Full Job Description
We are seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, test, deploy, and support dealer-facing applications that power critical business interactions and digital experiences. This role will contribute to secure, scalable, and high-performing platforms across front-end, back-end, APIs, and cloud infrastructure, with a strong focus on usability, reliability, integration, maintainability, and production excellence.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will partner with product, architecture, business, and engineering teams to translate requirements into high-quality technical solutions, participate in release and production support activities, and help continuously improve dealer experience and platform stability. You will also contribute to engineering standards, perform code reviews, and support a culture of collaboration, quality, and continuous improvement.
At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The Work Itself
• Full-Stack Engineering. Design, develop, test, and support full-stack capabilities across front-end, back-end, APIs, data, and cloud infrastructure for dealer-facing applications, with a focus on usability, performance, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
• Backend Engineering. Build secure, performant REST APIs and microservices using Node.js, NestJS, and TypeScript; apply sound API design, asynchronous processing, error handling, enterprise integration patterns, and relational database practices using platforms such as Postgres or Oracle.
• AWS Backend Stack. Develop and support cloud-native solutions using AWS Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, and CloudFront; use Terraform, IAM, Secrets Manager, Parameter Store, and CloudWatch to support secure configuration, repeatable provisioning, monitoring, alerting, and production observability.
• Frontend Engineering. Build performant, responsive, and accessible dealer-facing user interfaces using React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS practices; integrate APIs and apply usability-focused implementation, DevOps practices, and AWS deployment patterns.
• Frontend Architecture. Contribute to micro frontend architecture, module federation, reusable component design, and client/server state management using tools such as React Query, Redux, or Zustand.
Architecture, Delivery & Operations
• Collaborate with architects, product partners, and cross-functional teams to define technical approaches, integration patterns, and scalable solution components that improve dealer workflows and experience.
• Translate business and dealer workflow requirements into technical designs, implementation tasks, and high-quality application changes.
• Support release management activities for dealer-facing applications, including deployment readiness, dependency coordination, production validation, rollback planning, and post-release support.
• Identify technical risks related to scalability, security, production stability, and dealer impact, and recommend practical mitigation options.
• Participate in sprint planning, technical estimation, dependency management, support prioritization, and delivery commitments with clear ownership of assigned engineering work.
• Partner with product, architecture, and development team members to clarify scope, resolve dependencies, and deliver reliable solutions.
• Work directly with product owners to ensure stories contain appropriate technical direction, acceptance criteria, and implementation detail.
• Coordinate with Engineering and Operations teams to support environment readiness, deployment activities, and production stability.
• Drive continuous improvement through code reviews, documentation, troubleshooting, knowledge sharing, and collaboration with peers.
• Create and maintain high-quality deliverables that meet performance, security, testability, and maintainability expectations.
• Communicate effectively with product partners, architecture, engineering peers, support teams, and leadership as needed.
• Provide technical guidance to peers and help promote consistent engineering practices across the team.
The Qualifications You Bring
Minimum Qualifications:
• 3+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
• 3+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience building and operating scalable applications on AWS, with strong knowledge of serverless and distributed system patterns
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps experience, including build automation, release pipelines, infrastructure as code, environment promotion, and production deployment support
• Perform detailed code reviews and apply feedback to improve engineering quality across performance, security, testability, maintainability, and adherence to design standards.
• Contribute to coding standards, secure development practices, testing discipline, and engineering best practices that improve reliability, supportability, and long-term maintainability of dealer-facing platforms.
• Candidate must have hands-on experience with AI tooling for software engineering productivity, code generation, analysis, or automation use cases
Highly Preferred Qualifications
• 3+ years of software development experience delivering scalable enterprise applications.
• Experience serving as a senior engineer or technical contributor with ownership of complex features, technical design, delivery quality, and production support.
• Proven ability to contribute to end-to-end engineering for dealer-facing applications with strong focus on usability, reliability, performance, and business impact.
• Mentor junior developers through technical guidance, code reviews, troubleshooting support, and hands-on collaboration.
How We'll Have Your Back
Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:
Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
Planning for the Future: plan for the near and long term with an industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, and a total well-being program that helps you and your family stay on track physically, socially, emotionally, and financially.
Building a Family: adoption, surrogacy and fertility assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
Other Compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
To view more detailed information about Ally's Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf
Base Pay Range
$85,000.00 - $150,000.00
An individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, the scope and responsibilities of the role, work experience, education, certification(s), training, and additional qualifications. We review internal pay, the competitive market, and business environment prior to extending an offer.
Incentive Compensation:
This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.
