Manager - Software Engineer

About the role

At Ally, we believe in fostering a supportive and inclusive environment where our people thrive. We are seeking a hands-on Principal Software Engineer to lead the design, development, and support of dealer-facing applications that power critical business interactions and digital experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end full-stack engineering across front-end, back-end, APIs, data, and cloud infrastructure for dealer-facing applications, focusing on usability, performance, resiliency, security, and maintainability.
• Backend: Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, NestJS, and TypeScript for building secure, performant REST APIs and microservices that support dealer-facing experiences; expertise in API design, asynchronous processing, error handling, enterprise system integration, and relational databases such as Postgres or Oracle; strong understanding of production support, issue triage, and operational stability AWS backend stack: Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, and CloudFront, with the ability to design event-driven and serverless application patterns; Terraform, IAM, Secrets Manager, and Parameter Store for secure configuration and repeatable infrastructure provisioning; CloudWatch for logging, metrics, alerting, and production observability.
• Frontend: Strong hands-on experience with React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS practices to build performant, responsive, and accessible dealer-facing user interfaces; familiarity with API integration patterns, usability-focused implementation, DevOps practices, and AWS deployment models.Frontend architecture: Experience with micro frontend architecture, module federation, reusable component design, and client/server state management using tools such as React Query, Redux, or Zustand
• Collaborate with architects, product partners, and cross-functional teams to define application architecture, integration patterns, and scalable technical solutions that improve dealer workflows and experience.
• Translate business and dealer workflow requirements into technical designs, implementation plans, and scalable solution components.
• Own and coordinate release management activities for dealer-facing applications, including planning, dependency tracking, deployment readiness, rollback strategy, production validation, and post-release support.
• Identify technical risks related to architecture, scalability, security, production stability, and dealer impact, and propose practical mitigation strategies.
• Participate in sprint planning, technical estimation, dependency management, support prioritization, and delivery commitments with clear engineering ownership.
• Liaison between product, architecture, and development team members.
• Works directly with product owners to ensure stories contain the right balance of technical direction, best practices, and level of detail. Coordinates projects with Engineering and Operations team to reduce impact on application development teams, including build-out of new development environments.
• Drives continuous improvement through coaching, pair programming, code review processes, and round table discussions.
• Instills strong focus and best practices for creation and maintenance of high-quality deliverables.
• Communicates effectively with senior leadership and other development teams. Sets technical expectations, and provides guidance as needed.

Requirements

• 7+ years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• 4+ years of hands-on cloud engineering experience building and operating scalable applications on AWS, with strong knowledge of serverless and distributed system patterns
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps experience, including build automation, release pipelines, infrastructure as code, environment promotion, and production deployment support
• Perform detailed code reviews to enforce engineering quality across performance, security, testability, maintainability, and adherence to design standards
• Establish and enforce coding standards, secure development practices, testing discipline, and engineering best practices that improve reliability, supportability, and long-term maintainability of dealer-facing platforms

Qualifications

• Highest degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience
• 10+ years of software development experience delivering scalable enterprise applications
• 3+ years in a technical lead or principal engineer role with ownership of architecture, delivery, and engineering standards
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end engineering for dealer-facing applications with strong focus on usability, reliability, performance, and business impact
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers through technical guidance, code reviews, and hands-on collaboration

Skills

• Full-Stack Technical Expertise
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, NestJS, TypeScript, and modern CSS practices
• Experience with micro frontend architecture, module federation, reusable component design, and client/server state management using tools such as React Query, Redux, or Zustand
• Strong hands-on experience with AWS backend stack: Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, S3, and CloudFront
• Strong hands-on experience with React.js, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS practices to build performant, responsive, and accessible dealer-facing user interfaces
• Familiarity with API integration patterns, usability-focused implementation, DevOps practices, and AWS deployment models
• Strong understanding of production support, issue triage, and operational stability
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps experience, including build automation, release pipelines, infrastructure as code, environment promotion, and production deployment support
• Perform detailed code reviews to enforce engineering quality across performance, security, testability, maintainability, and adherence to design standards
• Establish and enforce coding standards, secure development practices, testing discipline, and engineering best practices that improve reliability, supportability, and long-term maintainability of dealer-facing platforms
• Proven ability to lead end-to-end engineering for dealer-facing applications with strong focus on usability, reliability, performance, and business impact
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level developers through technical guidance, code reviews, and hands-on collaboration

Benefits

Ally offers a comprehensive benefits package including:

• Time Away: 20 paid time off days in addition to 11 paid holidays and 8 hours of volunteer time off yearly
• Planning for the Future: industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions, student loan pay downs and 529 educational savings 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: Mentally Fit Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs

Pay

Base Pay Range: $110,000 - $180,000 USD

Schedule

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.