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Sr Staff Software Engineer

Alkami

Remote · US$145k – $176k

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Alkami is the digital sales and service platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.

Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). We’re building a culture where each Alkamist can perform to their highest potential, and we’re always on the lookout for the best and brightest minds. If you’re ready to experience the power of alchemy - transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary - come join one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the U.S.

As a remote-first company, most of our positions can be remote in the US, except for key roles, which will be indicated in the Job Title.

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The Sr Staff Software Engineer will lead and contribute to computer software systems, participating in the design process from beginning to end. Demonstrates deep technical domain knowledge of the company, including apps, services, systems, or frameworks. A key strategic player involved in maintenance of product features, including on call escalations, triaging and resolution.

 Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

● Deliver highly scalable, available, and fault-tolerant production applications. ● Help prevent and investigate production issues. ● Build architecture design, influence product roadmap, and take ownership and responsibility over new projects. ● Lead code/design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning ● Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging ● Write clean code to develop functional applications ● Identify bottlenecks in systems and optimize performance ● Lead developers, work with designers and product owners to identify new features ● Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve legacy applications ● Gather and address technical and design requirements ● Set up and maintain environment configurations and monitor system health ● Provide training and support to internal teams ● Contribute as a Technical Team Lead by mentoring others, lead sprint planning, delegating work and assignments to team members and participate in project planning. ● Introduce and enhance tools to allow greater automation and operability of services. ● Interface with customers and other business stakeholders to effectively deliver software products that meet their needs ● Establishing and maintaining standards for the engineering organization ● Respond promptly to on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions to ensure minimal downtime

Recommended Experience & Education Minimum Years of Experience

Typically requires a minimum of 12 years of related experience; or 8 years and an advanced degree

Education Level Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or another related field or equivalent work experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications   Required

● Requires a minimum of 12 years of in software development related experience; or 8 years and an advanced degree 

Marketing technology (MarTech) experience, specifically regarding cookies and platform integrations, is mandatory.

Backend stack requires Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and Hibernate, with Python usage restricted to basic scripting.

AWS expertise required, specifically with EKS, Cognito, and batch jobs. Experience in Vue.js ( or React), with the ability to lead modernization efforts from AngularJS.

 ● In-depth understanding of the entire software development process (design, development and deployment)  ● Exceptional experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure ● Experience building applications in microservices architecture with API-first mindset. ● Collaborates effectively within the agile framework with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches  ● Excellent analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver cross-organization impact independently  ● Advanced experience building and deploying applications using Kubernetes ● Advanced experience in Open telemetry  ● Proven ability to work cross-functionally, experience with planning and leading complicated technical projects that work with several teams within the company.  ● Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience providing technical input  ● Ability to participate in on call rotation  ● Drives and expands AI-assisted engineering strategies, optimizing developer workflows, guiding complex modernization initiatives, and advancing prompt and context engineering standards.

Preferred

● Master’s degree in engineering, technology or related field ● Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries ● Experience building and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services

Physical Demands

● Ability to lift a minimum of 5 pounds to a maximum of 10 pounds unassisted ● Ability to stand, sit, stoop, walk, stretch, reach, and use full range of body motions ● Manual dexterity as required for specific equipment The salary range for this position is: $145,000 - $176,000 Cool Things to Know

Not Just Any Company : Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote-first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401(k) with employer match, and more.

Work Authorization : We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for fu

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