Drimva

Alarm.com

Staff Software Engineer

$150K–$190K

Boston, Massachusetts · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 30, 2026

Experience
10+ years of backend software engineering experience; demonstrated Staff-level scope and impact required.
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

About the job

Leads cross-team backend platform engineering across device services and partner integrations, shaping architecture and delivering reusable, reliable capabilities.

What you'll do

  • Set technical direction and lead design and end-to-end delivery of complex platform initiatives across device APIs, lifecycle services, event pipelines, and partner integrations.
  • Develop reusable platform patterns and components, align teams on architecture, and mentor engineers through reviews, pairing, and coaching.
  • Promote production readiness and operational reliability, and use and guide disciplined AI-assisted development workflows.

What they ask for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 10+ years of backend software engineering experience, with demonstrated Staff-level scope and impact.
  • Experience leading large, multi-engineer initiatives from architecture through delivery and building reusable platform capabilities adopted by other engineers.
  • Proficiency in backend platform engineering, including RESTful and/or gRPC APIs, distributed systems, event-driven architectures (Kafka or equivalent), and shared platform design.

Nice to have

  • Strong experience with .NET/C# and SQL Server, or equivalent depth in similar ecosystems.
  • Experience with partner-facing platforms, Kafka or similar event streaming, IoT/device systems, microservices, production operations, or AI-assisted development tools.

Pay

$150,000 — $190,000 USD (base salary)

Tools

RESTful, gRPC, Kafka, .NET/C#, SQL Server, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code

AI focus

Use AI-assisted tools for implementation, debugging, refactoring, testing, and documentation; rigorously validate generated output and help teammates adopt effective workflows.

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First seen Oct 29, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)