AI Senior Software Engineer

About the role

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that has worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We are always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions.

Responsibilities

• Provides significant contributions in the design, coding, testing, support and debugging of new software or enhancements to existing software.
• Build AI-native platform capabilities on AWS.
• Design event-driven services for bursty, variable workloads.
• Pair with internal engineers on architecture and design reviews.
• Shape day-to-day team practices around agentic coding tools.
• Produce reusable patterns and components other teams adopt.
• Collaborate with other developers and provide significant contributions to develop specifications to resolve business client questions, problems, and to address enhancement needs.
• Use technical knowledge, creativity and company practices and priorities to obtain solutions to complex problems.
• Interface with senior management to provide and obtain information and to build consensus regarding project direction.
• Interact directly with business clients.
• Serve as a mentor to lower-level developers.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or in relevant field(s) of study or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of software development experience, including hands-on use of AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, Cursor, or equivalent agentic coding platforms).
• Experience using agentic coding tools.
• Production use of Claude Code, OpenCode, Cursor, or equivalent.
• Comfortable with MCP servers, context strategy, and prompt/workflow design.
• Proficiency across all phases of an AI-augmented SDLC — including AI-assisted design, prompt-driven code generation, automated testing, and AI-accelerated debugging and implementation.
• Experience writing and reviewing software design specifications, with the ability to leverage AI tools to accelerate requirements generation, documentation, and solution elaboration.
• Ability to rapidly scope, prototype, and validate working software using AI-accelerated development patterns (Scope → Build → Show).
• Ability to translate business context and organizational intelligence into well-structured AI prompts, user stories, and technical requirements.
• Comfortable acting as a technical authority who can guide teams on responsible and effective use of AI coding tools and agentic workflows.
• Knowledge of standard change management tools and processes, including AI-assisted documentation and automated deployment pipelines.
• Ability to collaborate effectively in a team environment, including pairing with AI agents and contributing to shared AI-driven codebases.
• Advanced hands-on experience applying AI tools to real-world engineering problems, with demonstrated ability to ship working software faster through AI augmentation.

Benefits

• 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: 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan paydowns and 529 educational savings 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.
• 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: 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.

Pay

Base Pay Range: $85,000.00 – $150,000.00. An 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.