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 Software Engineer will build computer software systems, participating in the design process from beginning to end. Demonstrates technical domain knowledge of the company, including apps, services, systems, or frameworks.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

•  Write clean code to develop functional web applications using object-oriented design, design patterns, data structures, relational databases 

• Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging

• Troubleshoot and debug applications 

• Perform UI tests to optimize performance 

• Build reusable code and libraries for future use 

• Gather and address technical and design requirements with little assistance

• Follow development standards set within the team 

• Collaborates effectively within the agile framework with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches 

• Demonstrates strong written and verbal communication skills within the team 

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

• Adhere and uphold Alkami’s core values.

Recommended Experience & Education
Minimum Years of Experience:

Typically requires a minimum of 2 years of related experience; or an advanced
degree without experience

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

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications
Required

● 2-4 years of experience in software development or a related field.
● Ability to show programming skills in an object-oriented language such as Java or C#, with proven work experience as a full-stack developer
● Experience with database frameworks such as NoSQL, SQL Databases, Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) frameworks
● Understanding the entire software development process (design, development and deployment)
● Experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure
● Experience working within Agile framework
● Good analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver value with some assistance
● Familiarity with monitoring and supporting production systems, proficiency in identifying and resolving issues, implementing proactive measures, and tracking measurements.
● Knowledge of performance measurements of applications
● Understanding and some 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
● Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches
● Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience provi