Senior Software Engineer

Ally and Your Career Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We love this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion.

From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?

Work Schedule Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Ally, you will design, build, test, and support software that powers critical customer and business experiences. You will own meaningful technical solutions from design through production, work independently within squad priorities, and mentor less-experienced engineers. This is a hands-on role for an engineer who balances near-term delivery with quality, security, reliability, and long-term technical health.

We value the ability to solve problems, learn new technologies, and use AI development tools effectively.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and support production software.
• Own features and technical solutions from design through implementation and support.
• Write and review code using traditional, automated, and AI-assisted development approaches.
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, SRE, Cybersecurity, Risk, and partner engineering teams.
• Improve software quality, reliability, maintainability, and developer productivity.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance.

Why Ally
:
At Ally, you will solve meaningful engineering problems at enterprise scale while staying close to the code. You will work across modern and established platforms, use advanced AI-assisted development tools, and help shape how our technology evolves.

Minimum qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent

Preferred qualifications:

• Professional experience building and supporting production software in a complex environment.
• Strong engineering fundamentals with depth in at least one programming language or technology domain.
• Ability to independently drive solutions, raise risks, and seek alignment when needed.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and mentoring skills.
• A production mindset that considers security, reliability, observability, maintainability, and customer impact.

Core Technologies

• Experience with some of the following:
  Python, Java, Node.js, JavaScript/Type Script, React, React Native, Angular, Spring, REST APIs, automated testing, CI/CD, Git, AWS or Azure, and connecting to backend SQL databases.

Qualified candidates may be considered for multiple software engineering opportunities supporting Bank and Corporate Finance Tech or Dealer Financial Services Tech. Team placement will be determined based on candidate experience, business need, and overall fit.

• Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to…