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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 20 days Alarm.com's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 6% of Alarm.com's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Alarm.com
- high 57 stale, 3 reposted of 89 open
- Hiring momentum
- 121 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Alarm.com's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Alarm.com.
About this role
The Staff Software Engineer will lead the architecture and delivery of IoT and smart automation protocols, focusing on Z-Wave, Matter, PowerG, and ZigBee. Responsibilities include mentoring engineers, defining protocol architecture, and collaborating with various teams to ensure secure and reliable interoperability. The role also involves guiding the architectural direction, leading design efforts, and managing deployments and incident responses.
- benefits
- 4/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Alarm.com as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent work experience
- Extensive knowledge of the software development process and corresponding technologies
- Excellent understanding of design patterns and architectural styles
- 8+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong object-oriented programming skills; C# a plus
- Experience with database design and development
Nice to have
- Thread, BLE, Wi Fi, or cellular experience
- MQTT, HTTP, WebSockets, or gRPC, including QoS and session management
- Security across TLS, DTLS, key management, device identity, secure boot, and threat modeling
- Embedded and gateway experience with C or C++ on RTOS or Linux, and packet analysis with sniffers and spectrum tools
- High throughput telemetry ingestion and storage with schema versioning and compression
What you get
- Medical plans with company subsidies
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution
- 401(k) with an employer match
- Paid vacation that increases with tenure
- Paid holidays
- Wellness time
Worth weighing
- No remote work; employees are required to work from the office 4 days a week
- Sponsorship for employment authorization is not available for this position
- Base salary range provided, but specific salary offer will depend on qualifications and experience
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Listed by Alarm.com on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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