General information
Ref # 20394
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
Ally is seeking a Principal backend engineer to help develop software applications supporting Brokerage functions. This role would be responsible for developing IT solutions that are critical for trading functions. The ideal candidate will have experience working on multiple programming languages along with Cloud technologies. Candidates should have experience with AWS, Java and C# skills as well as experience with the .Net Framework. Experience in financial technology is preferred, but not required.
At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
The Work Itself
Collaborate with other developers as a member of an Agile [Scrum/Kanban] team and provide significant contributions to iterative rapid feature development cycles.
Use technical knowledge, creativity and company practices and priorities to create solutions to complex business problems.
Maintain code solutions using Git version control and CI/CD best practices.
Work with Product Owner to understand business requirements and translate into technical implementation strategies.
Partner with QA Analysts to ensure quality code is promoted to test environments
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including daily stand ups, sprint review demonstrations, sprint planning sessions, retrospectives, etc.
Liaison between product, architecture, and development team members.
Works directly with product owners to ensure stories contain the right balance of technical direction, best practices, and level of detail.
Coordinates projects with Engineering and Operations team to reduce impact on application development teams, including build-out of new development environments.
Drives continuous improvement through coaching, pair programming, code review processes, and round table discussions.
Instills strong focus and best practices for creation and maintenance of high-quality deliverables.
Communicates effectively with senior leadership and other development teams.
The Skills You Bring
Required:
BS/MS degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related subject or equivalent experience
At least 5 years' experience as a backend developer
Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, C# along with cloud technologies like AWS.
Experience with DevOps tools like Terraform, Gitlab
3 years of experience serving as a technical authority and work with other team members
2 years of experience working in an Agile setting with other developers, QA, Scrum Masters and Product Owners
Ability to supervise junior developers and make personnel decisions.
Ability to manage multiple sophisticated software development projects
Ability to debug complex applications during Production Incident triage
Knowledge of all phases of software development including design, coding, testing, debugging, implementation, and support
Ability to effectively communicate software development issues and recommendations to senior level management within and outside of IT.
Experience developing code according to acceptance criteria in user stories
Ability to debug existing code base and propose viable resolutions
Ability to thoroughly understand the business issues surrounding each project
Experience with standard change management tools and processes
Preferred:
Experience with the following tools is beneficial, but not required: Relational and/or NoSQL Databases
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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 LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
Who We Are:
Ally Financial is a customer-centric, leading digital financial services company with passionate customer service and innovative financial solutions. We are relentlessly focused on "Doing it Right" and being a trusted financial-services provider to our consumer, commercial, and corporate customers. For more information, visit www.ally.com.
Ally is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy status, marital status, military or veteran status, genetic disposition or any other reason protected by law.
Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered, if not currently employed by Ally.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical or mental disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at work@ally.com. Ally will not discriminate against any qualified individual who is capable of performing the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodation.
Base Pay Range:
An individual's position in the range is determined by 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.
Emerging: 110000
Experienced: 145000
Expert: 180000
Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan
