Principal Software Engineer

Ally Financial

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Work type: Hybrid
Location: Charlotte, NCDetroit, MI
Salary: $110,000–$180,000 / yr
Employment: Full-time
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Salary context

Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $200k

This role $145k

$90k most similar roles pay here $295k

This role pays less than 95% of similar roles. Most pay $174,600–$226,350 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $145k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Ally Financial

Ally Financial is a US-based digital financial services company offering online banking, auto financing, mortgage, and investment products. It is one of the largest all-digital banks in the United States.

Ally Financial currently has 18 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $110,000–$180,000 across 17 roles with salary data.

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At a glance

TL;DR · Principal Software Engineer

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As a Principal Software Engineer at Ally, you will provide technical leadership for a product area, platform, or complex engineering initiative while guiding architecture and technical direction. You will lead high-impact initiatives from strategy through production, serve as an authoritative reviewer for critical decisions, and translate business priorities into actionable technical goals. Your daily work involves mentoring engineers across all levels, establishing engineering standards, and driving the adoption of automation and AI-assisted development practices to ensure software remains secure, resilient, and scalable. You will utilize a technology stack that may include Python, Java, Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, React Native, Angular, Spring, REST APIs, automated testing, CI/CD, Git, AWS, Azure, and SQL databases. This role focuses on solving complex engineering problems to support critical financial platforms and infrastructure.

What does a Software Engineer earn in North Carolina?

Median $192025 from 38 postings across 15 companies.

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Skills

Python Java Node.js JavaScript TypeScript React React Native Angular Spring REST APIs Automated Testing CI/CD Git AWS Azure SQL

What you'll do

Set technical direction and guide architecture, design, integration, and implementation decisions.
Lead complex technical initiatives from initial strategy and design through production.
Serve as an authoritative reviewer and escalation point for high-impact technical decisions.
Translate business and product priorities into clear, achievable technical directions.
Establish engineering standards and lead pragmatic modernization decisions.
Mentor engineers across all experience levels to increase technical capability across teams.
Evaluate and drive the adoption of tools, frameworks, automation, and AI-assisted development practices.

What we're looking for

7+ years of relevant experience.
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, or equivalent.
Deep expertise in at least one engineering domain with broad architectural and system-design knowledge (preferred).
Experience leading complex technical initiatives and influencing technical direction across teams (preferred).
Strong judgment when resolving ambiguous, high-scope, or business-critical problems (preferred).
Strong communication and influence skills with technical and nontechnical stakeholders (preferred).
Deep experience with core technologies including Python, Java, Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Spring, REST APIs, CI/CD, and cloud platforms like AWS or Azure.

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