Alkami Technology · Los Angeles
Software EngineeringRemote
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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Lead cross-team delivery across experiences, services, APIs, data, and integrations.
Turn ambiguous product and business needs into technical strategies, delivery plans, and measurable outcomes.
Set architecture across domains, document tradeoffs, and align teams on scalable, secure patterns.
Write and review tested code in TypeScript and Node.js, Python, Go, or similar languages.
Design secure APIs, domain models, microservices, workflows, and data contracts.
Build for reliability and performance using error handling, observability, capacity planning, graceful degradation, and recovery patterns.
Lead third-party integration design across authentication, privacy, data mapping, rate limits, retries, idempotency, monitoring, and vendor failures.
Drive cross-team execution by managing dependencies, sequencing work, reducing risk, and making timely decisions when tradeoffs are unclear.
Mentor engineers through reviews, pairing, documentation, and hands-on coaching.
Partner with product, design, security, architecture, site reliability, data, and engineering leaders to balance speed, experience, operability, and risk.
Lead incident response and root-cause analysis, driving prevention and operational readiness.
Improve engineering effectiveness through reusable patterns, automated tests, CI/CD, developer tooling, and secure, human-reviewed use of AI-assisted tools.
Minimum Years of Experience
7-12 years of professional software engineering experience, including hands-on delivery of complex production systems and technical leadership across multiple teams or domains.
Education Level
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience.
Required
Experience delivering complex production software and leading technical direction across teams or domains
Deep proficiency in TypeScript and Node.js, Python, Go, or similar backend languages, with the ability to work across the stack
Advanced system design across domain-driven design, microservices, REST APIs, distributed systems, data stores, and integrations
Strong discipline in testing, error handling, observability, performance, security, and maintainable delivery
Ability to influence without authority, communicate architecture clearly, and mentor engineers through reviews and hands-on guidance
Ability to turn ambiguity into pragmatic plans, manage cross-team dependencies, and drive measurable outcomes
Experience in Agile, iterative delivery and improving team practices through feedback and continuous learning
Preferred
Experience in SaaS, FinTech, digital banking, payments, or another regulated technology environment
Experience with ReactJS, NestJS, or comparable frontend and backend frameworks
Experience designing third-party integrations for financial data, identity, or communications platforms
Experience with cloud platforms, containers, orchestration, infrastructure as code, or event-driven architecture
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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