Sr Software Engineer - Front End

Alkami Technology•Bentonville, AR

1d•Remote

About The Position

Alkami is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States that helps clients to transform through retail and business banking, digital account opening and loan origination, payment fraud prevention, and data analytics and engagement solutions. Alkami’s Mobile App Platform has been certified by J.D. Power for providing clients with “An Outstanding Mobile Banking Platform Experience.” 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). Through our bold investments in technology and people, we empower our clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly, and build thriving digital banking communities through tailored experiences for over 19.5M users. 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. Follow us on Glassdoor and Linkedin! The Sr. Software Engineer, Front-End will drive efforts and contribute to building high quality scalable front-end UI/UX features, mainly using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Involved in architectural design patterns and decisions to achieve our strategic product goals. Demonstrates deep technical domain knowledge and ownership of specific front-end product features end-to-end. A key strategic player in maintenance of product features, including on-call escalations, triaging, and resolution.

Requirements

At least 5 years of experience in software development or a related field
Strong programming skills in front-end languages (HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript), with experience as a front-end developer
Strong programming skills in modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue)
In-depth understanding of the entire front-end feature development process (design, development, deployment, maintenance, and strategy)
Experience working with CI/CD frameworks
Experience with front-end A-B testing, test-driven development, and/or automation
Collaborative problem solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience providing technical input
Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, product, design and customers to build and maintain quality product features
Analytical and time management skills, with the ability to deliver value independently
Ability to participate in on-call rotation as part of a defined support structure

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in engineering, technology or related field
Experience building products in micro frontend frameworks
Experience analyzing metrics for micro frontend frameworks
Experience working on a product with dynamic configuration and/or layout capabilities
Experience migrating from one JavaScript framework to another
Experience migrating from Vue 2 to Vue 3
Experience with AWS and/or Azure
Experience with Gitlab

Responsibilities

Drive delivery of the entire application development lifecycle of product features, including coding, debugging, architecture strategy, and product improvements
Lead code/design reviews to ensure smooth project execution and accurate planning
Ensure proper level of testing coverage across features and functions with a test first mindset
Collaborates across engineering, product, and design to gather and address technical and design requirements
Liaise with developers, designers, and product managers to identify new areas for improving product features
Mindset of learning and curiosity, including staying up to date with new technologies to constantly innovate our front-end platform
Build reusable code and libraries for future use
Provide documentation, coaching, training, and support to internal teams where needed
Enhance development tools and test coverage to improve the overall efficiency of our front-end platform
Accountable for overall application health and monitoring of our platform including escalating to proactively address customer facing issues
Own, troubleshoot, and drive client issues to resolution, including new and existing features
Participate in on-call rotation as part of a defined support structure
Conduct interviews with potential candidates
Optimize user experiences by considering performance, accessibility, and responsiveness in the development process