Alkami is hiring a Sr Software Engineer (Platform Enablement). You will join the Software Enablement and Service Platform team to design and deliver reliable, scalable microservice and event-driven architectures. You will leverage Kubernetes for container orchestration scaling to tens of millions of end users, build cloud-native tools for rapid development, and deeply triage distributed systems.

What You'll Do

Deliver highly scalable, available, and fault-tolerant production applications based on containerized workloads in Kubernetes.
Collaborate with product and engineering teams to drive the development of new features and functionality for our microservice architecture.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues, including performance, related to our microservices and Kubernetes systems.
Support best practices with Kubernetes architecture, including optimized workloads, performant namespace and cluster architecture, in-cluster networking, service meshing, ingress and egress, and effective pod and node auto-scaling.
Define interoperable solutions and design patterns in a polyglot ecosystem, solving service communication (such as REST and gRPC) and integration with external APIs.
Leverage cloud native technologies for fault tolerance, scalability, and disaster recovery.
Lead code and design reviews to ensure smooth daily operations and accurate planning.
Provide mentoring and technical support to junior engineers.
Participate in the entire application lifecycle, focusing on coding and debugging.
Write clean code to develop functional applications.
Document technical issues and resolutions and communicate them to customers and internal teams.
Liaise with developers, designers and system administrators to identify new features.
Practice test-driven development while championing an API-first approach.
Set up and maintain environment configurations and monitor system health.
Respond promptly to on-call incidents, troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions.

What We're Looking For

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience.
5+ years of experience in software development or a related field.
Excellent experience designing highly performant and scalable solutions with cloud-native technologies like Kubernetes.
Strong programming skills in an OOP language like Java or C#, or a functional language like Python, Go, or Kotlin.
Proven experience optimizing system performance and troubleshooting bottlenecks in distributed systems.
Excellent analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver value independently.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with demonstrated experience providing technical input.
Proven ability to work cross-functionally with engineering and product teams.
Collaborates effectively within the agile framework with a problem-solving attitude.
Experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure.
Experience developing tests including unit tests, UI automation tests, and integration tests.
Understanding and practical application of REST API best practices.
Experience in SQL and NoSQL databases, coupled with caching mechanisms.
Experience working with modern Javascript frameworks like React and Angular, HTML, and CSS.
Ability to participate in on-call rotation to support Alkami’s customers.

Nice to Have

Experience extending Kubernetes with operator and controller patterns.
Experience with OpenTelemetry.
Experience working with and designing RESTful and/or gRPC APIs.
Experience with AWS or equivalent cloud infrastructure.
Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries.

Technical Stack

Container/Platform: Kubernetes
Languages: Java, C#, Python, Go, Kotlin
APIs: REST, gRPC
Data: SQL, NoSQL
Frontend: React, Angular, HTML, CSS
Cloud/Infra: AWS, OpenTelemetry

Team & Environment

You will be a member of the Software Enablement and Service Platform team.

Benefits & Compensation

Remote-first environment
Unlimited paid time off
401(k) with employer match
Compensation range: $117,600 - $176,399

Work Mode

This is a remote-first position open to candidates located in the US.

Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.