SOFTWARE TECHNICAL LEAD - ANDROID           Tysons, VA - (Onsite 4 days/week)

Are you ready to make an immediate impact in the lives of millions of people? Are you passionate about solving challenging, real-world problems? Does smart security and home automation appeal to you? If the above holds true, we would love to talk to you!

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. More than 6 million home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient.Few companies innovate across such a broad range of technologies as Alarm.com. This position is ideal for those seeking a small, friendly company culture where one can work closely with smart and highly productive people.

As an Android Technical Lead on the Customer Experience team, you will lead the development of features central to our Android App – adding exciting features and enhancing those already existing, using a diverse set of technologies and skills. You will influence our platform architecture and work across various technical areas utilizing the latest technologies. You will coach and mentor other engineers, helping to scale a strong team of engineers. We are a distributed team operating across different geographic locations and time zones, so we are looking for someone with strong communication skills and an ability to both collaborate with others and work independently. If desired, there is also the potential to manage a small team of engineers, with more opportunities to expand and grow your career.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years of relevant professional software development experience (Android SDK, Java, Kotlin, Gradle).
• Experience leading and mentoring other engineers.
• Strong object-oriented programming skills with experience writing code for a multi-threaded environment.
• Strong advocate for Unit and UI testing using a variety of industry standard technologies (JUnit, Mockito, Robolectric, Espresso, UiAutomator).
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.

Even if you don’t meet all these criteria, we’d still love to talk with you!

NICE TO HAVE

• Solid understanding of common architectural patterns (MVP, MVVM) and Android architecture components.
• Familiarity with .NET Framework, .NET Core, and C#.
• Aware of latest trends and updates on technological advancements.
• Experience with Android Studio profiling tools for performance and memory-usage tuning.
• Experience building and sharing native C++ code between Android and iOS projects.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?

• Collaborate with Outstanding People: Our standards are high, and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an Immediate Impact: You will be responsible for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You will be empowered to perform as soon as you join the team!
• Work with Real Stuff: You will write code that interacts with the physical world. You’ll be able to see your work in action with the numerous IoT devices we work with every day.
• 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.
• Be Empowered: We want you to own products and bring your experience to make those products best in class.
• Work with the Latest Technologies: You’ll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of IoT and SaaS technology. Our tech stack includes .NET, SQL Server, Kafka, Ember.js, Node.js, as well as native iOS and Android applications.
• Focus on Fun: Alarm.com places high value on team culture. We even have a committee dedicated to hosting a stand-out holiday party, happy hours, and other exciting corporate events.

WHAT CAN YOU DO FOR ALARM.COM?

• Develop full-stack software for a wide variety of platforms and technologies.
• Engage in the research, evaluation, and application of new technologies and methodologies to solve challenging problems.
• Take part in the entire project life cycle, from the development of requirements to deployment.
• Work hard and be flexible: we have quick development cycles, evolving requirements, and lots of cross-team collaboration.
• Exercise good judgment. Know when to work quickly, and when to build a robust solution. Your work will be used by multiple business units, so you will need to consider many use cases when developing.
• Bring your ideas! We want our engineers to collaborate on product development, not blindly build to a spec.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Alarm.com is the leading cloud-based platform for smart security and the Internet of Things. More than 6 million home and business owners depend on our solutions every day to make their properties safer, smarter, and more efficient. And every day, we’re innovating new technologies in rapidly evolving spaces including AI, video analytics, facial recognition, machine learning, energy analytics, and more. Alarm.com earned the Top Workplace™ award for our employee culture and the meaningful work we do to give property owners peace of mind, help them conserve energy and water, and stay connected to loved ones. We’re seeking those who are passionate about creating change through technology and who want to make a lasting impact on the world around them.

For more information, visit www.alarm.com.

COMPANY BENEFITS 

Alarm.com offers competitive pay and benefits including a wide choice of healthcare options with generous company subsidy, a health savings account option with company contribution, 401(k) with employer match, paid holidays and paid time off increasing with tenure, paid maternity and paternity leave, company paid STD/LTD and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and a casual dress 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 contract positions, record-keeping 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.

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