THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING:

• Top 25 U.S. digital financial services company committed to developing award-winning technology and services.
• Named one of the top three fastest-growing banking brands in the U.S. in 2020.
• Offers a full suite of products including mortgage lending, personal lending, and a variety of deposit and other banking products (savings, money-market, and checking accounts, certificates of deposit (CDs), and individual retirement accounts (IRAs)), self-directed and investment-advisory services, and capital for equity sponsors and middle-market companies.
• Where permitted by applicable law, must have received or be willing to receive the COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered.

WHAT THEY OFFER YOU:

• Fast paced, highly collaborative, teamwork-oriented environment
• Make an immediate impact in this high visibility role
• Ability to drive change within the organization with a focus on advancement in technology and programs
• Top-notch leadership committed to developing people

THE BACKGROUND THAT FITS
Principal Expectations:

• Architect and design applications supporting the entire Digital space including web, mobile, AI, and API products
• Create technical designs (Activity Diagrams/Sequence Diagrams, API service specifications, and message models) through a close partnership with Enterprise Architecture, Application Development teams, Infrastructure teams, and other support teams across Ally
• Provide technical leadership and guidance during development, testing, and delivery of features
• Experience leading and influencing individuals at multiple levels, encouraging the establishment of high performing and self-sustaining cross-functional teams
• Review business and non-functional requirements to capture and understand project requirements
• Challenge the status quo to breakthrough legacy thought processes, and drive Ally's technology forward to match best-in-class technology organizations
• Ability to be flexible and support any aspect of the Digital organization on-demand, including product, development, delivery, and production support
• Knowledge of industry-leading application trends and help development teams incorporate modern approaches into Digital application roadmaps
• Provide expertise and feedback into Agile Operating Model, ensuring that methodology enables all aspects of our technology strategy
• Assess and provide recommendations on organizational responsibilities as Ally shifts left and migrate applications to the cloud
• Ability to influence and guide product solutions with technology best practices
• Ability to effectively communicate technical solutions and recommendations to senior-level management

Mandatory Skills:

• BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science, Math or related engineering fields or equivalent practical experience
• Experience managing an engineering team on projects with deep dives into code, networking, and systems administration in cloud environments
• Experience designing, developing, and leading web applications
• Prior success as an engineering leader working on challenging problems and world-class digital solutions
• Proficiency in developing Enterprise-grade, highly available applications
• Proven ability to multi-task and contribute to several concurrent projects and initiatives
• Skilled managing and coaching developers as well as peer technologists
• Significant experience on multiple SDLC methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Kanban, Waterfall)
• Experience designing and delivering applications using AWS
• Experience with externalizing APIs for 3rd party consumption