Alkami

Manager, Software Engineering (MANTL)

US Remote · Full-time

Work authorization required$180k-$210kDetected 30 days ago

TypeScriptPythonNode.jsBackend DevelopmentCode ReviewAPI DevelopmentRESTLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingMentoringAdaptability

About the role

This team's work sits close to the customer and the bank experience, requiring strong technical judgment, product partnership, and a bias for execution.
The salary range for this position is: $180,000 - $210,000 Cool Things to Know Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment.
Work Authorization: We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time.

Lead the Activations engineering team responsible for the technical work that helps new clients go live, including integrations with client core provider APIs, third-party services such as check ordering and ACH transfers, and workflows tied to digital account opening.
Coach, develop, and support engineers through regular feedback, performance conversations, and day-to-day technical guidance.
Design, guide, and review systems within the team's scope while contributing production-grade code where needed to move ambiguous problems forward.
Review code and technical designs to ensure high standards for quality, maintainability, testability, efficiency, and long-term scalability.
Partner closely with Product Management to translate complex product requirements into practical technical plans, sequencing, and delivery decisions.
Help create an environment where engineers can think through problems with a product lens, operate autonomously, and make strong decisions in fast-moving situations.
Strong system design and architecture skills, with the ability to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly and guide teams through ambiguous problems.
Experience building backend services and APIs, with a solid understanding of REST APIs and microservice-style architectures.

8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong hands-on technical foundation.
2+ years of experience in a technology leadership role with a track record of building and leading strong teams.
Strong experience with modern software engineering across areas such as TypeScript, Node.js, Python, API development, event-driven systems, and relational databases such as Postgres.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to turn product asks into clear technical plans and align stakeholders around execution.
Comfort operating in an evolving environment where priorities can shift and the best leaders stay calm, adaptable, and execution-focused.
You enjoy breaking down complex product asks into elegant, maintainable solutions.
You are comfortable discussing architecture, advocating for sound technical decisions, and weighing tradeoffs thoughtfully.
You enjoy mentoring teammates and helping raise the quality of the broader team's work.

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.
$180,000 - $210,000

Monitor quality, reliability, and platform health so the team makes the right technical investments to support current and future needs.

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.
We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search.
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What We're Looking For

Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment.

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