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 Principal Platform Consultant – AI Platforms to shape the future of AI across the enterprise.
This is a top-tier technical leadership role focused on defining how AI platforms and agent-based systems are designed, governed, and scaled. You will influence enterprise strategy, guide platform architecture, and partner across engineering, data, security, and business teams to deliver production-ready AI platform capabilities.
What You’ll Do
Define AI Platform Strategy
- Shape the enterprise design and strategy for AI platforms, generative AI, and agent-based systems
- Establish scalable patterns for model access, orchestration, and AI-enabled workflows
Design Enterprise-Grade AI Systems
- Create reference architectures and reusable platforms for AI and agentic applications
- Enable capabilities such as retrieval-augmented generation, prompt orchestration, and multi-agent workflows
- Ensure systems are observable, resilient, and cost-efficient
Drive Responsible AI Adoption
- Define and implement standards for governance, security, and responsible AI usage
- Establish guardrails for model selection, evaluation, monitoring, and lifecycle management
- Ensure strong identity, access control, and auditability for AI and agent interactions
Accelerate Delivery Through Platform Engineering
- Build reusable platform capabilities that reduce duplication and improve developer experience
- Integrate AI into software delivery, developer tooling, and operational workflows
Influence at Enterprise Scale
- Partner with senior leaders across engineering, product, data, and cybersecurity
- Translate emerging AI technologies into actionable platforms and roadmaps
- Provide executive-level technical guidance and decision frameworks
Lead and Mentor
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior engineers, platform consultants and architects
- Drive engineering excellence and elevate AI capabilities across the organization
What You Bring
Technical Expertise
- Deep experience with AI/ML platforms, generative AI, and large language models (LLMs)
- Experience designing agent-based systems, orchestration frameworks, or AI-enabled workflows
- Strong background in cloud-native architecture (multi-cloud) and distributed systems
- Knowledge of APIs, data platforms, vector databases, and retrieval-based systems
- Familiarity with identity, security, and governance patterns for enterprise systems
- Experience with observability, resiliency, and production-scale platform engineering
Leadership & Impact
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering, platform engineering, or architecture
- Proven track record of leading large-scale, cross-organizational initiatives
- Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-aligned strategies and outcomes
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders and driving alignment across teams
- Passion for mentoring engineers and shaping engineering culture
Why This Role Matters
This role is critical to how we scale AI across the enterprise. You will help define the foundation for secure, scalable, and high-impact AI solutions, enabling teams to innovate faster while maintaining strong governance and operational excellence.
What Sets You Apart
- Experience building or scaling enterprise AI platforms or AI enablement services
- Hands-on work with AI gateways, model routing, or orchestration frameworks
- Experience integrating AI into developer workflows, platforms, or customer-facing systems
- Passion for exploring emerging technologies and applying them at enterprise scale
Education
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience).
Work Style
This role may have direct reports but operates as a senior technical authority, influencing architecture, strategy, and engineering practices across multiple teams.
Closing
If you're passionate about shaping the next generation of enterprise AI platforms—and applying that innovation at scale—we’d love to talk.
Skills
AI Platforms, Emerging Technologies, Platform Architecture, Platform Engineering, Technical Leadership
Compensation
Compensation offered for this role is 211,000.00 - 290,500.00 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 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.
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