Staff Software Engineer - Remote, API-First, Cloud-Native

Alkami Technology, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 144,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first environment

Unlimited paid time off

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Alkami Technology is a leading digital banking platform proudly offering a remote-first environment in the United States. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to drive scalable web applications, lead design reviews, and mentor teams across Java/C#, React, and API-first systems.

You will collaborate with product and operations to modernize codebases, optimize performance, and ensure reliability in a cloud-native Kubernetes setup. Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the US.

Qualifications

• Requires a minimum of 8 years of related software development experience or 6 years with an advanced degree.
• Proficient in an object-oriented language such as Java or C#, with full stack experience.
• Strong experience with modern Javascript frameworks like React and Angular, plus HTML/CSS.
• Deep understanding of the software development lifecycle (design, development, deployment).
• Experience deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure and Kubernetes.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration in an Agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead code and design reviews to ensure quality and timely delivery.
• Develop and debug across the full stack, focusing on scalable web applications.
• Write clean, maintainable code and perform UI testing to optimize performance.
• Troubleshoot, resolve on-call incidents, and minimize downtime.
• Mentor junior engineers and promote API-first design for scalability.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and ops to meet requirements.

Skills

Java or C#

React

Angular

HTML/CSS

REST API design

SQL

NoSQL databases

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

On-call rotation

AI-driven engineering

Cloud Native

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Docker

Job description

Alkami Technology is a leading digital banking platform proudly offering a remote-first environment in the United States. We seek a Staff Software Engineer to drive scalable web applications, lead design reviews, and mentor teams across Java/C#, React, and API-first systems.

You will collaborate with product and operations to modernize codebases, optimize performance, and ensure reliability in a cloud-native Kubernetes setup. Eligible candidates must be authorized to work in the US.