Senior Software Engineer

Our leading-edge Agile team in the engineering group is looking for a motivated and energetic Senior 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 SquareTrade/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., * Can provide Team direction, mentorship and leadership, from technical perspective.

• 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, ElastiCache)
• 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

Do you have experience in Version control?, Do you have a Bachelor’s degree?, * Bachelors in Computer Science or related majors is REQUIRED

• 5+ years of professional software development experience with a successful track record
• Strong proficiency in Java, Spring Boot, Kafka and microservices framework
• 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 PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with code versioning tools such as Github
• Familiarity with build pipeline such as Jenkins

Nice to have

• 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 DevOps practices
• Experience in the warranty, insurance, fintech, or e-commerce domains
• Experience in Billing/ Payment Platform/ Killbill(open source billing platform)

Pulled from the full job description

• 401(k) 4% Match
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• Vision insurance
• Health savings account
• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account, * 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

This role is a hybrid role associated with our Dallas Office.

SquareTrade estimates the possible base compensation for this role, if hired in Dallas, Texas to be in the range : $$110K - 170K

SquareTrade/Allstate Protection Plans generally does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas for this position.

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

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 a member of a reserve component.

SquareTrade is the fastest growing company of its kind. We’re revolutionizing a $30b industry with service innovation and attention to customer satisfaction. We partner with some of the largest, most sophisticated retailers and carriers in the world (Amazon, Walmart, The Home Depot to name a few), consistently win industry awards, have received tens of thousands of 5-star reviews… and we’re just getting started. A member of the Allstate family, SquareTrade has headquarters in San Francisco and London. We are currently expanding in Europe and Asia Pacific, including Japan and Australia.