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Career area Technology Work Location(s) 601 S. Tryon Street, NC Remote? No Ref # 20617 Posted Date 08-29-25 Working time Full timeAlly and Your Career
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?Work Schedule: Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.
The Opportunity
Join us in delivering amazing AI-driven user experiences that empower our team and transform our business operations. As a Principal Engineer on the team, you will be a pivotal force in engineering our solutions, primarily focusing on frontend UI/UX components.Your expertise in integrating AI into intuitive and seamless interfaces will be crucial in enhancing usability and transparency for our team members.
In this role, you will leverage cutting-edge UI technologies, cloud services, and the Ally.ai platform to drive innovation. You will mentor and guide our engineering team in best practices for design and development, ensuring that the products we build are integral and valuable interfaces for our team members. Reporting directly to the Director of GenAI Enablement, your strategic insights, leadership, and technical acumen will be instrumental in steering our engineering efforts, aligning business value with technical feasibility.
This position offers potential for growth, with opportunities to advance into leadership or pursue a fellow track to remain at the forefront of industry innovation. Become an essential part of our dynamic and collaborative team, where your ideas are valued, your contributions make a tangible impact, and continuous learning is not just encouraged but celebrated.
At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.The Work Itself
Leadership & Mentorship: Establish and uphold high technical standards by leading through example. Foster the growth of new team members by guiding them in hands-on earning and development.Cross-Functional Collaboration: Build and maintain strong relationships with teams across Security, Enterprise Architecture, and the CIO application spectrum to ensure seamless integration and collaboration.
Design & Implementation: Develop solutions that not only assess but also highlight the intrinsic value of our service offerings, enhancing their impact and effectiveness.
Compliance & Security: Maintain an audit-ready posture by designing automated processes that ensure robust controls for security, compliance, and audit requirements.
Continuous Learning & Innovation: Stay informed about emerging technology trends, driving continuous improvement and innovation while embracing calculated risks when appropriate.
Strategic Initiatives: Lead efforts to refine our services and infrastructure, ensuring they align with and support broader business objectives.
Agile Collaboration: Champion a collaborative development culture that aligns with our Agile methodology, fostering inclusivity, active contribution, and transparency.
Technical Documentation & Knowledge Transfer: Produce clear and comprehensive technical documentation to facilitate knowledge sharing, making complex concepts accessible to diverse audiences.
The Skills You Bring
Preferred Certifications: AWS, Microsoft, JavaScript, PythonEducational Requirement: Bachelors degree in Computer Science or 7+ years of relevant job experience in lieu of degree
Experience:
- 5+ years building incredible user experiences into applications within AWS or other cloud services
- 3+ years implementing cloud services
- Demonstrated success in showcasing growth metrics to stakeholders in line with business directives.
- Comfortable engaging with executive and senior management, articulating technical strategies and results
Technical Skills:
- Proficient in UI/UX technologies (specifically HTML, REACT.js, typescript, vue.js)
- Proficient in Python, Git (GitLab) and familiar with AWS Cloud services (Lambda, ECS Fargate, ALB, etc).
- A solid grasp on APIs, JSON and some experience with ETL/ELT.
- In-depth understanding of AI principles, Prompt Engineering methodologies, and associated technologies.
- Experience in designing and building low-friction user experiences
- Familiar with Microsoft Power Platforms.
Additional Skills:
- A genuine passion for learning and adapting to emerging technologies.
- Experience with Schema/Data Structures is a plus.
- Experience with LaunchDarkly, Contentful, or LogRocket is a plus.
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. Our Total Rewards program includes industry-leading compensation and benefits plus additional incentives that are designed to meet your needs and those of your family so you can get the most out of your career and your life, including:
- Time Away: Program starts at 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly (time off days are prorated based on start date and program varies based on full or part-time status and management level).
- 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 pay downs and 529 educational save up assistance programs, tuition reimbursement, employee stock purchase plan, and financial learning center and financial coach access.
- Supporting your Health & Well-being: flexible health and insurance options including medical, dental and vision, employee, spouse and child life insurance, short- and long-term disability, pre-tax Health Savings Account with employer contributions, Healthcare FSA, critical illness, accident & hospital indemnity insurance, 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 assistance as well as paid parental and caregiver leave, Dependent Day Care FSA back-up child and adult/elder care days and childcare discounts.
- Work-Life Integration: other benefits including Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs.
- Other compensations: depending on the role for which you are considered, you may be eligible for travel allowances, relocation assistance, a signing bonus and/or equity.
- To view more detailed information about Ally’s Total Rewards, please visit this link: https://www.ally.com/content/dam/pdf/corporate/ally-total-rewards-snapshot.pdf
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 hrpolicy@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: $110000 - $180000 USDAn individual's position in the range is determined by the specific role, 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. Incentive Compensation: This position is eligible to participate in our annual incentive plan.
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