SimpliSafe
Senior Software Engineer, CLV Monitoring
Boston, MA · Senior
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~45% per draw at Level III). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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$20,937 more — $138,237 — moves this role to Level II and 2 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $138,237 would place this position at wage Level II. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- SimpliSafe's CLV Monitoring Engineering organization is looking for motivated, self-reliant engineers with a backend focus to join our team.
- In this role, you'll take ownership of the backend systems that connect our customers to our Monitoring Center specialists
Responsibilities
- Lead technical design for complex backend features, writing design docs, evaluating tradeoffs, and driving decisions on architecture, data models, and API contracts.
- Design and implement backend services in Node.js/TypeScript with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance.
- Develop and maintain testing strategies to ensure services stay performant and maintainable as they scale.
- Own services end-to-end, from design through production, including observability and resolving performance bottlenecks and technical debt.
- Collaborate with product, design, and other engineering teams to turn ambiguous problems into well-scoped technical solutions.
- Act as a technical lead on projects, setting direction, unblocking teammates, and reviewing designs and code.
- Mentor engineers on technical design and backend best practices.
- We embrace modern software design and craftsmanship, and support and own our work through its entire lifecycle.
- everything from day-to-day bug squashing to the technical design and architecture of major features and products.
- A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
Requirements
- Experience owning complete features solo within a larger product, or taking full ownership of small products/projects.
- Proficiency in a modern language (TypeScript, C#, etc.) with willingness to learn new tools and languages.
- Proficiency in a modern, cloud-scale NoSQL database.
- Proficiency in implementing modern observability frameworks and logging, and using them to diagnose real issues in production systems.
- Extensive experience with CI/CD and test automation.
- Strong understanding of cloud technologies and practices like infrastructure-as-code and DevOps.
- Experience with tools in our stack (e.g., NestJS, Kafka, Redis, DynamoDB, MongoDB).
Compensation
- The target annual base pay range for this role is $117,300 to $156,400
- This target annual base pay range represents our good-faith estimate of what we expect to pay for this role.
- We use a market-based compensation approach to set our target annual base pay ranges and make adjustments annually.
Benefits
- A comprehensive total rewards package that supports your wellness and provides security for SimpliSafers and their families (For more information on our total rewards please click here )
Company info
- 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.
- In this role, you'll take ownership of the backend systems that connect our customers to our Monitoring Center specialists; everything from day-to-day bug squashing to the technical design and architecture of major features and products.
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