Staff Technical Support Specialist (MANTL)

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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Be the primary point of contact for our customers on assigned tickets while also serving as an escalation point for Technical Support Specialists. Your primary responsibilities will include addressing customer inquiries, resolving complex technical issues, and ensuring a positive customer experience. You will work closely with other team members and departments to provide timely and accurate solutions. Additionally you will be responsible for mentoring new team members and facilitating a team Office Hour as part of a rotation.
This Sr. Technical Support Specialist role is a great opportunity to make a large impact at MANTL while mentoring new Supporters and expanding your leadership skills. The role provides the basis for many growth opportunities within the company, such as potential moves into software engineering.

You will:

• Configure and deploy backend settings for financial institutions using tools such as JSON and Postman

• Collaborate with Activation Engineers to ensure configurations align with core integration requirements and constraints

• Provide client-facing support when deep functional or technical expertise is required

• Configure/update third-party integrations post implementation

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to submit detailed enhancement requests and well-documented bug reports

• Translate business requirements into scalable system configurations aligned with best practices

• Mentor new Support Specialists

• Facilitate ongoing training of Support agents where necessary including during team Office Hours

What Success Looks Like

In the first 6–12 months, a successful Sr. Technical Support Specialist will:

• Independently take on high priority tickets that require complex resolution steps

• Create runbooks and playbooks for the support team to 

• Build increasing functional expertise across deposit account opening workflows and core variations

• Demonstrate strong judgment in balancing customer requests with best practices

• Contribute thoughtful feedback to Product and Engineering that improves scalability and supportability

• Develop a reputation internally as a reliable and detail-oriented technical partner

About You

• You have a passion for learning and developing.

• You are energized by solving complex problems.

• You have a proven record of communicating effectively both internally and externally.

• You think systemically and understand how configuration decisions impact downstream workflows

• You take pride in doing things correctly and sustainably — not just quickly

• You are organized and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment

We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of technical support or implementation experience

• Experience performing bug/incident investigation and impact/root cause analysis 

• Experience with relational databases and SQL dialects (e.g.,Postgres, BigQuery)

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, both internal and client-facing

• Experience using browser console technologies such as Chrome dev tools

• A true problem solver that uses broad thinking to strategically develop solutions

• Ability to learn and understand complex software tools

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience configuring or integrating with core banking systems or other regulated systems

• Knowledge of the bank or credit union deposit account opening and loans origination processes

• Familiarity with JIRA or similar ticketing systems

• Background in fintech or regulated services

• Experience mentoring and training team members

The salary range for this position is: $106,000 - $116,000Cool 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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