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Senior Kong Administrator / AI Gateway Engineer
Allstate Insurance Company · 🇺🇸 Ind – Blr Sez 1 (3Rd, 6Th & 7Th Floor)
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 38 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 25 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Allstate Insurance Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles12 certified filings for “Software Engineer Manager” (Software Developers) in CA: $145k–$174k, median $159k. Most were filed at wage level IV (100%) — 4 lottery entries, ≈61% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Allstate Insurance Company
The US Department of Labor certified 38 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 25 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
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 The Software Engineer Associate Manager puts the system user at the center of everything they do; ensuring that users receive the most value out of the products being developed. The Software Engineer Associate Manager develops test driven code all day and every day. They own and manage running their application in production and is accountable for the success of their digital products through achieving key performance indicators. The Software Engineer Associate Manager selects, leads, counsels, motivates, sets expectations and evaluates small to medium teams. Additionally, they advise direct reports on administrative policies and procedures, risks, issues, problem resolution, and priorities. This person assists in defining, implementing and prioritizing IT policies, procedures, and best practices. The Software Engineer Associate Manager influences team and business results. Looking for a skilled Kong Administrator / AI Gateway Engineer with experience in API Gateway management, Kong administration, and knowledge on AI/LLM proxy development Required Skills • Kong Gateway (OSS/Enterprise), Kong Konnect • API Management & API Lifecycle Management • AI Gateway / LLM Proxy Development • OpenAI / Azure OpenAI Integration • REST APIs, GraphQL • OAuth2, JWT, OIDC, API Security • Kubernetes, Docker, Helm • CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps) • Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, ELK/Splunk • Cloud Platforms: Azure, AWS, or GCP • Kong AI Gateway Configuration & Administration • LLM Traffic Routing, Load Balancing and Failover Management • Prompt Management, Prompt Security and Guardrails • AI Security, Responsible AI and Model Governance • Token Usage Monitoring, Rate Limiting and Cost Optimization • Multi-LLM Integration (OpenAI, Azure OpenAI, Anthropic Claude, Google Gemini, Mistral, Llama) • Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Architecture Concepts • Vector Databases • LLMOps, AI Observability and Model Performance Monitoring • AI API Governance, Compliance and Data Protection • Prompt Caching, Semantic Caching and Response Optimization • Model Gateway Policy Development and AI Consumption Controls • MCP (Model Context Protocol) and AI Agent Integration Concepts • GenAI Platform Engineering and Enterprise AI Enablement Key Responsibilities • Design and implement enterprise-grade AI Gateway solutions using Kong AI Gateway. • Configure AI-specific policies including prompt logging, content filtering, token controls, and guardrails. • Enable secure access to multiple LLM providers through a unified gateway architecture. • Implement AI observability, token analytics, usage tracking, and cost governance. • Develop routing strategies across multiple AI models based on latency, cost, and availability. • Integrate RAG-based AI services through secure API management frameworks. • Ensure compliance with enterprise AI governance, security, and regulatory requirements. • Establish AI platform standards, reusable AI APIs, and best practices for GenAI adoption. • Support AI agent and MCP-based integrations within enterprise ecosystems. • Drive AI platform reliability, scalability, and operational excellence. • Configure, administer, and support Kong Gateway environments. • Develop and manage AI Gateway proxies for GenAI/LLM services. • Implement API security, aut