Principal Data Engineer

General information

Career area Technology Work Location(s) 500 Woodward Avenue, MI, 601 S. Tryon Street, NC Remote? No Ref # 19588 Posted Date 04-10-25 Working time Full time

Ally and Your Career

Ally Financial only succeeds when its people do - and that’s more than some cliché people put on job postings. We live this stuff! We see our people as, well, people - with interests, families, friends, dreams, and causes that are all important to them. Our focus is on the health and safety of our teammates as well as work-life balance and diversity and inclusion. From generous benefits to a variety of employee resource groups, we strive to build paths that encourage employees to stretch themselves professionally. We want to help you grow, develop, and learn new things. You’re constantly evolving, so shouldn’t your opportunities be, too?
Work Schedule: Ally designates roles as (1) fully on-site, (2) hybrid, or (3) fully remote. Hybrid roles are generally expected to be in the office a certain number of days per week as indicated by your manager. Your hiring manager will discuss this role's specific work requirements with you during the hiring process. All work requirements are subject to change at any time based on leader discretion and/or business need.

The Opportunity

At Ally, you get a startup feel, but experience the benefits of a company that’s worked out the kinks and is fulfilling its purpose. We’re always evolving and see that as a good thing. From owning our work to seeing its impact in the real world, our team is relentless in finding new ways technology can help make experiences better and help people. We are problem solvers, we value diverse thinking, we support one another, and we challenge ourselves to think bigger in the journey to deliver customer-obsessed tech solutions. To read more about what our tech team does, be sure to visit our tech blog at ally.tech

We are seeking a skilled Data Engineer with expertise in Snowflake, AWS Lambda, AWS Glue, and API integration to join our team. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills, deep technical knowledge of SQL, and the ability to design and build efficient data models and data mart objects with complex logic. This role requires the ability to identify data patterns, optimize data workflows, secure data processing and implement scalable technology solutions.

At this time, Ally will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.

The Work Itself

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable Snowflake data warehouse solutions
• Design, develop, and optimize scalable data pipelines using AWS Glue, Lambda, and Snowflake
• Build and maintain data marts, ensuring efficient data structures that support business intelligence and analytics needs
• Develop complex SQL queries for data transformation, aggregation, and reporting
• Implement API integrations to ingest and process data from various external and internal sources
• Assist in data modeling and ensure optimal storage, retrieval, and performance of large datasets