Senior Software Engineer

Ally•Detroit, MI

54d•$85,000 - $150,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Ally Financial is seeking a hands-on Senior Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of enterprise-grade applications that power critical business interactions and digital experiences. The role focuses on backend engineering and cloud-native services, with opportunities to contribute to frontend solutions and broader full-stack initiatives. The engineer will help deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing platforms, apply engineering best practices, and provide technical leadership within and across teams. The position calls for a self-starter who takes ownership, collaborates effectively, and can grow into broader technical leadership responsibilities. This hybrid role reports to the office three times a week. The manager will discuss specific work requirements during the hiring process; requirements may change based on leadership discretion or business needs. The position reports to an unspecified manager.

Requirements

At least 3 years of software engineering experience.
Strong proficiency in Java, Java EE, Spring Boot, REST Web Services, Hibernate, MySQL, and JUnit.
Strong experience building backend systems, APIs, and microservices in large enterprises or SaaS environments.
Experience working in cloud-based environments such as AWS EC2, ECS, API Gateway, Lambda, S3, and SQS.
Experience with scripting languages such as bash, Python, or JavaScript.
Strong experience working in Agile Scrum environments.
Knowledge of continuous integration tools such as GitLab, automated testing frameworks, and CI/CD.
Strong experience with JSON, XML, XSLT, and relational databases.
Ability to create technical designs, document solutions clearly, and communicate architecture effectively.
Experience using AI-assisted development tools or AI agents in software engineering workflows, such as coding, testing, debugging, documentation, or developer productivity.
Ability to assess and validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy, maintainability, security, and alignment with engineering standards.
Strong problem-solving, analytical, and debugging skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Reports to the office three times a week.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and enterprise applications using Java and modern cloud-native architecture.
Contribute to frontend development, including user-facing features and full-stack solutions when needed.
Translate business and technical requirements into scalable, maintainable software designs and implementation plans; provide estimates and clearly communicate tradeoffs and risks.
Write clean, reusable, secure, high-quality code aligned with engineering standards and best practices; address vulnerabilities and identify enhancement opportunities.
Contribute to system design, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making across projects.
Own deliverables from design through deployment and production support.
Use AI-assisted development tools and agents to improve productivity, accelerate delivery, enhance code quality, and support code generation, refactoring, testing, documentation, and troubleshooting.
Evaluate and apply AI-assisted development practices responsibly, validating outputs and maintaining code quality and alignment with security and engineering standards.
Perform code reviews, promote engineering excellence, and help raise the technical capabilities of the team.
Provide informal technical leadership through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and guidance on design and implementation approaches.
Participate in and help lead agile ceremonies and technical sessions, including sprint planning, design reviews, backlog refinement, code reviews, and retrospectives.
Support automated testing, continuous integration, and CI/CD practices across the software delivery lifecycle.

Benefits

Market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives based on personal and company goals.
At least 20 paid time off days, 11 paid holidays, and 8 hours of annual volunteer time off; amounts are prorated based on start date, and the program varies by full- or part-time status and management level.
401(k) retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions.
Student loan pay-down and 529 educational savings assistance programs.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee stock purchase plan.
Financial learning center and financial coach access.
Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance options.
Health Savings Account with employer contributions and Healthcare FSA.
Critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance.
Total well-being program supporting physical, social, emotional, and financial well-being.
Adoption, surrogacy, and fertility assistance.
Paid parental and caregiver leave.
Dependent Day Care FSA, backup child and adult/elder care days, and childcare discounts.
Employee Assistance Program.
Subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers program and other employee discount programs.
Depending on the role, travel allowances, relocation assistance, signing bonus, and/or equity may be available.
Annual incentive plan eligibility.