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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # TELECOMMUTE Principal Engineer, Developer Experience - **Company:** Allstate Corporation - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available) - **Salary:** $199,000.0 - $274,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Software Quality, DevOps, Programming Tools, Software Tools, Software Construction, Software Engineering, GitHub Copilot, Large Language Models, Containerization, Information Technology - **Published:** August 17, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2100a36e-c680-4178-b23c-e0362908413d ## About the Role * Developer-first mindset with a passion for improving the engineering experience. * Ability to influence technology strategy and drive adoption of new tools and practices across the enterprise. * Proven change leadership and experience leading engineering transformation initiatives. * Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills across engineering, product, and business teams. * Demonstrated people leadership experience and developing high-performing teams. * Effective communicator with the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value. * Experience influencing vendor roadmaps and product strategies to align with evolving business objectives and operational priorities. Experience * 12+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading engineering organizations, platform engineering teams, or developer experience functions. * Demonstrated hands-on experience building software and working directly with developer platforms, automation tools, and cloud-native technologies. * Experience leveraging GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted engineering tools, large language models, and emerging agentic development capabilities. * Strong understanding of the end-to-end software development lifecycle and modern engineering practices. * Proven ability to influence senior technical leaders and drive adoption of new technologies and engineering practices. * Experience presenting technical concepts, facilitating demonstrations, and engaging directly with engineering communities., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related technical field., Developer Tools, GitHub Copilot, LLM Architecture, People Management, Software Development, Software Engineering, Stakeholder Influence, Stakeholder Management, When working from home, you must have a dedicated, private workspace free from distractions, along with appropriate desk and seating. Reliable internet is required, with minimum speeds of 50 MB download and 5 MB upload. ## Description The Principal Engineer leads Allstate's Developer Experience organization, driving the technical strategy, adoption, and continuous improvement of the tools, platforms, and capabilities engineers use to build, test, deploy, secure, and operate software. As a hands-on technical leader and advocate for the developer community, this individual partners closely with engineering teams to reduce friction, improve productivity, and enhance the overall development experience. The Principal Engineer champions modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development, and emerging agentic technologies while leading high-performing teams responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and innovative solutions that enable business outcomes., * Lead the vision, technical strategy, and execution of Allstate's Developer Experience program, ensuring engineers have access to modern, secure, and efficient development tools and platforms. * Serve as a trusted advocate for the engineering community by continuously gathering feedback, understanding developer pain points, and driving improvements that reduce friction and increase productivity. * Remain actively engaged in software engineering practices, contributing to technical discussions, prototypes, automation initiatives, and platform improvements. * Evaluate, validate, and govern developer tools, plugins, frameworks, and platform capabilities before enterprise adoption to ensure security, reliability, and scalability. * Champion the adoption of AI-assisted software development, including GitHub Copilot and emerging agentic engineering capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve developer effectiveness and software quality. * Partner with engineering leaders, architects, platform teams, and product stakeholders to create a seamless and consistent development experience across the enterprise. * Drive innovation through experimentation, proof-of-concepts, technical demonstrations, and continuous assessment of emerging technologies. * Establish metrics and KPIs focused on developer productivity, platform adoption, engineering satisfaction, and operational excellence. * Build and lead high-performing teams while fostering a culture of technical excellence, learning, innovation, and customer-centric thinking. * Influence enterprise-wide engineering standards, best practices, and technology decisions that enhance the software development lifecycle. * Lead globally distributed and cross-functional teams to deliver modern engineering capabilities that enable speed, quality, security, and reliability., 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 a member of a reserve component. ## Related Videos - [AI Pair Programming with GitHub Copilot at SAP: Looking Back, Looking Forward!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1546-ai-pair-programming-with-github-copilot-at-sap-looking-back-looking-forward) - [The Software Engineer 2030: From Coder To AI Orchestrator? - Patrick Schnell](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1825-the-software-engineer-2030-from-coder-to-ai-orchestrator-patrick-schnell) - [From DevOps to Scaled DevOps: How We’re Rebuilding Continuous Delivery as a Platform](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100018-from-devops-to-scaled-devops-how-we-re-rebuilding-continuous-delivery-as-a-platform) - [ Secure Code Superstars: Empowering Developers and Surpassing Security Challenges Together](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/422-secure-code-superstars-empowering-developers-and-surpassing-security-challenges-together) - [DevOps Maturity Check – a way to balance autonomy and alignment](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/58-devops-maturity-check-a-way-to-balance-autonomy-and-alignment) - [Old tools, new tricks](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1916-old-tools-new-tricks) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Why Attend a Developer Event in 2026?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/688-why-attend-a-developer-event-in-2026) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [5 Reasons Why Attending Conferences in 2026 Matters More Than You Think](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/692-5-reasons-why-attending-conferences-in-2026-matters-more-than-you-think) - [What is Agentic Programming and Why Should Developers Care?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/625-what-is-agentic-programming-and-why-should-developers-care) - [How software is steering vehicle technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/515-how-software-is-steering-vehicle-technology)