Software Engineer II

Software Engineer II

Centennial, CO  ·  Full-Stack  ·  Backend Focus

Some engineers go deep on the server and never look up. Others gravitate to the client and lose interest the moment something touches a database. The engineers we're looking for do both — and they're more curious about the seam between the two than they are about either side alone.

At Alarm.com, a feature isn’t shipped until it runs end-to-end from server, through an API, and is accessible a homeowner's phone or browser. In this role, you'll help build all of it — with an emphasis on the server-side work that makes the rest possible.

THE ROLE

Alarm.com is one of the leading IoT platforms in North America. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on our software to secure, monitor, and automate their properties — and our engineers help build and maintain the systems that make that happen at scale.

This position is on the Customer Experience (CX) team — a full-stack group embedded at the core of Alarm.com's mobile and web apps. CX owns the moments that matter most to customers: getting them up and running on the platform, giving them the tools to manage their accounts, and finding ways to make the overall experience smarter and more intuitive over time.

As a Software Engineer II, you'll own features end-to-end. That means designing the server-side logic, shaping the API contract, and then following the work into the client surfaces where users experience it — Android, iOS, or web. You won't be handed a spec and told to execute — you'll be expected to have opinions about how things should be built and to defend them.

If you're coming in strong on the backend and looking to deepen your client-side skills on one platform, this role is built for exactly that trajectory.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design and implement server-side services and APIs that power features across Alarm.com's product ecosystem
• Own features completely: scoping, implementation, testing, deployment, and production verification
• Write clean, well-structured code that other engineers can read and maintain without explanation from you
• Design for the full problem — edge cases, failure modes, and error conditions, not just the happy path
• Contribute to client development on either Android, iOS, or web — you'll focus primarily on one platform, with exposure to others over time
• Participate in code reviews that meaningfully raise quality, not just catch style issues
• Collaborate across teams to define solutions that meet both business and technical needs
• Engage with the full development lifecycle, from early requirements through post-ship monitoring and support
• Bring your perspective to product decisions — we want engineers who think about what we're building, not just how
• Use AI tools where they genuinely improve your work — and share what's working with the team; we value engineers who are thoughtful adopters, not reflexive ones
• Other duties as assigned 

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong object-oriented programming fundamentals: C# or Java experience is a plus
• Solid experience with SQL databases — schema design, query optimization, index strategy, and reading query execution plans
• Comfort with the full development lifecycle: writing tests, deploying safely, monitoring production health, and responding when things go wrong
• Curiosity about how the full stack works — genuine interest in following a feature from the server through to the client that delivers it

Don't check every box? That's okay — we'd still encourage you to apply. Strong engineers come from a lot of different paths, and we care more about depth of thinking and patterns of impact than a perfect resume match.

NICE TO HAVES

• Hands-on experience with at least one client platform: Android (Kotlin/Java), iOS (Swift), or a front-end framework such as React, Angular, Vue, or Ember — or a strong, demonstrated interest in learning one
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and distributed systems design
• Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging technologies (Kafka is a plus)
• Exposure to high-availability, high-throughput service design patterns

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.

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• 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.

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

COMPANY BENEFITS

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.

Alarm.com is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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 RecruitingPartnerships@Alarm.com.