Developing Software Engineers into Future Tech Leaders
How we supported Allstate with developing their software engineering talent
Client
Allstate
Industry
Insurance
Course
Enterprise learning
Need
Upskilling
Results at a glance
42
Employees have completed Evolve: Future Tech leader program since 2021
50%
of learners who completed the program went on to be promoted in 2022
73%
of participants were highly satisfied with the instructor’s knowledge and engagement
THE CHALLENGE
To establish a career pathway for Distinguished Engineers
Software engineers progressing within their roles often take on broader responsibilities with people management naturally falling as the next step in the career ladder.
Allstate recognized that people management wasn’t the desired career path for all their in-house engineers and set out to develop a new career path that would take their experienced in-house engineers to Distinguished Engineer level.
The Evolve Future Tech Leader Program was established in 2021 as a market-leading career pathway for in-house engineers to develop their software engineering skills to Distinguished Engineer level.
No matter what the task, Neueda always seem to have a solution to offer and can adapt to our numerous change requests…they face up to problems as soon as they arise and deal with them quickly. I have enjoyed the partnership with Neueda and while it has become a global business it is great to still receive a personal service and know the team is there even to advise, when needed
”Dwyer Gorman,
Training Admin Manager, Allstate
THE SOLUTION
Working alongside Allstate, Neueda built a bespoke program designed to develop, attract and retain best-in-class engineers.
Establishing technical and professional mastery, the program set out to advance experienced engineers, encouraging and nurturing leadership through direction-setting on complex and challenging engineering issues.
Bringing industry experience, business domain knowledge and software expertise, Neueda’s instructors were uniquely positioned to teach and support Allstate’s engineers through a thorough understanding of the organization and its practices.
DELIVERY
We delivered the program over the course of a year, enabling engineers to focus on their current roles while developing and phasing into their tech leader career pathway.
Split into four key focus areas, the program encompassed:
- Technical training
- Data analytics
- Professional skills
- Collaboration
Neueda’s expert instructors delivered technology masterclasses covering:
- Data analytics
- Python
- Cyber security
- Design thinking
- Software architecture
- AI
- Machine learning
RESULTS
42
employees have completed Evolve: Future Tech leader program since 2021
50%
of learners who completed the program went on to be promoted in 2022
73%
of participants were highly satisfied with the instructor’s knowledge and engagement
Inspiring culture and processes, the program fostered an engineering collaboration environment across organizational boundaries. This assisted in sharing knowledge and exchanges of best practices across the organization.
The set-up of structures and processes created connections between technology and the business, which in turn identified opportunities to leverage technology that had business impact.
Creating processes and fostering new behaviors within the team, encouraged innovation, embedded quality and contributed to a culture of continuous improvement.
