Senior Software Engineer

General information

# 21838

Remote? No

Ally and Your Career

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Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live 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?

The Opportunity

Provides significant contributions in the design, coding, testing, support and debugging of new software or enhancements to existing software.

This role reports to the office on hybrid bases, three times a week in 601 S. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC

The Work Itself

• Collaborates with other developers and provides significant contributions to develop specifications to resolve business client questions, problems, and to address enhancement needs.
• Uses technical knowledge, creativity and company practices and priorities to obtain solutions to complex problems.
• Interfaces with senior management to provide and obtain information and to build consensus regarding project direction.
• Interacts directly with business clients.
• Serves as a mentor to lower level developers.

The Skills You Bring

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of relevant experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field(s) of study or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or other related field.
• Experience writing and reviewing software design specifications in an object oriented development environment.
• Python proficiency (Not just Jupyter notebooks etc.).
• Strong working knowledge of NLP, LLMs, and modern AI stacks.
• Cloud Provider Experience (AWS preferred, GCP, Azure, Cloudflare).
• CI/CD Pipeline Experience (Gitlab, Git Hub, Jenkins).
• Knowledge of all phases of software development including design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, and support.
• Knowledge of standard change management tools and processes.
• Familiar with retrieval augmented generation (RAG)
• Passion for AI trends & techniques.
• Ability to deliver projects from start to finish - working closely with other technical teams & business partners.
• Experimental Attitude - Willing to work in silos to research and build proof of concepts.
• Collaboration & communication skills.
• Ability to thoroughly understand the business issues surrounding each project.
• Ability to respond directly to questions from business clients.
• Ability to be a technical authority and work with other team members.
• Ability to work in a team environment.

How We'll Have Your Back

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Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. But Ally’s total compensation - or total rewards - extends beyond your paycheck and is designed to support and enrich your personal and professional life, including:
* Time Away: competitive holiday and flexible paid-time-off, including time off for volunteering and voting.
* 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 and 529 educational assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, and other financial well-being programs.
* Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including dental and vision, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions 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 support as well as parental and caregiver leave, back-up child and adult/elder day care program and childcare discounts.
* Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Life Matters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other…