Senior AI Software Engineer - Chicago, IL (60601)

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At Allstate, great things happen when our people work together to protect families and their belongings from lifes 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 passionate and skilled Backend Developerwith hands-on experience inGenerative AI technologiesto join our growing engineering team.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives on building scalable backend systems while integrating cutting-edge AI capabilities into enterprise applications.

Key

Responsibilities: Design, develop, and maintain backend services and APIs using modern frameworks (e.g., Java Spring Boot, Node.js, or Python FastAPI ).

Integrate and deploy Generative AI models (e.g., OpenAI, Hugging Face, LangChain ) into production environments.

Fine-tune and optimize LLMs for specific use cases.

Build secure, scalable, and high-performance microservices.

Monitor and improve system performance, reliability, and scalability.

ImplementCI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).

Deploy and manage applications on cloud platforms, preferablyMicrosoft Azure.

Participate in code reviews, testing, and continuous integration processes.

Required Skills &

Qualifications: 3+ yearsof backend development experience usingJava Spring Boot or Python.

Strong understanding ofRESTful APIs, microservices architecture, andasynchronous processing.

Experience working with Generative AI APIs and/ or open-source models .

Experience with LangChain , LLM orchestration, or RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines.

Familiarity with prompt engineering ,embedding models, or vector databases .

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Preferred Skills : Exposure to multi-modal AI systems and agentic AI frameworks.

Exposure to MLOps and model deployment workflows.

Experience withDocker,Kubernetes, andCI/CD pipelines.

Experience withcloud platforms( Azure, AWS or GCP).

Knowledge of frontend frameworkslike React or Angular.

Education 4 year Bachelors Degree

Experience 4 or more years of experience Supervisory

Responsibilities This job does not have supervisory duties.

Skills Containerization, Docker (Software), Java, Java Spring, Kubernetes, Large Language Model (LLM) Fine-Tuning, Microservices Architecture, Microsoft Azure, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Spring Boot Compensation Compensation offered for this role is $85,600.00 - 152,650.00 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 isnt just a job its 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.

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