Senior Software Engineer - Remote | Full-Stack & API-First

Alkami Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkami Technology is a leading digital platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own end-to-end features from backend to frontend.

You will participate in design reviews, build scalable software, and ensure on-call reliability in a remote-first environment across the US. You will work with Kotlin/Java, Vue.js, React, and Spring Boot, deploying on AWS/Kubernetes with Kafka-based data pipelines, contributing to architectural decisions and code

Qualifications

• Typically requires a minimum of 8 years of related experience in software development.
• Strong programming skills in an object-oriented language such as Kotlin or Java, with proven work experience as a full stack developer.
• Experience with modern Javascript frameworks, with Vue.js as a preferred requirement, alongside React, Angular, and Tailwind CSS.
• Experience with Spring Boot, Hibernate, and RESTful APIs.
• Experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure, including AWS and Kubernetes.
• Solid proficiency in Kafka fundamentals and event-driven architecture.

Responsibilities

• Participate in and contribute to 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
• Build and maintain data pipelines that transform incoming data into Kafka streams and KLIs
• 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
• Actively contribute to architectural discussions across the team
• 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
• Maintain development standards within the team
• Champion an API-first approach to software projects, ensuring seamless integration, scalability, and extensibility

Skills

Kotlin

Java

Vue.js

React

Angular

Tailwind CSS

Spring Boot

Hibernate

RESTful APIs

AWS

Kubernetes

Kafka

SQL

NoSQL

API-first

On-call rotation

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Maven

Job description

Alkami Technology is a leading digital platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions, seeking a Senior Software Engineer to own end-to-end features from backend to frontend.

You will participate in design reviews, build scalable software, and ensure on-call reliability in a remote-first environment across the US. You will work with Kotlin/Java, Vue.js, React, and Spring Boot, deploying on AWS/Kubernetes with Kafka-based data pipelines, contributing to architectural decisions and code