Product Engineering; Android & Java

Role Designation

Hybrid

• 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 in improving their health and well-being.
• Personal days.
• Tuition Reimbursement.
• Working within the community and giving back.

The Consumer and Distribution Technology division is seeking a Product Engineer to join our team. You will work alongside people as passionate and driven as you, focused on delivering the best possible technical solutions and user experiences. As a Product Engineer with Android and Java experience, you’ll typically code hard every working day, but then go off work to relax, recharge and refocus.

• Evaluate detailed business, functional, and high-level technical requirements (including disaster recovery, security and audit)
• Champion new technology transitions by learning them quickly, becoming a subject matter expert and producing proofs of concept to determine the technology stack
• Collaborate across multiple teams while maintaining good communication to ensure the smooth rollout of product releases
• Collaborate with other software engineers and lead when needed
• Take ownership of the product
• Work with the Digital Product Manager (DMP) in continuous process improvement for estimating
• Perform coding of simple to complex modules while maintaining component design standards
• Ensure that design reviews are scheduled and executed. Provide feedback and recommend solutions
• Ensure that design standards and documentation are followed
• Ensure that code review is conducted with peers to certify code quality and security standards
• Perform Unit testing with TDD and resolve defects
• Define and manage the process by which support and technical assistance is performed
• Perform root cause analysis to prevent recurrence of the problem and manage the resolution of simple to complex problems
• Ensure delivery of change management activities supporting production deployments to developers, quality control analysts, and environment management personnel

• Must have hands–on experience with Android development using Java
• Primary
  
  Skills:
  
  A deep understanding of mobile technology stack, including experience using microservice or RESTful API with Java, Android, JUnit and Gradle/Maven.
• Working knowledge of programming best practices and design patterns, such as MVC & MVVM
• Working knowledge of security best practices (OWASP) and OAUTH2
• Experience in API design and API-First approach
• Exposure to engineering practices, such as TDD and pair programming, is desirable
• Good communication skills, both written and verbal
• Confident and outgoing in approach, good team player

• Secondary
  
  Skills:
  
  Experience in Java Spring Boot, Bootstrap, JSX, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, Axios and Redux

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.

• Android Operating Systems
• Gradle
• Java (Programming Language)
• JUnit Testing Framework
• Maven
• Microservice Framework
• Mobile Application Development
• RESTful APIs

Expected compensation for this role ranges from $ 67,200. annually. Actual salary offered to successful candidates will vary based on their skills and experience.