Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer, Platform Team 

Do you love tinkering with devices? Have you automated your own home? Do you love to mentor and collaborate with other engineers? 

If the above holds true for you, then we would love to talk to you! Alarm.com is looking for a versatile Staff Software Engineer to join our Platform team. We’re doing work in smart home technology, video analytics, large scale data processing, and much more. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a variety of technology domains and own projects from design to deployment. In particular, we are looking for somebody who will be an expert on our core platform systems, contributes to the reliability of our production environment, and is able to mentor a small team of engineers.  

We have a growing engineering department and we’re looking for people that are excited to mentor and collaborate with more junior engineers. You will own projects and you must be able to communicate effectively and blend multiple business needs in your work. 

WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ALARM.COM? 

As a Staff Software Engineer, you'll work collaboratively within our Platform and Operations teams to drive technical discovery, design, and implementation of large-scale applications, products, and platforms. You'll work cross-functionally to identify short-term and long-term solutions and timelines, review and approve proposed solutions, and provide pertinent documentation, direction, and examples to your team. 

Very few small companies innovate and develop across such a broad range of technologies as Alarm.com. This position is ideal for the candidate who seeks a small, friendly company culture where one can work closely with smart and highly productive people. Getting to work with cutting edge software and hardware to develop outstanding consumer products is the icing on the cake. 

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Mentor groups of junior, senior, and lead engineers, as well as manage a small team of engineers 
• Develop software for a wide variety of platforms and technologies 
• Lead design of major software components, systems, and features – act as an architect for the platform team 
• Engage in the research, evaluation, and application of new technologies and methodologies to solve challenging problems and optimize engineering solutions 
• Work closely with product owners and business stakeholders to execute strategies and roadmaps 
• Work hard and be flexible: we have quick development cycles, evolving requirements, and lots of cross-team collaboration 
• Become an expert on system architecture, functionality, and data flows as well as operations processes and tools 
• Help support our core systems in production, including deployment and on-call support 
• Assist in capacity planning, both in terms of cloud as well as physical capacity  
• Assist in advising our database and overall data processing strategy 
• Participate in on-call rotations, as well as deployment and maintenance windows as needed 
• Provide support as subject matter expert for the technical and product domains 
• Exercise good judgment. Know when to work quickly and when to build a robust solution. Your work will be used by multiple business units so you will need to consider many use cases when developing. 
• Bring your ideas! We want our engineers to collaborate on product development, not blindly build to a spec. 
• Other duties as assigned

WHAT DO YOU NEED? 

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field or equivalent work experience 
• 12+ years of professional software development experience 
• Experience leading and/or mentoring other engineers with a proven track record of developing people and solutions that are reusable by other engineers 
• Proven expertise in object-oriented programming skills; C# and .NET experience a plus 
• Software architecture experience 
• Experience with production support (SRE experience also a plus) 
• Extensive observability experience (Datadog, Grafana, Wavefront, etc) as well as runbook support  
• Significant database design and development experience (SQL server a plus, as well as cloud database technologies) 
• Capacity planning experience (ideally both in terms of physical as well as cloud infrastructure)  
• Superior analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude 
• Ability to perform in a team environment 
• Independent thinker and problem solver 
• Expertise in object-oriented design and software lifecycles 

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• Gain well rounded experience: Alarm.com offers a diverse and dynamic environment where you will get the chance to work directly with executives and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Focus on fun: Alarm.com places high value on our team culture. We even have a committee dedicated to hosting a stand-out holiday party, happy hours, and other fun corporate events.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person.  Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. More than 7.6 million home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient. And every day, we’re innovating new technologies in rapidly evolving spaces including AI, video analytics, facial recognition, machine learning, energy analytics, and more.  We’re seeking those who are passionate about creating change through technology and who want to make a lasting impact on the world around them. 

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

COMPANY BENEFITS

Alarm.com offers competitive pay and benefits inclusive of subsidized medical plan options, an HSA with generous company contribution, a 401(k) with employer match, and paid holidays, wellness time, and vacation increasing with tenure. Paid maternity and bonding leave, company-paid disability and life insurance, FSAs, well-being resources and activities, and a casual dress work environment are also part of our outstanding total rewards package!

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services.  However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to [email protected].