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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

• Build deep, cross-platform expertise in Alkami's demo tooling — how it works today across every product line, front end and back end

• Partner directly with Sales Engineers and sales leadership to surface pain points, gaps, and goals for improving or rebuilding demo tooling

• Design, build, and maintain the next generation of demo tooling that closes those gaps, using AI-assisted development to move quickly

• Step into active deals when a prospect needs deep technical depth — going toe-to-toe with technical leaders at financial institutions on MANTL's API, Alkami's SDK, or complex integrations to remove technical blockers

• Serve as the SE org's go-to technical resource for demo tooling questions and complex configuration or capability problems

• Identify product limitations, design pragmatic workarounds, and feed field signal back into long-term platform strategy

• Coach and upskill Sales Engineers on technical positioning and objection handling grounded in what the tooling can and can't do

• Quantify this role's contribution to win rate by tracking outcomes and reporting where recurring technical gaps warrant permanent product investment

• Model and champion AI-assisted development workflows across the SE org, consistent with the team's automation standards

Recommended Experience & Education

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications

Required

• Hands-on proficiency in one or more modern languages (e.g., JavaScript/TypeScript, Python) sufficient to build and ship both front-end and back-end tooling independently

• Deep working knowledge of API and SDK design, authentication, and extensibility frameworks, with the ability to speak to it credibly and in depth with highly technical audiences

• Genuine, hands-on fluency with AI-assisted development tools and workflows, with a track record of using them to build and iterate faster

• Working proficiency in SQL and relational databases, able to construct and troubleshoot complex queries

• Ability to synthesize input from multiple stakeholders into a coherent technical roadmap

• Strong presentation and consultative skills in front of senior technical stakeholders, including the ability to hold your own with technical leaders (engineering, IT) at financial institutions

• Ability to independently evaluate an existing technical stack or toolset across multiple products and make build, buy, or improve recommendations

• Comfort stepping into an active deal on short notice to answer deep technical questions on APIs, SDKs, or integrations, then stepping back out

• Experience partnering with Product and Engineering to escalate and prioritize technical gaps surfaced from the field

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear business value narratives

Preferred

• Experience in digital banking or financial services platforms

• Direct experience building on an SDK or extensibility framework

• Experience building internal tools or platforms used by other teams, rather than only customer-facing product

• Track record standing up net-new tooling or infrastructure from scratch (a “0-to-1” builder background)

• Exposure to competitive analysis and solution positioning strategies

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.

Originally posted on Himalayas

Location: New York, NY., Atlanta, GA., or Remote, USA

Reports to: SVP | Product

Exemption Status: Full-time, exempt

Who We Are

Impiricus is the first and only AI-powered HCP Engagement Engine. Founded by a practicing physician and a senior pharmaceutical executive, we are redefining how life sciences companies connect with healthcare professionals (HCPs). Our platform delivers evidence-based, ethical, and high-impact omnichannel engagement that helps improve patient care through smarter communication.

With our unique access to the largest opted-in network of HCPs, their insights, and clinical expertise, we are the leading provider of AI technology and real-time channels that life science companies need to deliver clear, reliable, and evidence-based resources directly into the hands of HCPs. Guided by a council of 2000+ trusted HCP advisors, we ensure every interaction is clinically meaningful, ethically grounded and leads to better patient care.

Ascend is our AI-enabled omnichannel engine, powering real-time, personalized engagement between HCPs and pharma partners. At the core of this effort is ION (Intelligently Optimized Network), the integration and intelligence layer that enables secure, scalable connectivity across systems, channels, and partners.

Job Summary We are hiring a Product Solutions Architect to be the product-led technical partner across the Ascend sales and implementation cycle. You will lead product-focused pitches, tailor and run demos in real time against a client’s specific needs, and turn client goals into a scoped, credible solution that Product and Engineering can deliver.

You are the first hire into a function we expect to grow, with the opportunity to build and lead a team as it does. Day to day, the role asks you to be comfortable across all three modes: setting strategy for how we solution, running consultative design with clients, and doing the hands-on IC work yourself. This is not a role that delegates the build. You will sit in Product, partner daily with Commercial, Client Services, and Engineering, and carry a solution from the first discovery conversation through design, build, and deployment. Until we add Forward Deployed Engineers, the custom implementation work is yours.

We expect you to work AI-forward. We build AI products, and we expect the person selling and building them to use AI in their own craft: to go from discovery to a working prototype in days, and to bring AI-enabled capability into client solutions where it genuinely improves the HCP experience.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-Sales and Product-Led Selling

• Engage early in the pre-sales cycle on strategic and enterprise pursuits, before the solution is shaped rather than after.
• Run technical discovery and qualification alongside Commercial, and lead product-focused pitches as the senior technical voice in the room.
• Work hand in glove with Solutions Design across the full proposal, not only the custom portion, and own the technical narrative in RFPs and executive conversations.
• Own the demo landscape across standard, brand-specific, and strategic custom environments, kept current with the roadmap so what we show matches what we ship.
• Partner with Solutions Design on large or custom proposals, and with Client Services on the account roadmap.
• Use AI tooling to compress the path from discovery to working prototype, so clients see something real in days rather than weeks.

Solution Architecture

• Translate client goals into a scoped, credible Ascend solution and a client-level implementation roadmap.
• Scope integrations, data flows, and architecture live in client conversations, with an accurate read on feasibility and effort.
• Decide what is built bespoke versus pushed into the platform, so custom work compounds into product rather than debt.
• Surface new features and integrations out of client conversations and bring them back sized.
• Prototype during discovery, then harden the solution into a scalable, maintainable deployment.
• Translate ambiguous or incomplete requirements into concrete technical specifications and working software.
• Create the reusable assets and AI-assisted workflows that make solutioning repeatable rather than dependent on one person.

Collaboration and Team Leadership

• Serve as the technical liaison between Commercial, clients, Product, and Engineering, keeping what we sell aligned with what we ship.
• Own the technical solution end to end so Client Services can stay focused on the relationship.
• Feed field reality into the roadmap so recurring client needs become standard product capability.
• Define the scope and hiring bar for Forward Deployed Engineers as we add them, with the opportunity to lead that team as the function proves out.

Qualifications & Experience

• 6+ years in solutions architecture, sales engineering, solutions consulting, or forward-deployed engineering, ideally in SaaS or pharma technology.
• Operates with full autonomy as the subject matter expert in the room on the most complex and strategic pursuits
• Proven track record leading technical discovery and running custom demos inside enterprise pre-sales cycles, credible with senior client stakeholders.
• Hands-on technical depth: able to scope feasibility, prototype, and build, not only specify.
• Appetite to grow into leading and mentoring individual contributors while staying hands-on yourself.
• Strong fluency with APIs, integrations, data flows, and platform configuration.
• Product mindset, with clear judgment on when a client need is one-off custom work and when it should become durable platform capability.
• AI-forward in how you work: fluent with AI tooling for prototyping, research, and delivery, and clear-eyed about where AI belongs in a client solution and where it does not.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical audiences, from engineers to client executives, and comfortable operating with ambiguity at high-growth pace.
• Experience in pharma commercial, market access, or HCP engagement is a strong plus, as is having helped stand up a solutions or sales engineering function.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range for this role is $170,000 - $210,000

Where you land within the range will reflect your skills, experience, and location, while keeping team parity in mind and leaving room for future growth.

Important Notice

To protect candidates, please note that all communication from our team will come directly from an @impiricus.com email address. We do not engage third party recruiters to schedule interviews for this role. If you receive outreach from anyone outside of our domain claiming to represent Impiricus, please disregard and let us know by forwarding the message to

Benefits:

Impiricus focuses on taking care of our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

Healthcare: Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents + on-demand healthcare concierge
HSA, FSA & DCFSA: Pre-tax savings options for healthcare and dependent care, with monthly employer contributions to HSA (if enrolled in a high-deductible plan)
Coverage & Protection: 100% paid short- and long-term disability, plus life and AD&D insurance
Flexible Time Off: Take the time you need with a flexible vacation policy — recharge your batteries your way
Parental Leave: Paid parental leave to spend time with your newborn, adopted, or foster child (available after 6 months)
Your Work, Your Way: If you’re close to an office, we encourage spending some time in-person to collaborate and connect. If not, remote is always an option.
401(k): Save for your future with tax advantages (and company match!)

Impiricus provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Originally posted on Himalayas

Alkira is growing our Solutions Architect (SA) team and looking for high-energy, dedicated professionals who can help new and existing clients succeed on our Network-Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform.

Sr. Lead Solution Architects are hands-on technologists who embed directly with our largest strategic Enterprise accounts — from pre-sales technical validation through production deployment, adoption, and expansion.

The ideal candidate can demonstrate the key technical differentiators of the Alkira service, architect and build alongside customer teams, and help enterprises transform their network to become disruptive, creative, and innovative. As a SA, you sit at the intersection of Sales, Engineering, and the customer: you win technical evaluations, deploy real solutions in customer environments, and shape the product roadmap with a deep understanding of customer technical needs.

Responsibilities

• Embed with strategic customers as the hands-on technical owner from evaluation through production deployment
• Lead network architecture discussions with customers and partners
• Design, build, and deploy Alkira-based solutions in customer environments using best practices
• Develop automation, integrations, and tooling (Terraform, APIs, scripting) to accelerate customer deployments
• Collaborate directly with customer networking, cloud, and platform teams
• Conduct technical workshops, trainings, and whiteboard sessions for customers and partners
• Create design and architecture best practices, reference architectures, and deployment guidelines
• Provide deep technical support and troubleshooting for customers, escalating and driving resolution with Engineering
• Own customer success on key accounts from adoption and expansion perspective
• Work with Alkira Product Management and Engineering to provide feedback on upcoming features from the customer's lens
• Track and drive key customer features/asks with Product Management through to implementation

Minimum Requirements

• Strong cloud and networking fundamentals
• 3+ years in a customer-facing technical role (consulting, solutions architecture, sales engineering, or professional services)
• 1+ years of hands-on experience architecting and deploying cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP, and/or OCI)
• Hands-on experience designing and building hybrid and public cloud infrastructure
• Strong networking background in routing technologies and network security
• Proficiency with infrastructure-as-code and automation tools (e.g., Terraform, Ansible, Python, REST APIs)
• Experience in large-scale network design/deployment is a plus
• Strong passion for customer outcomes and creating long-lasting professional relationships
• Flexibility to travel to customer sites
• Relevant technical certifications are a plus
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• BA/BS/MS degree is a plus

ABOUT ALKIRA

Alkira, a Lumen company, is building the future of enterprise networking: one programmable platform to connect, secure, and operate every cloud, site, partner, data center, and AI workload.

Founded by Amir and Atif Khan, the creators of Viptela and pioneers of the SD-WAN market, Alkira was built to radically simplify how enterprises deploy and manage network infrastructure. Today, as part of Lumen, we are bringing that cloud-native operating model to a global network foundation trusted by the world’s largest enterprises.

Our platform helps customers move faster without managing hardware, stitching together providers, or operating fragmented cloud networks. Teams can build and scale connectivity on demand, apply consistent security and segmentation, and gain visibility across distributed environments from one place.

At Alkira, you’ll help shape the next chapter of networking: cloud-like consumption, private-network performance, and total control across the enterprise. We move fast, solve hard problems, and build technology that changes how global businesses connect.

Join us and help build the future of networking.

Compensation Disclosure

This information reflects the anticipated base salary range for this position based on current national data. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. Individual pay is based on skills, experience and other relevant factors.

Location Based Pay Ranges:

$118,079 - $196,797 AL AR AZ FL GA IA ID IN KS KY LA ME MO MS MT ND NE NM OH OK PA SC SD TN UT VT WI WV W

$123,991 - $206,639: CO HI MI MN NC NH NV OR RI

$129,891 - $216,482: AK CA CT DC DE IL MA MD NJ NY TX VA WA

Life atAlkira, a Lumen Connect Solution

Life at Alkira is human and connected, even in a fast moving, AI‑focused organization. We set clear expectations and trust people to meet them. With real support and shared accountability, teams collaborate better, move faster, and deliver meaningful outcomes.

Our Lumen 8 behaviors guide how we interact, make decisions, and work together, shaping a culture built to perform and win. To learn more about Life at Alkira, a Lumen Connect Solution
and how we live into the Lumen 8, please visit:

Background Screening

If you are selected for a position, there will be a background screen, which may include checks for criminal records and/or motor vehicle reports and/or drug screening, depending on the position requirements. For more information on these checks, please refer to the Post Offer section of our FAQ page. Job-related concerns identified during the background screening may disqualify you from the new position or your current role. Background results will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Equal Employment Opportunities

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all persons regardless of race, color, ancestry, citizenship, national origin, religion, veteran status, disability, genetic characteristic or information, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, family status, pregnancy, or other legally protected status (collectively, “protected statuses”). We do not tolerate unlawful discrimination in any employment decisions, including recruiting, hiring, compensation, promotion, benefits, discipline, termination, job assignments or training.

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Originally posted on Himalayas

While candidates in the listed location(s) are encouraged for this role, candidates in other locations will be considered.

As a Strategic Solutions Architect on the Digital Natives team, you will shape the future of the big data landscape of one of the largest global tech companies by working with the most sophisticated data engineering and data science teams.

Reporting to the Field Engineering Manager, you willcollaborate with customer stakeholders, product teams, and the broader customer-facing team to develop architectures and solutions using our platform and APIs. You will guide one of our largest AI native customers through the competitive landscape, best practices, and implementation; and develop technical champions along the way.

The impact you will have:

• You will partner with the sales team and provide technical leadership to help customers understand how Databricks can help solve their business problems.
• Consult on Big Data architectures, implement proof of concepts for strategic projects, spanning data engineering, data science and machine learning, and SQL analysis workflows. As well as validating integrations with cloud services, home grown tools, and other 3rd party applications
• Collaborate with your fellow Solutions Architects, using your skills to support each other and our users
• Become an expert in, promote, and recruit contributors for Databricks inspired open-source projects (Spark, Delta Lake, and MLflow) across the developer community.

What we look for:

• 5+ years in a data engineering, data science, technical architecture, or similar pre-sales/consulting role
• Experience building distributed data systems
• Comfortable programming in, and debugging, Python and SQL
• Have built solutions with public cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP
• Expertise in one of the following:
  • Data Engineering technologies (Ex: Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)
  • Data Science and Machine Learning technologies (Ex: pandas, scikit-learn, pytorch, Tensorflow)
• Available to travel to customers in your region
• [Desired] Degree in a quantitative discipline (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Operations Research)
• Nice to have: Databricks Certification

NOTE: If your experience isn’t a perfect match for the job description, but you feel like you’re a good fit for the role, apply. We want to work with smart, passionate, people who are good at their job, and, a lot of times, those people have non-linear career paths.

Originally posted on Himalayas