[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer @Alkami Technology

Role Description

The Senior Software Engineer will drive efforts and contribute to building 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

• 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 web applications
• Advanced troubleshooting and debugging
• Perform UI tests to optimize performance
• Liaise with developers, designers, and system administrators 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
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Provide training and support to internal teams
• Enhance development tools, test coverage, and/or code structure
• Provide mentoring and technical support to junior engineers
• Respond promptly to on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions to ensure minimal downtime
• Maintain clear and proactive communication with customers and vendors to ensure a positive, collaborative relationship
• Demonstrate self-sufficiency by independently managing tasks, problem-solving, and meeting deadlines, while adapting to new challenges without supervision
• Maintain development standards within the team
• Champion an API-first approach software projects, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience in software development, or a related field; or 3 years and an advanced degree
• Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language such as Java or C#, with proven work experience as a full stack developer
• Experience working with modern Javascript frameworks like React and Angular, HTML, and CSS
• In-depth understanding of the entire software development process (design, development, and deployment)
• Experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure
• 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 value independently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience providing technical input
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams
• Experience in monitoring and supporting production systems, with proficiency in identifying and resolving issues, implementing proactive measures, and measurement tracking
• Experience optimizing system performance, including the ability to troubleshoot bottlenecks and implement performance improvements
• Experience in SQL and NoSQL databases, coupled with caching mechanisms
• Understanding and practical application of REST API best practices
• Developing tests including unit tests, UI automation tests, integration tests
• Ability to participate in on-call rotation to support Alkami’s customers
• Applies AI-assisted workflows to enhance productivity in code generation, testing, and refactoring

Benefits

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