Senior IoT Backend Engineering Manager

Alarm Com; Redwood City (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Office 4 days a week

Collaborative culture

Career growth

Job summary

Alarm.com is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a back-end team responsible for server-side security, event processing, and device integration within our connected ecosystem.

You will mentor 5–7 engineers, drive project delivery, set timelines, and collaborate with stakeholders across offices using Agile methods. Strong communication and a passion for reliable, scalable systems are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or related field.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• 3+ years of experience managing and mentoring a team.
• Strong OO programming; C# a plus.
• Experience with database design.
• Knowledge of networking concepts.
• Experience with physical systems.
• Experience with agentic AI software development practices.
• Experience developing scalable service-oriented architectures.
• Excellent communication with engineers and non-engineers.
• Experience hiring and managing a diverse team.
• Proven track record delivering large cross-functional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of 5-7 software engineers.
• Deliver projects and set timelines.
• Collaborate with stakeholders across multiple offices.
• Work on backend services, websites, and database design.

Skills

Team leadership

C#

Backend development

OO programming

SQL/Database design

Networking concepts

Agile development

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

SQL Server

.NET

C#

Job description

Alarm.com is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a back-end team responsible for server-side security, event processing, and device integration within our connected ecosystem.

You will mentor 5–7 engineers, drive project delivery, set timelines, and collaborate with stakeholders across offices using Agile methods. Strong communication and a passion for reliable, scalable systems are required.