Hiring: Principal Software Engineer Company: Alarm.com Location: Tysons Corner, VA Job Posted Time: 2026-09-03 10:43:56 Target Skills & Keywords : .NET, C#, Data Pipeline, Embedded Systems, Event-Driven, Firmware, User Experience About the job Experience: •15+ years of professional software development experience. Required Skills: •Provide hands-on technical leadership for systems spanning IoT device control, smart home automation, energy, HVAC, water, and connected-device experiences. •Lead architecture and design for major software components, services, APIs, data flows, and integration patterns. •Help evolve existing monolithic systems into more modular, scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems. •Partner with product, firmware, platform, operations, and application teams to turn ambiguous needs into clear technical direction. •Mentor engineers at multiple levels and help raise the technical bar through design reviews, code reviews, technical guidance, and reusable patterns. •Drive cross-team collaboration and execution across multiple technical domains. •Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies where they can materially improve product capabilities or engineering outcomes. •Reason across the full product stack, including backend services, databases, APIs, web and mobile experiences, device integrations, automation logic, and operational tooling. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent professional experience. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!