[Hiring] Senior Data Engineer @Alkami Technology

Role Description

The Senior Data Engineer will build and maintain data lake and data warehousing solutions for a B2B multi-tenant SaaS solution. Position requires a demonstrated ability to design processes from end to end and a strong technical understanding of modern data pipelines and strategies. In-depth knowledge of multiple data sources, data design patterns, ETL transformation, SQL and performance tuning are required.

• Participate in the entire data pipeline lifecycle, focusing on building data lakes, data warehouses and related processes
• Lead code and design reviews with junior and peer developers
• Write clean code to develop data pipelines and necessary infrastructure as code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and effectively design appropriate solutions
• Monitor and troubleshoot performance, scalability, and security issues, making improvements as needed
• Participate in the evaluation of new technologies and tools that can improve performance of our system
• Participate in data governance process
• Contribute to the design and documentation of our data lake platform
• Proficient in test automation solutions for data and ability to optimize performance
• Gather technical and design requirements
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical team members to ensure alignment and successful execution of projects
• Participate in cross-functional initiatives, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement
• Participate in an on-call rotation

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or 3 years and an advanced degree
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, math, data engineering or another related field or equivalent work experience

Requirements

• Experience in the development of modern data architecture, analytics, data governance, AI/ML, or related areas
• Experience with AWS big data technologies including EMR, Glue, S3, EKS, Lambda, Athena, RDS, MKS/Kafka/Kinesis
• In-depth knowledge of the entire data engineering process (design, development, deployment)
• Exposure with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgresQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, MongoDb etc and data modeling principles
• Experience with DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployment/Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code
• Proficient in SQL (SQL Server, Postgres) and Python
• Identify opportunities for process improvement as well as efficiency in solutions
• Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches
• Strong experience with legacy data warehouse and ETL pipelines
• Demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members
• Excellent analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver value independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience providing technical input to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Benefits

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

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).