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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The Staff AI Engineer will lead the adoption of AI-assisted development, agent-based automation, and intelligent engineering workflows to accelerate developer productivity, improve software quality, and modernize legacy systems.The ideal candidate has strong hands-on experience in cloud-native systems, enterprise architecture, and multi-stack engineering, while actively leveraging GenAI coding assistants and agentic orchestration frameworks to transform the way software is built, tested, and operated.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities 

 ● Drive the adoption of AI-assisted software development practices across the SDLC.    

● Implement context-driven AI code generation using tools such as GitHub Copilot,Claude Code,emerging  enterprise code assistants. 

● Design frameworks for AI-powered developer productivity, including intelligent code generation,  documentation synthesis, and refactoring. 

● Architect and implement agentic workflows to automate engineering processes such as Bug detection and  fixing, Code quality validation, Test generation,Release readiness 

● Build agent-based orchestration pipelines using tools such as n8n, OpenClaw, emerging agent orchestration  platforms. 

● Implement engineering automation using multi-agent systems, A2A protocols, and Model Context Protocol  (MCP). 

● Design and deploy AI-powered development lifecycle solutions including AI-assisted code  reviews,automated testing and quality engineering,agent-based CI/CD augmentation,AI-driven root cause  analysis 

● Implement Agentic QA and bug remediation systems that proactively detect and resolve defects.

● Lead initiatives to modernize legacy applications using AI-assisted refactoring and migration.

● Apply AI models to codebase understanding, architecture reconstruction,automated migration strategies.

● Design scalable cloud-native architectures across major cloud platforms. 

● Apply Infrastructure as Code (IaC) practices using modern tooling. 

● Integrate AI engineering platforms with enterprise systems and developer platforms.

● Implement telemetry-driven development insights using observability platforms. 

● Leverage AI for operational insights,anomaly detection,performance optimization. 

● Ensure AI engineering solutions follow secure development practices. 

● Apply principles of Responsible AI,AI ethics,model governance,data protection 

● Establish guardrails for enterprise AI-assisted development.    

Required 

 ● Typically requires 12+ years of experience in software engineering, distributed systems, cloud-native  development, or AI-augmented engineering transformation   

● Hands-on experience with Generative AI development tools 

● Experience designing large-scale distributed systems. 

● Experience implementing AI-powered SDLC platforms. 

● Hands-on work with agent orchestration frameworks. 

● Experience with AI-driven legacy modernization. 

● Deep understanding of LLM-based developer tools. 

● Experience across diverse technology ecosystems including Python,Java,.NET, JavaScript / Vue.js

● Experience across Cloud computing platforms (AWS / Azure / GCP),Infrastructure as Code,Platform  engineering,Developer platforms,API-driven architectures 

● Hands-on experience with GenAI code assistants (Copilot, Cursor, Claude),Agentic workflow systems,Multi agent architectures,Model Context Protocol (MCP) 

● Experience contributing to AI-driven SDLC transformation initiatives, including adoption of AI coding assistants,  context-aware code generation, automated testing, and agentic workflow automation across the software  development lifecycle with hands-on coding. 

● Experience applying AI to improve developer productivity, software quality, legacy modernization, bug  remediation, and engineering automation. 

● Exposure to implementing AI-enabled engineering practices across one or more stages of the SDLC, including  design, development, testing, deployment, and operations. 

● Proficient in API fundamentals and best practices, REST API architecture 

● In-depth understanding of the entire software development process (design, development and deployment)

● Advanced experience developing and deploying applications for Cloud Native Infrastructure, using CI/CD tools  following best practices 

● Experience building applications in microservice architecture with API-first mindset.

● Collaborates effectively within the agile framework with a problem-solving attitude and willing to take a variety  of approaches 

● Excellent analytical and time management skills, with a proven ability to deliver cross-organization impact  independently 

● Proven ability to work cross-functionally, experience with planning and leading complicated technical projects  that work with several teams within the company. 

● Excellent leadership, written and verbal communication skills    

Preferred 

● Master’s degree in engineering, technology or related field 

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

● Experience building and deploying applications on Amazon Web Services 

● Experience and familiarity with mobile application development.

The salary range for this position is: TBD

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.

The Important Stuff

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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