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

Seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join Ally IT's Agile Dash team! Training in front or back-end development with demonstrated understanding and willingness to learn broader stack will be considered. Primary responsibilities will be focused on supporting the digital transformation effort for Ally's Dash platform. This role will be involved in all parts of the SDLC, including working with product owners for user story clarification, backlog grooming, story sizing, sprint planning, task breakdown, design, development, building DevOps pipeline and testing. Successful candidate drives quality through continual improvement, goal oriented, exhibits strong communication and interpersonal skills, works well under pressure and aggressive timelines, and thinks beyond the day-to-day activities to keep big-picture objectives in mind. A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected, along with a willingness to participate in and contribute to code reviews, learn from senior team members, and work individually and/or in a pair-programming environment.

The Work Itself

* Acquainted with Agile approaches and techniques, such as XP, Scrum, Kanban, User Stories, TDD, Continuous Integration, Continuous Testing, Pairing, Automated Testing, etc.
* Design, develop, test, and debug new or enhanced software with the support of senior-level developers
* Write clean, quality, and testable applications that supports rapid delivery via Continuous Integration, Delivery, and automated deployments
* Find creative and innovative approaches to complex problems while working, learning, and collaborating in a multi-functional agile team
* Understanding of the CI/CD process
* Knowledge of Git and Git commands, npm, nexus and maven
* Ability to setup and maintain Jenkins Pipelines
* Be passionate and continue to advance software craftsmanship within Ally
* Size/estimate user stories/tasks and assist in the development of a continuous release strategy
* Contribute to the successful completion of deliverables on time and within budget
* Contribute to technical documentation and specifications, as required

The Skills You Bring

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
* 3+ years preferred experience in a similar role, with increasing responsibility and technical expertise
* Demonstrates developmental knowledge of coding, testing, supporting and debugging in a pragmatic agile environment
* Understanding of enterprise platforms and operating systems
* Able to interface and collaborate with internal and external technical teams
* Articulate business requirements and objectives and translate those into software development solutions
* Is passionate about developing, configuring, connecting and integrating systems in a complex enterprise application environment.
* Grasps new technologies and can adapt to rapid shifts in priorities
* Self-motivated, self-starter with clear communication skills who thrives working in a team environment
* Exposure to full stack development with as many of the following as possible: Micro Services, Spring/Spring Boot, Angular, React, CSS/HTML5, Responsive Design, Oracle RDBMS, REST, Hibernate, Git/BitBucket, Jenkins, Shell Scripting, Jira, JUnit, Confluence, SonarQube, Contrast

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.