A cross-functional and autonomous position involved in coordinating tasks between various teams and departments (Engineering, Quality Engineering, SRE, Release Management, Product, Architecture, TPMs) to ensure the high-quality delivery of software. This person has a strong technical aptitude, a hands-on software development background, strong problem-solving skills, and functions as the “grease” to keep a complex system with a host of moving parts operating smoothly. This innovative leader coaches and mentors their direct reports to achieve personal and professional growth. They cultivate a collaborative, engaging, fast-paced, and result-oriented environment. This person is hands-on and engaged with their teams and responsible for evaluating individual and team performance metrics to maximize team efficiency. They can drive technical discussion/triage/research and help determine root cause analysis. Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Working with Product Engineering teams to deliver functional requirements and ensure features are built to specifications

• Hands-On Contribution (20–30%): Write and review code, debug complex issues, design and evolve APIs, and deliver scalable platform services.

• Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of software engineers, providing guidance, support, and feedback to foster their professional growth and development.

• Build architecture design, ensure the quality of architecture and design of systems, influence product roadmap, introduce new technologies and take ownership and responsibility over new projects.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Product, Security, Architecture, and Operations to align engineering execution with business outcomes.

• Continuous Improvement: Identify bottlenecks, reduce technical debt, and drive scalability, resilience, and cost-efficiency.

• Delivery & Engineering Excellence: Define and track KPIs (deployment frequency, MTTR, test coverage, SLA adherence); balance speed with quality, improve and maintain the team’s Say/Do ratio by managing resource allocation, workload distribution, and project priorities to ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.

• Maintain a deep understanding of software development technologies, trends, and best practices and provide technical guidance and expertise to the team.

• Oversee and manage on-call incidents, including troubleshooting and resolving critical disruptions to ensure minimal downtime around the functionality of your team.

• Drive the adoption of modern development practices, tools, and frameworks to improve productivity and product quality.

• Promote a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning within the team.

• Champion innovation and experimentation, encouraging team members to explore new technologies and approaches to solving complex problems.

• Working with Product Management to collaborate through creative brainstorming sessions and assist in writing requirements for technical debt

• Reporting accomplishments, goals, issues, and deliverable statuses to effectively manage stakeholder expectations

• Establishment of performance goals for all direct reports

• Continuing education with regards to management philosophies, knowledge of the banking industry, as well as applications that will be specific to segments of our client base

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications

Required

• Strong hands-on experience in several of the following (or equivalent): .NET, Java, C#, Linux Container Development,k8s, MVC, SaaS, SOA, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, Modern Javascript Frameworks, Entity Framework, microservices

• Proven experience in building and delivering SaaS-based software with modern system architecture, such as microservice-based architecture and cloud native applications.

• Experience working with one of the Cloud Service providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform)

• Solid understanding of Operational Excellence and able to showcase how to apply in the development life cycle. e.g., Dev/Ops, CI/CD, Automated Testing, Observabilities, etc.

• Experience with Observability tools like Grafana, Newrelic, Haystack etc

• Experience with real-time processing using event-driven architecture and batch processing of high-volume transactions.

• Experience building complex role-based access and entitlement systems.

• Proficiency in making data-driven decisions and evaluating trade-offs to prioritize projects and allocate resources effectively. This involves considering various factors such as technical feasibility, business impact, and resource constraints.

• Experience in building scalable systems that are operationally efficient

• Demonstrated experience in leading and motivating cross-functional teams towards achieving shared objectives. This includes setting clear expectations, providing guidance, and fostering a collaborative and inclusive work culture.

• Ability to build and maintain productive relationships with a diverse array of stakeholders and groups in the organization

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to address technical challenges and overcome obstacles. This includes troubleshooting complex issues, identifying root causes, and implementing effective solutions in a timely manner.

• Successful in managing multiple concurrent work streams

• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy

• Experience managing global team working out of multiple timezones

• Experience in Lean-Agile development methodologies such as Kanban or Scrum

Preferred

• Experience in fintech, digital banking, or other highly regulated industries

• Experience working with SaaS offerings in the technology and financial industries

• Knowledge of treasury management, cash positioning, liquidity management, commercial payments (ACH, wires), and reconciliation.

• Familiarity with banking data formats such as ISO 20022, BAI2, MT940, and EDI 820

The salary range for this position is: $150,000 - $171,000

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.

Recruiters: We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search. Thank you for understanding.

Pay Transparency: As of January 1, 2023, new states and locales have enacted pay equity laws that require more pay transparency by employers in the following states: California, Colorado (effective January 1, 2021), Connecticut, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington.