Principal Cloud & Microservices Architect

Ally; Charlotte (NC); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ally is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in the Charlotte area to architect cloud-native microservices and lead large-scale application development across banking domains. You will work with AWS, Java/Spring, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines, guiding teams on secure, scalable solutions.

The role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, ensuring coding standards, CI/CD, and monitoring while driving architectural decisions in a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, CE or related field, or 5 years of experience.
• Legal right to work in the United States.
• Hybrid role based in Charlotte, NC area.

Responsibilities

• Design scalable microservices using AWS, Java/Spring Boot, RESTful APIs.
• Lead enterprise app development with SQL/NoSQL and ETL pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership, coding standards, and security compliance.
• Implement ESB, API gateway management, and orchestration for microservices.
• Build CI/CD pipelines and automate infrastructure with Terraform.
• Optimize data access layers, databases, caching, and load testing.
• Enforce IAM RBAC and support audits with strong testing strategies.

Skills

Banking domain

Spring Framework

Java

Python

React

Agile/Scrum

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

AWS services

API management tools

PM tools

CI/CD pipelines

Docker/Kubernetes

Terraform

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Jira

Confluence

ServiceNow

Docker

Kubernetes

Terraform

Apigee

Kong

Swagger

Job description

Ally is seeking a Principal Software Engineer in the Charlotte area to architect cloud-native microservices and lead large-scale application development across banking domains. You will work with AWS, Java/Spring, RESTful APIs, and data pipelines, guiding teams on secure, scalable solutions.

The role combines hands-on development with technical leadership, ensuring coding standards, CI/CD, and monitoring while driving architectural decisions in a hybrid work environment.