This contribution deals with the sequence ${mathbb{U}_{n}^{(a)}(x;q,j)}_{ngeq 0}$ of monic polynomials, orthogonal with respect to a Sobolev-type inner product related to the Al-Salam--Carlitz I orthogonal polynomials, and involving an arbitrary number of $q$-derivatives on the two boundaries of the corresponding orthogonality interval. We provide sever