Principal Software Engineer

Alkami Technology; Plano (TX); Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Principal Software Engineer, where you'll lead the design and development of scalable applications in the FinTech sector. This role offers the opportunity to influence product roadmaps and ensure excellence in software delivery while fostering a culture of innovation. With a remote-first approach, you'll collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize system performance and mentor fellow engineers. If you're passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in digital banking solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Remote Work

Diverse and Inclusive Environment

Qualifications

• 15+ years of software development experience, or 12 years with an advanced degree.
• Strong programming skills in Java or C# with full-stack experience.
• Expertise in performance, scalability, and distributed architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, fault-tolerant applications using event-driven architectures.
• Lead code and design reviews, ensuring best practices in system architecture.
• Mentor engineering teams and interface with customers to deliver solutions.

Skills

Java

C#

AWS

Kafka

Cloud Technologies

Distributed Architecture

Event-driven Architecture

CI/CD

Microservice Architecture

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Master's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

GitLab

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

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Alkami is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States, helping clients transform through retail and business banking, digital account opening, loan origination, payment fraud prevention, and data analytics. Alkami’s Mobile App Platform has been certified by J.D. Power for providing an outstanding mobile banking experience.

Founded in 2009, we are recognized for our intentional culture and growth, including awards such as Best Place to Work in Fintech and Best Company Culture. We empower over 19.5M users by investing in technology and talent, enabling rapid adaptation and community building.

As a remote-first company, most positions are remote within the US unless specified otherwise.

Position Overview

We seek a dynamic Principal Software Engineer to lead our design process from start to finish. You will craft architectural patterns aligned with strategic product goals at the enterprise level, take ownership of multiple product features, and ensure their excellence. Your role is pivotal in maintaining and enhancing these features while fostering a culture of doing it right and getting it done.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Develop scalable, available, fault-tolerant applications using event-driven architectures with Kafka, Kinesis, etc.
• Design architecture for event-driven, streaming, and CDC-powered database platforms.
• Own the end-to-end development, delivery, and quality of large features or subsystems.
• Investigate and resolve production issues, especially related to event-driven and streaming systems.
• Ensure best practices in system architecture and design.
• Influence product roadmaps and oversee streaming infrastructure supporting big data processing.
• Lead code and design reviews, participate in the full application lifecycle, and write clean, functional code.
• Optimize system performance and collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify new features.
• Manage and improve tools for automation and operability, monitor system health with tools like OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, CloudWatch.
• Mentor and train engineering teams, lead sprint planning, and contribute to project planning.
• Interface with customers and stakeholders to deliver software solutions meeting their needs.
• Establish and maintain engineering standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, math, engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 15 years of software development experience, or 12 years with an advanced degree.
• Experience in FinTech, BankTech, or banking industry is required.
• Expertise in performance, scalability, distributed architecture, and best practices.
• Strong programming skills in Java or C#, with full-stack experience.
• At least 7 years in AWS cloud technologies, including Kubernetes, EC2, RDS, Aurora, CloudWatch, Terraform, EKS, ElasticCache, EMR, AWS Glue.
• Deep experience with RDBMS (Postgres, AWS Aurora, MySQL) and NoSQL, including CDC and Debezium.
• Proficiency with Kafka, Spark, and big data technologies.
• Experience with IoC frameworks like Spring Boot, API development, React, Angular, HTML, CSS, and mobile app development.
• Advanced skills in cloud-native applications, CI/CD, Terraform, GitLab, monitoring tools, and microservice architecture.
• Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Desired Skills

• Master’s degree in engineering or related field.
• Experience with SaaS, digital account opening, loan origination, KYC, payment systems, and fraud detection.

Additional Information

We foster a diverse, inclusive, and fun environment with excellent benefits including remote work, unlimited PTO, 401(k), and more. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US; we do not sponsor employment visas. We value equal opportunity employment and prohibit discrimination and harassment.