Software Technical Lead

Software Tech Lead 

Are you ready to make an immediate impact on the lives of millions of people? Are you passionate about solving challenging, real-world problems? Do smart security and automation appeal to you? If so, we would love to talk to you!

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. Millions of home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient. Few companies innovate across such a broad range of technologies as Alarm.com. This position is ideal for those seeking a small, friendly company culture where one can work closely with smart and highly productive people.

Alarm.com for Business is looking for a versatile Software Tech Lead to join our team. We’re growing our enterprise consumer base and need capable and creative engineers to advance our initiatives in large scale data processing. You’ll have the opportunity to work across a variety of technology domains and own projects from design to deployment.

As our engineering department continues to expand, we’re looking for people that are excited to mentor and collaborate with more junior engineers. You will own projects and be responsible for elevating the team’s technical skills, which will require you to able to communicate effectively and blend multiple business needs in your work.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best, and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers. You will be able to learn something new and impart your knowledge across the team.
• Make an immediate impact: You can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You will be empowered to perform as soon as you join the team!
• Work with real stuff: You will write code that interacts with the physical world. You’ll be able to see your work in action with the numerous IoT devices we work with every day.
• 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.
• Be Empowered: We don’t want to micro-manage you. We want to give you a general direction, and then set you free to own stuff and bring your experience to make those products best in class.
• Work with the latest technologies: You’ll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of IoT and SaaS technology. Our tech stack includes C#, .NET, SQL Server, Kafka, Ember.js, as well as native iOS and Android applications.
• Focus on fun: Alarm.com places high value on our team culture. We have a committee dedicated to hosting a stand-out holiday party, happy hours, BBQs, etc, but we also take pride in the number of organically driven events that people host for teammates on their own!
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ALARM.COM?

• Be a mentor to our growing engineering department.
• Develop full stack software for a wide variety of platforms and technologies.
• Engage in the research, evaluation, and application of new technologies and methodologies to solve challenging problems.
• Take part in the entire project life cycle, from requirements development to deployment.
• Work hard and be flexible: we have quick development cycles, evolving requirements, and lots of cross-team collaboration.
• 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 just 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
• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience leading and/or mentoring other engineers
• Expert object-oriented programming skills; C# and .NET a plus
• Significant database design and development experience
• Familiarity with micro-services and architecture design
• Knowledge of networking concepts, principles, and technologies
• Experience working with hardware and device development is a major plus

 

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people