Senior Java Backend Engineer (Hybrid) — AI-Driven Systems

1611 Ally Bank; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Time Off

401(k)

Job summary

Ally Financial is seeking a skilled software engineer to join our backend team in New York. You will design, develop, and maintain Java-based services and APIs within a cloud-native architecture, contributing to frontend work when needed.

You'll translate business requirements into scalable designs, provide estimates, and ensure code quality and security. The role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement in an Agile environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience with Java/JEE/Spring Boot.
• Experience designing backend systems, APIs, and microservices.
• Familiarity with AWS services and cloud-native architectures.
• Proficient in Agile Scrum and CI/CD practices.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain backend services, APIs, and enterprise apps.
• Contribute to frontend development when needed.
• Translate requirements into scalable software designs with estimates.
• Write clean, secure, high-quality code.
• Address vulnerabilities and seek enhancements.
• Lead agile ceremonies and CI/CD practices.

Skills

Java

Java EE

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Hibernate

MySQL

JUnit

Backend systems

Microservices

AWS

CI/CD

JSON/XML

AI tools

Agile Scrum

Scripting Bash/Python/JS

Tools

GitLab

Claude Code

Job description

Ally Financial is seeking a skilled software engineer to join our backend team in New York. You will design, develop, and maintain Java-based services and APIs within a cloud-native architecture, contributing to frontend work when needed.

You'll translate business requirements into scalable designs, provide estimates, and ensure code quality and security. The role emphasizes collaboration, mentorship, and continuous improvement in an Agile environment.