[Hiring] Principal AI Engineer @Alkami Technology

Role Description

The Principal AI Engineer is a hands-on senior technical leader responsible for architecting and enabling AI augmented software engineering across the enterprise. This role drives the adoption of Generative AI, AI code assistants, and agentic workflows to transform the software development lifecycle (SDLC), accelerate engineering productivity, modernize legacy systems, and improve software quality.

The individual will combine deep expertise in cloud-native architecture, distributed systems, and enterprise software development with advanced proficiency in AI-assisted engineering tools and agent frameworks. This role will design and implement AI-driven development platforms, agentic automation pipelines, and context-aware code generation capabilities that enable engineering teams to build and operate scalable, secure, and reliable software systems.

As a Principal AI Engineer, this individual will influence enterprise architecture decisions, engineering productivity strategies, AI governance frameworks, and responsible AI adoption across the organization.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 15+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems, cloud-native development, or AI-augmented engineering transformation.
• Experience leading or contributing to AI-driven SDLC transformation initiatives, including adoption of AI coding assistants, context-aware code generation, automated testing, and agentic workflow automation across the software development lifecycle with hands-on coding.
• Experience applying AI to improve developer productivity, software quality, legacy modernization, bug remediation, and engineering automation.
• Exposure to implementing AI-enabled engineering practices across one or more stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, deployment, and operations.
• Possess expert knowledge in performance, scalability, distributed architecture, and engineering best practices.
• Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language such as Java or C#, Python with proven work experience as a full stack developer.
• Experience working with modern JavaScript frameworks like React and Angular, HTML, and CSS.
• Proficient in API fundamentals and best practices, REST API architecture.
• In-depth understanding of the entire software development process (design, development, and deployment).
• Advanced experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure, using CI/CD tools following best practices.
• Experience building applications in microservice 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.
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally, experience with planning and leading complicated technical projects that work with several teams within the company.
• Excellent leadership, written and verbal communication skills.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in engineering, technology or related field (preferred).
• Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries (preferred).
• Experience building and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services (preferred).
• Experience and familiarity with mobile application development (preferred).

Benefits

• Remote-first environment.
• Unlimited paid time off.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.

Company Description

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.

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).

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.