Sr Software Engineer

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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The Senior Software Engineer will drive efforts and contribute to building software systems on Alkami's Account Experience team — the core UI layer powering Alkami's Online Banking (OLB) platform. This is an emerging team with a front-end-leaning charter: owning the My Accounts widget, landing page experiences, and micro-experiences that drive direct user engagement across Alkami's multi-tenant environment. We're looking for demonstrated, deep technical domain knowledge 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, with a focus on front-end coding, debugging, and UI performance

• Write clean, reusable code for functional, high-quality web applications within a multi-tenant SaaS environment

• Advanced troubleshooting and debugging across FE and service-level code

• Perform UI tests to optimize performance and user experience

• Liaise with developers, designers, and system administrators to identify and deliver new front-end features

• Manage cutting-edge technologies to improve and modernize legacy applications (e.g. migration from Knockout to Vue.js)

• Build reusable component libraries and front-end frameworks for future use

• Provide mentoring and technical support to junior engineers

• Respond promptly to on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions

• Maintain clear and proactive communication with customers and vendors

• Champion an API-first approach, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility

• Applies AI-assisted workflows to enhance productivity in code generation, testing, and refactoring

Recommended Experience & Education 

Minimum Years of Experience 

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or 3 years and an advanced degree 

Education Level Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or another related field or equivalent work experience 

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications 

Required 

• 5+ years of software development experience; or 3 years with an advanced degree

• True full-stack capability with a front-end preference — approximately 75% FE / 25% BE service-level work

• Strong proficiency in Vue.js (primary); React or Angular also acceptable - should genuinely be comfortable with front-end work

• Proficiency in C#/.NET for service-level backend code

• Experience with SQL Server and/or PostgreSQL

• In-depth understanding of the full software development lifecycle (design, development, deployment)

• Experience developing and deploying applications on cloud-native infrastructure

• Strong experience with REST API best practices