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Remote, Oregon, United States
Remote only
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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. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.
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). We’re building a culture where each Alkamist can perform to their highest potential, and we’re always on the lookout for the best and brightest minds. If you’re ready to experience the power of alchemy - transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary - come join one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the U.S.
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.
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Working with Product Engineering teams to deliver functional requirements and ensure features are built to specifications
Hands-On Contribution (20–30%): Write and review code, debug complex issues, design and evolve APIs, and deliver scalable platform services.
Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster their professional growth and development.
Build architecture design, ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems, influence product roadmap, introduce new technologies and take ownership and responsibility over new projects.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Security, Architecture, and Operations to align engineering execution with business outcomes.
Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and drive scalability, resilience, and cost-efficiency.
Delivery & Engineering Excellence: Define and track KPIs (deployment frequency, MTTR, test coverage, SLA adherence); balance speed with quality, improve and maintain the team’s Say/Do ratio by managing resource allocation, workload distribution, and project priorities to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.
Maintain a deep understanding of software development technologies, trends, and best practices and provide technical guidance and expertise to the team.
Oversee and manage on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions to ensure minimal downtime around the functionality of your team.
Drive the adoption of modern development practices, tools, and frameworks to improve productivity and product quality.
Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.
Champion innovation and experimentation, encouraging team members to explore new technologies and approaches to solving complex problems.
Working with Product Management to collaborate through creative brainstorming sessions and assist in writing requirements for technical debt
Reporting accomplishments, goals, issues, and deliverable statuses to effectively manage stakeholder expectations
Establishment of performance goals for all direct reports
Continuing education with regards to management philosophies, knowledge of the banking industry, as well as applications that will be specific to segments of our client base
Required
Strong hands-on experience in several of the following (or equivalent): .NET, Java, C#, Linux Container Development,k8s, MVC, SaaS, SOA, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Modern Javascript Frameworks, Entity Framework, microservices
Proven experience in building and delivering SaaS-based software with modern system architecture, such as microservice-based architecture and cloud native applications.
Experience working with one of the Cloud Service providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)
Solid understanding of Operational Excellence and able to showcase how to apply in the development life cycle. e.g., Dev/Ops, CI/CD, Automated Testing, Observabilities, etc.
Experience with Observability tools like Grafana, Newrelic, Haystack etc
Experience with real-time processing using event-driven architecture and batch processing of high-volume transactions.
Experience building complex role-based access and entitlement systems.
Proficiency in making data-driven decisions and evaluating trade-offs to prioritize projects and allocate resources effectively. This involves considering various factors such as technical feasibility, business impact, and resource constraints.
Experience in building scalable systems that are operationally efficient
Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating cross-functional teams towards achieving shared objectives. This includes setting clear expectations, providing guidance, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive work culture.
Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders and groups in the organization
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical challenges and overcome obstacles. This includes troubleshooting complex issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective solutions in a timely manner.
Successful in managing multiple concurrent work streams
Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
Experience managing global team working out of multiple timezones
Experience in Lean-Agile development methodologies such as Kanban or Scrum
Preferred
Experience in fintech, digital banking, or other highly regulated industries
Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries
Knowledge of treasury management, cash positioning, liquidity management, commercial payments (ACH, wires), and reconciliation.
Familiarity with banking data formats such as ISO 20022, BAI2, MT940, and EDI 820
Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote-first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401(k) with employer match, and more.
Work Authorization: We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment.
Recruiters: We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search. Thank you for understanding.
Pay Transparency: As of January 1, 2023, new states and locales have enacted pay equity laws that require more pay transparency by employers in the following states: California, Colorado (effective January 1, 2021), Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington.
Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.
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