Job Description

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that's more than some cliche 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

As a tech lead on the Digital Solutions' mobile team, you will be responsible for the design, development and delivery of Ally native iOS or Android mobile applications. You must exhibit good interpersonal and communication skills and have experience working with product owners as well as internal and external technical teams and resources. You'll be delivering in an Agile operating model in which collaboration and a sense of team is paramount to your success.

The Work Itself

Assist in defining specifications for significant new projects and perform professional software development tasks associated with the developing, designing and debugging of iOS or Android applications according to the specifications. Additionally, provide leadership and expertise in the development of new products, services and processes including:

* Lead an Agile mobile development team, while writing high-quality, versatile code (50+% development)
* Partner with external technology teams including Solution Architects and API delivery teams to design and integrate best-in-class solutions to industry standard methodologies
* Partner with product owners to prioritize and define roadmaps that deliver capabilities, aligning with commitments to partners
* Conduct and participate in code review sessions to ensure quality and performance
* Support the system integration and user acceptance testing resources by providing timely defect analysis, remediation, and resolution
* Deliver secure solution inclusive of remediation of items discovered in security scanning process
* Know the latest within mobile technology landscape by researching, experimenting and analyzing emerging technologies for use within Ally's mobile channel

The Skills You Bring

* 5+ years of experience in designing, developing and delivering cohesive, resilient and high-performing native iOS or Android mobile applications
* Demonstrated proficiency in the following:
* iOS
* Objective-C, Swift and their interoperability
* XCode
* Foundational Elements of iOS including Coredata, Grand Central Dispatch, UIKit, Keychain, Codeable, URLSession, and SwiftUI (knowledge)
* MVC, MVVM design patterns, Human Interface Guidelines
* Performance testing with Instruments, Unit tests with XCTest, Automation tests with XCUITest
* Android
* Java and Kotlin programming languages
* Android Studio
* Foundational Elements of Android including RX Android, Retrofit, Coroutines, Jetpack, GoogleMaps APIs, Google Streaming APIs, ExoPlayer
* MVP, MVVM design patterns, Material Design guidelines
* Performance testing with CPU Profiler, Unit tests with Junit, Automation tests with Espresso
* Significant experience integrating internal and external RESTful APIs
* Significant experience evaluating and integrating Third Party SDKs
* Significant experience translating product requirements into design specifications
* Significant experience working with accessibility frameworks
* Experience with at least one SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall)
* Extensive Debugging and problem-solving skills
* Experience coordinating application enhancements with Business partners
* Strong sense of ownership, passion to build quality products for massive scale in collaborative, agile environment and excitement to learn.
* Ability to provide expert level support and maintenance of core software functionality to solve problems and implement changes
* Interest in new technologies and vision to identify opportunities for improvement within the team and broader business unit
* Experience developing large scale, highly available distributed systems
* Experience in a financial services or brokerage environment is a plus
* BS / MS / PhD in in Computer Science, Math or related engineering fields or equivalent practical experience

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. 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 child care 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.

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.