Ally
Engineering Manager, API Gateway Platform
Ally, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28245
Engineering Manager, API Gateway Platform
Join Ally’s engineering team as an Engineering Manager for our next-generation API Gateway Platform. Oversee the evolution, support, and maintenance of the platform while ensuring security, reliability, and operational excellence.
About Ally Ally Financial believes in people first: our colleagues have families, dreams, and causes that matter. We prioritize health & safety, work‑life balance, and inclusion, offering generous benefits, employee resource groups, and paths for growth.
The Opportunity Ally seeks a technologist who combines strong technical skills with cross‑team collaboration to own and grow the Enterprise API Gateway. This platform powers teams across the enterprise, and the role involves strategic ownership, process design, and customer‑centric improvement.
The Work Itself
Own the API gateway platform’s evolution, support, and maintenance, ensuring security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Establish operational business processes for easy platform use and proper triage of priorities.
Lead the platform team to streamline processes, increase developer productivity, and improve customer (developer) experience.
Build and nurture collaborative relationships with lines of business and functional teams.
Develop API standards, best practices, reusable patterns, and enforce policy compliance.
Provide support to enterprise development teams, including issue resolution and triage.
Serve as point‑of‑contact for assessments, attestations, audits, and access reviews.
Monitor and manage cost/performance, implementing improvements proactively.
Maintain platform security by implementing best practices and staying ahead of security trends and Ally policies.
Mentor and coach engineers to foster continuous learning.
Develop and execute strategic plans that align with organizational objectives.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior management, on status, progress, risks, and issues.
Demonstrate humility, collaboration, can‑do attitude, and the ability to multitask.
Required Skills
5+ years of leading platform teams and managing platform services.
Experience with API gateway platforms such as Apigee and Kong.
Solid understanding of API security (OAuth, JWT, etc.) or strong desire to learn.
Experience designing, developing, and consuming REST APIs.
Experience building and running applications on AWS.
Experience with API gateway policy management: traffic management, rate limiting, load balancing.
Proficiency in monitoring and analytics tools for API performance and usage metrics.
Programming experience in Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Lua, or similar scripting languages.
Experience creating comprehensive unit, functional, integration, and regression tests.
Proficiency with DevOps tools: GitLab, Terraform, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Strong, methodical troubleshooting skills for API gateways and integrations.
Preferred / Nice to Have
Direct experience with F5, Nginx, or Kong.
Relevant certifications in AWS and/or API management platforms like Apigee or Kong.
Knowledge of network configuration and network security.
Benefits & Compensation
Base pay: $110,000 – $180,000 USD annually.
Eligible for annual incentive plan.
Paid time off: 20 days + 11 holidays + 8 hours volunteer time.
401(k) with matching and company contributions, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and stock purchase plan.
Health & wellness: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, HSAs, FSAs, and critical illness cover.
Family benefits: adoption, surrogacy, fertility assistance, parental leave, child care support.
Work‑life integration: Employee Assistance Program, discounted Weight Watchers, and other discounts.
Potential travel allowances, relocation assistance, signing bonus, equity.
EEO Statement Ally is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, genetic disposition or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Work Schedule Roles are designated as fully on‑site, hybrid, or fully remote. Hybrid roles require the office presence as specified by the manager. Work requirements can change based on business needs.
How to Apply Apply through Ally’s career portal or refer a friend to increase your interview chances.
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About Ally Ally Financial believes in people first: our colleagues have families, dreams, and causes that matter. We prioritize health & safety, work‑life balance, and inclusion, offering generous benefits, employee resource groups, and paths for growth.
The Opportunity Ally seeks a technologist who combines strong technical skills with cross‑team collaboration to own and grow the Enterprise API Gateway. This platform powers teams across the enterprise, and the role involves strategic ownership, process design, and customer‑centric improvement.
The Work Itself
Own the API gateway platform’s evolution, support, and maintenance, ensuring security, reliability, and operational excellence.
Establish operational business processes for easy platform use and proper triage of priorities.
Lead the platform team to streamline processes, increase developer productivity, and improve customer (developer) experience.
Build and nurture collaborative relationships with lines of business and functional teams.
Develop API standards, best practices, reusable patterns, and enforce policy compliance.
Provide support to enterprise development teams, including issue resolution and triage.
Serve as point‑of‑contact for assessments, attestations, audits, and access reviews.
Monitor and manage cost/performance, implementing improvements proactively.
Maintain platform security by implementing best practices and staying ahead of security trends and Ally policies.
Mentor and coach engineers to foster continuous learning.
Develop and execute strategic plans that align with organizational objectives.
Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior management, on status, progress, risks, and issues.
Demonstrate humility, collaboration, can‑do attitude, and the ability to multitask.
Required Skills
5+ years of leading platform teams and managing platform services.
Experience with API gateway platforms such as Apigee and Kong.
Solid understanding of API security (OAuth, JWT, etc.) or strong desire to learn.
Experience designing, developing, and consuming REST APIs.
Experience building and running applications on AWS.
Experience with API gateway policy management: traffic management, rate limiting, load balancing.
Proficiency in monitoring and analytics tools for API performance and usage metrics.
Programming experience in Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Lua, or similar scripting languages.
Experience creating comprehensive unit, functional, integration, and regression tests.
Proficiency with DevOps tools: GitLab, Terraform, and Infrastructure-as-Code.
Strong, methodical troubleshooting skills for API gateways and integrations.
Preferred / Nice to Have
Direct experience with F5, Nginx, or Kong.
Relevant certifications in AWS and/or API management platforms like Apigee or Kong.
Knowledge of network configuration and network security.
Benefits & Compensation
Base pay: $110,000 – $180,000 USD annually.
Eligible for annual incentive plan.
Paid time off: 20 days + 11 holidays + 8 hours volunteer time.
401(k) with matching and company contributions, student loan repayment, tuition reimbursement, and stock purchase plan.
Health & wellness: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability, HSAs, FSAs, and critical illness cover.
Family benefits: adoption, surrogacy, fertility assistance, parental leave, child care support.
Work‑life integration: Employee Assistance Program, discounted Weight Watchers, and other discounts.
Potential travel allowances, relocation assistance, signing bonus, equity.
EEO Statement Ally is an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, veteran status, genetic disposition or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities.
Work Schedule Roles are designated as fully on‑site, hybrid, or fully remote. Hybrid roles require the office presence as specified by the manager. Work requirements can change based on business needs.
How to Apply Apply through Ally’s career portal or refer a friend to increase your interview chances.
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