[Remote] Sr. AI Engineer (MANTL)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Alkami Technology is a digital sales and service platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions, recognized for its intentional culture and growth. They are seeking a Sr. AI Engineer to partner with the AI Engineering lead, contribute to the Elixir platform, and ensure its security and functionality while engaging with business stakeholders.ResponsibilitiesPartner with the AI Engineering lead to ship features from day one, ramping quickly into independent contributions on the Elixir platformComplete a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) rotation in months 1–2 — embed with a business function to learn what the platform must support by being the one who needs itContribute to Elixir’s core platform: skill execution runtime, tool/MCP registry, retrieval and memory primitives, evaluation harnesses, observability and cost telemetry, and multi-model routingExtend the skills surface: creating, editing, version control, AI assistance, testing, benchmarking, and permissionsBuild event-driven background agents — absorb support-ticket pre-triage, ambient agents, and webhook-driven flows into Elixir as native event-driven flowsProductize what FDEs build — extract platform-level needs so each engagement compounds rather than serializesMake Elixir secure for production — PII handling, access control, audit logging, evaluation gates, sandboxing, and multi-tenant isolationMaintain clear and proactive communication with stakeholders and cross-functional partnersDemonstrate self-sufficiency by independently managing tasks, problem-solving, and meeting deadlines while adapting to new challengesSkills5+ years of experience as a software, data, or AI engineer — the bar is 'you've shipped production software with real users,' not pure tenureFluent in Python and at least one typed language (TypeScript, C#, Java, or equivalent)Internalized CS fundamentals: complexity analysis, recursion, algorithms, and data structuresPractical database depth — ACID transactions, contention, indexes, and migrations in both SQL and NoSQL environmentsHas built at least one full-stack application from scratch in a modern JavaScript framework (React or Svelte)Basic proficiency in Linux, sandboxed execution, micro-VMs, and containerizationTrainable and coachable — works best for someone without hardened framework preferences who is excited by an intense mentorship environmentEnthusiastic about the FDE rotation as a first project: comfortable interfacing directly with business stakeholdersStrong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiencesProven ability to work cross-functionally across engineering and business teamsExperience with AI agents, agent harnesses, durable workflows, MCP servers, and context managementConsulting, requirements-engineering, FDE, or 'upstream of engineering' experienceFamiliarity with 'big data' environments (Spark, EMR)AWS Cloud experience; banking, fintech, or compliance domain knowledgeHands-on experience with Convex, Vercel AI SDK, React, DSPy, or semantic searchOpen-source contributions in the AI agent or tooling ecosystemExperience working with SaaS offerings in financial services or high-growth technology companiesBenefitsRemote-first environmentUnlimited paid time off401(k) with employer matchCompany OverviewAlkami Technology provides cloud-based digital banking solutions for credit unions and banks. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Plano, Texas, USA, with a workforce of 501-1000 employees. Its website is http://www.alkami.com.