Fellow Software Engineer - Compliance

Work Location(s)500 Woodward Avenue, MI

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.

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that has worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We are always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people.

We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog hOur team is seeking a Fellow Software Engineer to serve at the highest level of application development and technical lead expertise, responsible for championing software development and driving continuous improvement in our products.

Your primary mission is to engineer scalable, secure, and reusable platforms that empower product teams to deliver elite user experiences at an enterprise scale. Beyond technical architecture, you will be a cornerstone of our Cloud and Dev Ops evolution. You will be responsible for institutionalizing best practices in reliability, performance, and observability across the entire software lifecycle. Operating within a highly regulated sector, you will work at the intersection of engineering and governance.

You will partner with AML Compliance, Security, and Risk teams to embed regulatory requirements directly into our technical fabric. The ideal talent will have experience driving large scale development efforts in an agile environment as well as a thorough understanding of Dev Ops practices. We are looking for a high energy, team player interested in joining a group of Relentless Allies dedicated to making an impact on the marketplace.

This position will report to a Director of Software Development or a Senior Technology Director. Passion for technology and problem solving are a must have.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
* Serve as a high‐impact individual contributor, designing and building core platform services, shared components, frameworks, CLIs, and tooling that materially improve developer productivity, system reliability, and scalability.
* Provide deep API development expertise, with strong subject‐matter knowledge in AML compliance, enterprise integrations, and long‐term platform sustainment.
* Own and evolve the end‐to‐end API platform architecture, balancing developer experience with enterprise requirements for performance, scalability, security, observability, and regulatory compliance.
* Mentor and develop senior and principal engineers through active engagement, including architecture and design sessions, code reviews, system walkthroughs, and pair‐designing complex systems.
* Ensure platform solutions meet enterprise expectations for security, privacy, accessibility, audit readiness, and resiliency, including failure‐mode analysis, resiliency testing, and graceful‐degradation strategies.
* Evaluate emerging technologies and lead proof‐of‐technology initiatives, driving solutions through production implementation and broad organizational adoption where they deliver meaningful value.
* Partner closely with product owners and business stakeholders to ensure initiatives and user stories reflect appropriate technical direction, architectural integrity, and best practices.
* Provide technical leadership and direction to agile delivery squads, ensuring solutions are designed, developed, deployed, and sustained in alignment with business and compliance requirements.
* Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices through coaching, pair…