Staff Software Engineer

• 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.

7-12 years of professional software engineering experience, including hands-on delivery of complex production systems and technical leadership across multiple teams or domains., Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent relevant experience., * 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

The salary range for this position is: $140,000 - $175,000

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.

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.