Sr. Manager, Software Engineering (Front End)

Alkami is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States that helps clients to transform through retail and business banking, digital account opening and loan origination, payment fraud prevention, and data analytics and engagement solutions.

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). Through our bold investments in technology and people, we empower our clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly, and build thriving digital banking communities through tailored experiences for over 17.5M users.

As a remote-first company, this position can sit in Plano, TX or remote in the US.

Position Overview:

We are looking for a highly skilled Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead our software development team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in full-stack development, with expertise in front-end technologies, and a proven track record of leading teams of 10 or more engineers. This is a critical role within our organization, as we are making strategic investments in our technology infrastructure to enhance our products and services.

Key Responsibilities & Duties:

• Be both highly technical and an effective people manager managing multiple scrum teams while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Strategize & plan collaborating with design, technology, product, and business teams to uncover customer and business needs, then translating them into engaging, simple, and intuitive design solutions and understandable concepts that evolve and enhance the product interface and experience.
• Lead the portfolio prioritization along with design teams to help set the strategy and product road map for the team.
• Discovering & delivering early product definition by working with the design team to facilitate discovery sessions that uncover customer pain points and opportunities.
• Planning and facilitating collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to align with business needs.
• Own the development and maintenance of various software applications critical to our business, including internal & customer facing tools.
• Closely collaborate with design teams in designing within existing and creating new standards, tools & technology to contribute to our internal design systems, best practices, and guidelines.
• Manage through shifting priorities to provide clear direction and input on product prioritization and support early product definition.
• Partnering with the design team on championing prioritization of design centered product enhancements.
• Leading & Developing Teams through career development by mentoring, coaching, and elevating them.
• Navigating conflict resolution within your team as well as within projects, teams and partner relationships.
• Demonstrating familiarity with design tools & technologies to deliver concepts and enable successful collaboration across teams.
• Set clear goals and objectives for the team, and provide regular feedback and performance evaluations to ensure individual and team success.
• Drive recruitment efforts to attract top engineering talent, and contribute to the development of a diverse and inclusive team.
• Define the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for our software solutions, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and security.
• Establish and enforce best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, testing methodologies, and deployment processes.
• Continuously evaluate and improve our development processes, tools, and technologies to increase efficiency, productivity, and quality.
• Drive the adoption of Agile methodologies and DevOps practices within the engineering team to streamline development and deployment workflows.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, quality assurance, and operations, to ensure alignment on project goals, timelines, and deliverables.
• Act as a liaison between technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating business requirements into technical solutions, and vice versa.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, trends, and best practices in Software Engineering, and make recommendations for technology adoption and innovation.
• Foster a culture of learning and professional development within the engineering team, providing opportunities for skill-building, training, and knowledge sharing.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field or equivalent work experience
• 3 to 5 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role, with a proven track record of building and leading high-performing teams
• 8+ years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on full-stack development
• Strong proficiency in 8+ years front-end technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js).
• At least 2+ years experience working with ASP.NET MVC with past experience migrating to modern FE stack
• Strong expertise in leveraging product analytics platforms such as Segment, Amplitude, Braze etc to drive product innovation
• Past experience with A/B testing and feature flagging to drive rapid FE iteration leveraging data
• Experience leading and managing multiple agile teams or more software engineers in an Agile environment
• Proven track record of delivering complex software projects on time and within budget
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Experience with cloud technologies (e.g AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and microservices architecture is a plus

Desired Skills:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field

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. [$172,000.00 - $258,000.00]

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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