Staff Software Engineer: IoT & Full-Stack Lead

Alarm.com; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans with company subsidies

Health Savings Account with a company

401(k) with employer match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Wellness time

Maternity and bonding leave

Disability and life insurance

Job summary

Building36 seeks a Staff Software Engineer in Needham, MA to lead an engineering team and own projects across smart home tech, video analytics, and data processing. You’ll mentor juniors, influence technical direction, and collaborate with executives on product strategy.

You will work across C#, .NET, SQL Server, Kafka, Ember.js, and native iOS/Android apps, touching frontend, backend, and hardware integration. This role rewards ownership and cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience.
• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Experience leading and mentoring engineers.
• Expert object-oriented programming skills; C# and .NET a plus.
• Knowledge of networking concepts, principles, and technologies.
• Experience working with hardware and device development a major plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineers and potentially teams.
• Develop full-stack software for a wide variety of platforms and technologies.
• Engage in research, evaluation, and application of new technologies and methodologies.
• Take part in the entire project lifecycle from requirements to deployment.
• Collaborate across teams and communicate effectively to align business needs.

Skills

C#

.NET

Mentoring

Leadership

Networking

Hardware

Project ownership

Education

Bachelor's in Computer Science

Equivalent work experience

Tools

SQL Server

Kafka

Ember.js

iOS

Android

Job description

Building36 seeks a Staff Software Engineer in Needham, MA to lead an engineering team and own projects across smart home tech, video analytics, and data processing. You’ll mentor juniors, influence technical direction, and collaborate with executives on product strategy.

You will work across C#, .NET, SQL Server, Kafka, Ember.js, and native iOS/Android apps, touching frontend, backend, and hardware integration. This role rewards ownership and cross-functional impact.