Sr. Systems Engineer
Aliso Viejo, CA

Job Description

Position Description

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be an integral part of the software engineering team, and play a key role in developing our next generation web and mobile applications. You will be responsible for creating and influencing innovative solutions that meet not only functional, but also performance, scalability and reliability requirements. Our ideal candidate will be a highly motivated self-starter who loves ownership and responsibility while working in a collaborative and interdependent team environment. You will report to a Senior Engineering Manager and work closely with business systems analysts, architects and other developers on applications used enterprise-wide.

Job Responsibilities

Hands-on design and development of our next generation of responsive web applications/interfaces

Focus primarily on front-end (HTML5 to REST Web Services) with a secondary focus on back-end

Breakdown and estimate technical tasks and communicate implementation approach

Write clean, reusable, scalable and secure code for deployment adhering to best practices

Refactor code as needed for migrating from legacy components or open source frameworks

Assume ownership for deliverables and work in collaboration with a team of engineers

Work with off-shore team members and review code quality and deliverable as needed

Attend/lead agile and technical sessions for design, scrum, code-review, retrospective etc.

Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

5+ years' experience developing consumer facing web and mobile user interfaces on SaaS products or applications

2+ years building lightweight, efficient, cross browser and scalable platform side JavaScript

2+ years' development experience on SPA MVC web frameworks -- AngularJS, Ember, Backbone or similar.

2+ years translating UX requirements, wireframes and comps into fully functional high performing responsive user interfaces. Ability to hand-code HTML, CSS and JavaScript efficiently.

Strong experience integrating user interfaces with XML/JSON data from REST APIs

Working knowledge of web interface testing tools such as Selenium, Jasmine or similar

Lead front-end performance optimization and promotion of best practices for mobile and web

Good understanding of SCRUM/Agile methodology

Working knowledge of code versioning tools, such as Git, Mercurial, SVN, etc.

Good analytical and problem-solving abilities;

Strong organizational, prioritization and communication skills

Plus: Java application stack (Hibernate; Spring; Tomcat; MySQL)

Plus: Mobile application development (iPhone, Android) -- PhoneGap, Xamarin or similar

Ally Overview

Ally Financial Inc. (NYSE: ALLY) is a leading digital financial services company and a top 25 U.S. financial holding company offering financial products for consumers, businesses, automotive dealers and corporate clients. Ally's legacy dates back to 1919, and the company was redesigned in 2009 with a distinctive brand, innovative approach and relentless focus on its customers. Ally has an award-winning online bank (member FDIC), one of the largest full service auto finance operations in the country, a complementary auto-focused insurance business, a growing digital wealth management and online brokerage platform, and a trusted corporate finance business offering capital for equity sponsors and middle-market companies.

Business Unit/Enterprise Function Description

Clearlane connects customers with leading auto finance providers to help obtain financing or refinance their vehicles. Our technology delivers fast quotes and wholesale rates from a robust network of national finance providers, and we give personalized help and support throughout the process. The result is to simplify the auto finance experience, empower customers, and make it easy and convenient to get the financing the customer needs.

Total Rewards

Ally's compensation program offers market-competitive base pay and pay-for-performance incentives (bonuses) based on achieving personal and company goals. Plus, we have a flexible paid-time-off program including time off for volunteer opportunities. Ally's Total Rewards Program is designed to enrich your life at work -- and outside of it and includes:

* Industry-leading 401K retirement savings plan with matching and company contributions
* Wellness program encouraging healthy living with financial rewards
* Flexible health insurance options including dental and vision
* Pre-tax Health Savings Account with generous employer contributions
* Pre-tax commuter benefits
* Other work-life integration benefits including parental and caregiver leave, adoption assistance, backup child and adult/elder day care program, child care discounts, tuition reimbursement, LifeMatters® Employee Assistance Program, subsidized and discounted Weight Watchers® program and other employee discount programs

Ally is an Equal Opportunity Employer

We extend equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees on an equal basis regardless of an individual's 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.

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Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled