Staff Software Engineer

Alkami Technology•Bentonville, AR

37d•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 Staff Software Engineer will drive the architectural vision and execution of high-scale computer software systems within our Money Movement LOB. Acting as a strategic lead, you will own the end-to-end lifecycle of retail and business wire products, ensuring the reliability of global currency transactions. Beyond feature delivery, you will serve as a technical domain expert, navigating complex triaging and on-call escalations while mentoring the team to align technical decisions with our long-term product strategy.

Requirements

Requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience in software development, or a related field; or 6 years and an advanced degree
Expert-level proficiency in .NET/C# with a deep understanding of Microservices and Kubernetes orchestration.
Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language such as Java or C#, with proven work experience as a full stack developer
Strong 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)
Deep knowledge of the AWS ecosystem, cloud-native tooling, and the scaling of high-stakes financial applications.
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, product teams, and wider organization initiatives
Proven experience in monitoring and supporting production systems, with proficiency in identifying and resolving issues, implementing proactive measures, and measurement tracking.
Advanced experience optimizing system performance, including the ability to troubleshoot bottlenecks and implement performance improvements
Advanced experience in SQL and NoSQL databases, coupled with caching mechanisms. Includes designing data structures, optimizing, and maintaining systems, as well as effective caching strategies to enhance performance and responsiveness.
Deep understanding and practical application of REST API best practices. Proficiency in adhering to standards, ensuring security, scalability, and optimal performance
Advanced strategies for developing tests including unit tests, UI automation tests, integration tests
Experience building and deploying applications using Kubernetes
Experience in Open telemetry
Ability to participate in on call rotation

Nice To Haves

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 using Kubernetes
Experience in cross platform mobile development frameworks like Flutter

Responsibilities

Lead code/design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning
Lead the design and definition of Event-Driven Architectures (EDA) and asynchronous queuing mechanisms to support complex money movement.
Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging
Write clean code to develop functional web applications
Manage performance at scale, ensuring the system reliably processes high-volume bursts (up to 1,000 concurrent wires) without data loss.
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
Lead 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
Exemplary self-sufficiency by independently managing tasks, problem-solving, and meeting deadlines, while adapting to new challenges without supervision.
Establishing and maintaining development standards within the team
Champion an API-first approach software projects, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility.