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 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, w