Sr Performance Engineer

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 18.1M users.

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

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Position Overview

As a Senior Performance Engineer at Alkami, you'll be at the forefront of our mission to revolutionize the financial industry. In this dynamic role, you'll collaborate with top-tier software development teams to amplify the performance, scalability, and reliability of our cutting-edge applications, systems, and networks. Your mission? To ensure our products run smoother, faster, and more efficiently than ever before.

As the driving force behind performance optimization, you'll own the development and upkeep of performance automation test execution. Dive into the trenches, troubleshoot issues, and seamlessly collaborate across development teams to keep our systems running at peak performance.

But that's not all – you'll also be the guardian of our automation test toolings and frameworks, ensuring they're finely tuned and ready to tackle any challenge that comes our way. If you're a tech-savvy trailblazer with a passion for pushing boundaries and a knack for getting things done, then we want you on our team.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Accountable for product releases that meet the performance release criteria for successful deployment to production.
• Work independently to execute performance tests, promptly investigate issues, and efficiently resolve request tickets, demonstrating strong ownership in triaging and following up on all performance-related matters.
• Responsible for building and maintaining automated test suites, consistently improving test coverage while optimizing and stabilizing test executions.
• Contribute to test tooling evaluation, continuously evolving the tooling strategy with a focus on adopting industry-leading technologies.
• Leverage existing CI/CD tools and frameworks to seamlessly integrate performance automated test suites into deployment pipelines.
• Actively contribute to the enhancement of Quality Engineering processes and best practices, participating in code reviews and quality discussions.
• Ensure performance standards are met at each development phase.
• Collaborate closely with developers, SRE, Ops, and other stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment on system performance goals.
• Lead the update and maintenance of load test environments, oversee test data creations, and ensure correct configurations based on testing requirements.
• Perform performance regression testing to ensure that new code changes do not introduce unexpected issues. Monitor and provide timely updates for the automated regression suites on any recent changes.
• Analyze application architecture to develop effective performance tests at the appropriate layers, collaborating with senior team members to review design and framework specifications.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer Science or related field; or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of proven track records in delivering high quality product releases through effective performance testing and executions.
• Exhibit keen attention to detail in meticulously conducting performance testing and analyzing results for comprehensive evaluation.
• Showcase a relentless nature in problem-solving, committed to deep-diving into performance issues until the root cause is identified and addressed.
• Proficiency in coding using one or more programming languages (Java, Kotlin, Python, JavaScript, C#), showcasing a strong coding foundation.
• Possess extensive knowledge in SQL, T-SQL, or PL/SQL, demonstrating a deep understanding of database systems.
• Exhibit proficiency in performance or automation framework architecture, with hands-on working experience in performance automation test frameworks and metrics measurements.
• Have extensive experience in using code management tools such as IntelliJ, VSCode, Git, and VS Team, ensuring efficient version control and collaboration.
• Demonstrate extensive experience in CI/CD practices, utilizing tools like Jenkins, TeamCity, etc., for seamless integration of performance testing into development pipelines.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities with a keen attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work effectively in a team-oriented environment.
  
  

Desired Skills

• Master degree in Computer Science or related technical fields.
• Strong understanding of system architecture and software design concepts, be able to effectively communicate with developers, SRE, Ops.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex issues and devise effective solutions in a timely manner.
• Experience working with Kubernetes, Redis, Cloud Native Infrastructure.
• Experience with AWS/Azure/Google Cloud.
  
  

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. [120,000-180,000]

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.