SimpliSafe

Home Security

StaffSoftwareEngineer-UserSystems

$250–350k ~AI est. Boston, Massachusetts, United States Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Staff candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer - User Systems at SimpliSafe. Skills: Backend Engineering, Distributed Systems, Cloud Platforms, API Design. Own design. Own review”

Industry & Context.

Home Security
Problems you'll solve

Challenging technical problems

Eligibility Requirements

On-Call rotation

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Extensive professional software engineering experience, Significant time leading technical projects, Driving technical direction at Staff level, Deep experience designing backend systems, Deep experience building backend systems, Deep experience operating backend systems, Deep experience with distributed systems, Deep experience with high-volume backend systems, Deep experience with REST APIs, Deep experience with gRPC APIs, Proficiency in at least one major programming language, Architect solutions using modern patterns, Knowledge of cloud platforms, Proficiency in operational tools, Great communication skills, Great documentation skills, Great presentation skills, Experience influencing technical decisions, Familiarity with Agile methodologies, Familiarity with DevOps principles

Nice to Have

Experience with multiple languages, Experience with event-driven architectures, Experience with domain-driven design, Experience with containerization, Experience with Docker, Experience with Kubernetes, Experience with AWS, Experience with GCP, Experience with Azure, Experience with monitoring tools, Experience with logging tools, Experience with CI/CD tools, Experience influencing technical decisions across organizational boundaries, Experience with Scrum, Experience with Kanban

What You'll Do.

Write high-quality code

Write maintainable code

Tackle challenging problems

Define performance improvements

Define scalability improvements

Define monitoring improvements

Define operational excellence improvements

Serve on-call rotation

Work closely with managers

Define long-term technical roadmap

Identify strategic investments

Manage technical debt

Act as lead technical mentor

Act as lead technical coach

Define best practices

Conduct design reviews

Lead technical collaboration

Lead technical coordination

Resolve technical blockers

Standardize shared services

Standardize shared technologies

Drive technical processes

Drive project execution

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-team efforts; Across different teams; Across organizational boundaries

Communication Scope

Communication skills; Documentation skills; Presentation skills; Influencing technical decisions

Process & Methodology

Technical planning, Project execution

Full Job Description

About SimpliSafe We’re a high-tech home security company that’s passionate about protecting the life you’ve built and our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. And we’ve created a culture here that cares just as deeply about the career you’re building. Ours is a no ego culture of collaboration and innovation where those seeking their next challenge can find big opportunities and make a huge impact on the lives of all those who we protect. We don’t just want you to work here. We want you to grow and thrive here. We’re embracing a hybrid work model that enables our teams to split their time between office and home. Hybrid for us means we expect our teams to come together in our state-of-the-art office on two core days, typically Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday – working together in person and choosing where they work for the remainder of the week. We all benefit from flexibility and get to use the best of both worlds to get our work done. Why are we hiring? Well, we’re growing and thriving. So, we need smart, talented, and humble people who share our values to join us as we disrupt the home security space and relentlessly pursue our mission of keeping Every Home Secure. About the Role We are seeking an exceptionally talented and hands-on Staff Backend Software Engineer to drive the technical direction and architecture of User Systems Platform. Our User Systems team develops and maintains our cloud based backend systems that power our native mobile applications. This role is key to accelerating technical initiatives, focusing on complex cross-team efforts, delivering high-impact technical work, and fostering continuous engineering excellence. Key Responsibilities Own the design, review, and implementation of complex, large-scale, and highly available backend services and microservices. Write high-quality, maintainable code and tackle the most challenging technical problems. Define and drive improvements in performance, scalability, monitoring, and operational excellenc

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