IoT Protocols Architect & Senior Engineer

Alarm.com; Tysons (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Alarm.com is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of IoT and smart automation protocols with a focus on Z‑Wave, Matter, PowerG, and ZigBee. You will own initiatives from design through deployment, mentor engineers, and clearly communicate an architectural vision that aligns devices, gateways, mobile apps, and cloud services.

You will collaborate across Product, Firmware, Panels, and Operations to deliver secure, reliable, and interoperable experiences.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the software development process and corresponding technologies.
• Excellent understanding of design patterns and architectural styles.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills; C# a plus.
• Experience with database design and development.
• Experience with at least ONE modern IoT protocol: Matter, Z-Wave, ZigBee, a plus.
• Familiarity with a JavaScript framework like Ember, Angular, or React.
• Strong soft skills, including attention to detail, problem‑solving, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist with guiding the architectural direction of our Protocols domain
• Lead design of major components and systems for the Protocols team
• Mentor engineers and establish reusable patterns and best practices
• Assist with setting the Protocols roadmap and communicate tradeoffs and decisions to executives, partners, and cross functional teams
• Deliver robust implementations for Z Wave, Matter, PowerG, and ZigBee, including capability negotiation and backward compatibility
• Build gateway and cloud services that normalize device semantics with attention to latency, throughput, and cost
• Partner with Ops on deployments, on call rotations, incident response, and post incident reviews
• Guide data models and storage for protocol payloads and device state, and contribute concise architecture docs and runbooks
• Other duties as assigned

Skills

Years of experience

Object-oriented programming

IoT protocols

JavaScript frameworks

Database design

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/related field

Tools

Ember

Angular

React

C#

C/C++ for embedded

Job description

Alarm.com is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to lead the architecture and delivery of IoT and smart automation protocols with a focus on Z‑Wave, Matter, PowerG, and ZigBee. You will own initiatives from design through deployment, mentor engineers, and clearly communicate an architectural vision that aligns devices, gateways, mobile apps, and cloud services.

You will collaborate across Product, Firmware, Panels, and Operations to deliver secure, reliable, and interoperable experiences.