Senior Staff Software Engineer New Tysons, Virginia

Alarm; Tysons, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans with company subsidies

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation & holidays

Job summary

Alarm.com is seeking a Senior Staff Software Engineer for its Platform team in Tysons, VA. You will own projects from design to deployment, mentor diverse engineering groups, and drive architectural decisions across multiple domains including smart home tech and data processing.

You will collaborate with product owners and business stakeholders, lead major components, and help shape the platform's roadmap while balancing rapid delivery with robust, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent work experience
• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience leading and/or mentoring other engineers with a track record of reusable solutions
• Proven expertise in object-oriented programming (C#/.NET a plus)
• Software architecture experience
• Experience with production support (SRE a plus)
• Observability experience (Datadog, Grafana, Wavefront) and runbook support
• Significant database design and development experience (SQL Server a plus, cloud DBs)
• Capacity planning experience (physical and cloud)
• Superior analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Independent thinker and problem solver
• Expertise in object-oriented design and software lifecycles

Responsibilities

• Mentor groups of junior, senior, and lead engineers.
• Develop software for a wide variety of platforms and technologies.
• Lead design of major software components, systems, and features – act as an architect for the platform team.
• Engage in research, evaluation, and application of new technologies and methodologies to solve challenging problems.
• Work closely with product owners and business stakeholders to execute strategies and roadmaps.
• Work hard and be flexible: quick development cycles and cross-team collaboration.
• Become an expert on system architecture, functionality, data flows, and operations processes.
• Support core systems in production, including deployment and on-call support.
• Assist in capacity planning for cloud and physical capacity.
• Assist in advising our database and data processing strategy.
• Participate in on-call rotations, deployments, and maintenance windows.
• Provide subject matter expertise for technical and product domains.
• Exercise good judgment; balance speed and robust solutions.
• Contribute ideas for product development beyond specs.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Mentoring engineering teams

Software architecture

Object-oriented programming (C# / .NET

Observability tooling

Production support / SRE

Capacity planning

Analytical problem-solving

Team collaboration

Independent thinker

Software lifecycle & design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Datadog

Grafana

Wavefront

SQL Server / Cloud databases

Job description

Do you love tinkering with devices? Have you automated your own home? Do you love to mentor and collaborate with other engineers?

If the above holds true for you, then we would love to talk to you!Alarm.comis looking for a versatile Senior Staff Software Engineer to join our Platform team. We're doing work in smart home technology, video analytics, large scale data processing, and much more. You'll have the opportunity to work across a variety of technology domains and own projects from design to deployment.

We have a growing engineering department and we're looking for people that are excited to mentor and collaborate with more junior engineers. You will own projects and you must be able to communicate effectively and blend multiple business needs in your work.

As a Senior Staff Software Engineer, you'll work collaboratively within our Platform and Operations teams to drive technical discovery, design, and implementation of large-scale applications, products, and platforms.

DAY-TO-DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Mentor groups of junior, senior, and lead engineers.
• Develop software for a wide variety of platforms and technologies.
• Lead design of major software components, systems, and features – act as an architect for the platform team.
• Engage in the research, evaluation, and application of new technologies and methodologies to solve challenging problems.
• Work closely with product owners and business stakeholders to execute strategies and roadmaps.
• Work hard and be flexible: we have quick development cycles, evolving requirements, and lots of cross-team collaboration.
• Become an expert on system architecture, functionality, and data flows as well as operations processes and tools.
• Help support our core systems in production, including deployment and on-call support.
• Assist in capacity planning, both in terms of cloud as well as physical capacity.
• Assist in advising our database and overall data processing strategy.
• Participate in on-call rotations, as well as deployment and maintenance windows as needed.
• Provide support as subject matter expert for the technical and product domains.
• Exercise good judgment. Know when to work quickly and when to build a robust solution.
• Bring your ideas! We want our engineers to collaborate on product development, not blindly 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
• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• Experience leading and/or mentoring other engineers with a proven track record of developing people and solutions that are reusable by other engineers
• Proven expertise in object-oriented programming skills; C# and .NET experience a plus
• Software architecture experience
• Experience with production support (SRE experience also a plus)
• Extensive observability experience (Datadog, Grafana, Wavefront, etc) as well as runbook support
• Significant database design and development experience (SQL server a plus, as well as cloud database technologies)
• Capacity planning experience (ideally both in terms of physical as well as cloud infrastructure)
• Superior analytical skills with a good problem-solving attitude
• Ability to perform in a team environment
• Independent thinker and problem solver
• Expertise in object-oriented design and software lifecycles

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.

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• 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.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com 's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness—is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com 's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual work environment.

In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you ("Personal Information"). The categories of Personal Information that we may collect include your name, government-issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that we may retain some of the personal data that you provide in your application for our internal operations such as managing our recruitment system and ensuring that we comply with labor laws and regulations even after we have made our employment decision.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:
Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com , please email your company information and standard agreement to [e-mail].

The base salary range of this opportunity is listed below and is determined within a range based on factors including qualifications, location and experience. This allows opportunity for growth and development within the role. The base salary offered is part of a total compensation package.

Base Salary Range

$180,000 - $205,000 USD