating legal products across the enterprise, and delivering innovative solutions using Agentic AI and Generative Intelligence platforms. The ideal candidate combines deep software engineering expertise with strong product ownership, operational excellence, and a passion for modern AI technologies.

They are equally comfortable debugging production issues, designing APIs, reviewing architecture, mentoring engineers, and collaborating with Legal, Compliance, Security, and Technology stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications Experience in Legal Technology, Compliance, Risk Management, Regulatory Technology (Reg Tech), or similar domains.

Experience with legal research, document intelligence, contract lifecycle management, eDiscovery, or knowledge management solutions. Experience managing relationships with technology vendors and SaaS providers. Experience leading cloud modernization, integration, or AI transformation initiatives. Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value. Experience 7 or more years of experience (Preferred) Supervisory Responsibilities This job has supervisory duties #LI-TE1 Skills Cloud Platform, Java (Programming Language), Java Spring, Microservices Architecture, People Management, Software Development Compensation Compensation offered for this role is  -  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. Allstate generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position. Effective July 1, 2014, under Indiana House Enrolled Act (HEA) 1242, it is against public policy of the State of Indiana and a discriminatory practice for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or…