Sr. Software Engineer

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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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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.

Maintaining development standards within the team

Champion an API-first approach software projects, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility.

Required

Requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience 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. Includes designing data structures, optimizing, and maintaining systems, as well as effective caching strategies to enhance performance and responsiveness.

Understanding and practical application of REST API best practices. Proficiency in adhering to standards, ensuring security, scalability, and optimal performance

Developing tests including unit tests, UI automation tests, integration tests

Ability to participate in on-call rotation to support Alkami's customers

Preferred

Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries

Experience building and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services using Kubernetes

Experience in Open telemetry

Experience in cross platform mobile development frameworks like Flutter
The salary range for this position is: $120,000 - $146,600

Cool Things to Know

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.

The Important Stuff

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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