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Alkami is the digital sales and service platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action.

Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). We’re building a culture where each Alkamist can perform to their highest potential, and we’re always on the lookout for the best and brightest minds. If you’re ready to experience the power of alchemy - transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary - come join one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the U.S.

As a remote-first company, most of our positions can be remote in the US, except for key roles, which will be indicated in the Job Title.

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Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

● Participate in the entire data pipeline lifecycle, focusing on building data lakes, data warehouses and related processes
● Lead code and design reviews with junior and peer developers
● Write clean code to develop data pipelines and necessary infrastructure as code
● Collaborate with cross functional teams to understand requirements and effectively design appropriate solutions
● Monitor and troubleshoot performance, scalability, and security issues, making improvements as needed
● Participate in the evaluation of new technologies and tools that can improve performance of our system
● Participate in data governance process
● Contribute to the design and documentation of our data lake platform
● Proficient in test automation solutions for data and ability to optimize performance
● Gather technical and design requirements
● Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical team members to ensure alignment and successful execution of projects.
● Participate in cross-functional initiatives, promoting a culture of data-driven decision-making and continuous improvement
● Participate in an on call rotation

Recommended Experience & Education
Minimum Years of Experience

Typically requires a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or 3 years and an
advanced degree

Education Level Bachelor’s degree in engineering, computer science, math, data engineering or another related field or equivalent work experience

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications
Required

● Experience in the development of modern data architecture, analytics, data governance, AI/ML, or related areas
● Experience with AWS big data technologies including EMR, Glue, S3, EKS, Lambda, Athena, RDS, MKS/Kafka/Kinesis
● In-depth knowledge of the entire data engineering process (design, development, deployment)
● Exposure with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgresQL, Cassandra, DynamoDB, MongoDb etc and data modeling principles
● Experience with DevOps, including CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployment/Kubernetes, and infrastructure-as-code
● Proficient in SQL (SQL Server, Postgres) and Python
● Identify opportunities for process improvement as well as efficiency in solutions
● Teamwork skills with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety of approaches
● Strong experience with legacy data warehouse and ETL pipelines
● Demonstrated ability to mentor junior team members
● 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 to technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred

● Experience with multi-tenant, B2B2C SaaS offerings
● FinTech industry experience is preferred but not required

● AWS Cloud Formation/Terraform
● Understanding of MPP Data Warehouse (Redshift, Greenplum)

Physical Demands
● Ability to lift a minimum of 5 pounds to a maximum of 10 pounds unassisted
● Ability to stand, sit, stoop, walk, stretch, reach, and use full range of body motions
● Manual dexterity as required for specific equipment

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.

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. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.

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