Software Development Manager

SimpliSafe, Who We Are:

We fundamentally disrupted the home security industry, pioneering a new way to make home the safest place on earth for everyone. Founded in 2006, we were the first to offer homeowners professional-grade monitored home security with no long-term contracts and at radically fair prices. We now protect over 3 million people and remain committed to our founding goal: to make every home secure.

As a private-equity-backed, hyper-growth IoT leader, SimpliSafe has made building a world-class fully internationalized e-commerce platform a Board level priority.  We are in the very early stages of building this capability and are looking for a hands-on technical leader to drive this initiative and lead the team to get it done.  This is a unique opportunity to design and build an integrated solution for a proven market leader. 

SimpliSafe’s Device Platform organization is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our Device Connectivity team. This team is responsible for many of the edge systems that manage the critical interactions between our cloud environment and the security devices in customers’ homes. In this team, you’ll help us maintain the high degrees of reliability and performance needed to make every home secure, while supporting the introduction of exciting new security devices and capabilities for years to come.

In this role, you will:

• Directly manage a team of 5-7 developers.
• Hire and grow world-class people for your team.
• Collaborate with product owners to translate business requirements into platform capabilities that deliver value for our customers - both now and in the future.
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the team. Ensure continuous delivery of customer value. Maintain a high level of technical excellence and reliability by working directly with your team every sprint.
• Help create a technical vision that maximizes security for our customers and flexibility for our business. Guide your team to deliver on that vision.

The ideal candidate has experience leading agile teams and a passion for developing people and acting as a force multiplier, while having the technical strength to get in the weeds and accurately assess and grow team and individual performance.

Specifically you should:

• Be collaborative by nature
• Be adept at building consensus to solve technical and organizational challenges
• Enjoy challenges and problem solving, helping to scale your team’s work and accelerate delivery via continuous improvement
• 5+ years of professional software development experience, with a track record of delivering flexible, reliable, cloud-based APIs
• 1-2 years of people management experience
• Experience with C++, Go, Python, and AWS is preferred but not required
• Experience in an IoT environment is helpful but not required

Benefits & Perks:

• Health, dental and vision coverage - We cover 80% of plans and offer excellent BCBS HMO/PPO Health plans
• Unlimited paid time off - To give you the flexibility and work/life balance you seek
• 401k Matching and Company Equity - To help you prepare for the future
• Beer Fridays, Bagel Thursdays, Bi-Weekly Lunches, Team and Company Outings – We know how to have fun! Besides, who doesn’t like free food and drinks?!