SimpliSafe

Principal Software Engineer - Test Platform

Boston, MA · Principal

Sponsorship not specified$169k-$225kDetected 33 days ago

Distributed SystemsAWSKubernetesEmbedded SystemsLeadershipCollaboration

About the role

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'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.

Partner cross-functionally with Infrastructure, Backend, Firmware, Monitoring, and Product teams to align validation systems with product architecture, roadmaps, and business goals
Drive continuous performance, scalability, and resilience analysis, proactively identifying system bottlenecks and leveraging data-driven and AI-assisted approaches to improve validation and code quality.
Grow and lead a high-performing TPS team, establishing engineering standards, embedding shift-left validation practices, and fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement
8+ years of professional software engineering experience building and scaling distributed, cloud-native systems, with end-to-end ownership across the software lifecycle
Experience building and operating internal platforms or shared engineering systems used across multiple teams
Proven experience leading and developing engineers in a player/coach or technical leadership capacity
Lift As We Climb - Investing in developing others and helping others around us succeed.
A mission- and values-driven culture and a safe, inclusive environment where you can build, grow and thrive
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that bring people together, give opportunities to network, mentor and develop, and advocate for change.

Experience with device simulation, embedded systems, firmware-cloud integration, or IoT environments

Strong hands-on engineering capability and experience operating infrastructure in AWS (Kubernetes/EKS preferred)
Strongly Preferred

The target annual base pay range for this role is $168,600 to $224,800.
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.

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 )

Customer Obsessed - Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them.
Building deep empathy for our customers, putting them at the core of our work, and developing strong, long-term relationships with them.
We regularly review our programs to ensure they remain competitive and aligned with our values.
We are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we believe our work is enriched when we incorporate a multitude of perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences.
We want everyone who works here to thrive and contribute to not only our mission of keeping every home secure, but also to making our workplace safe and supportive for others.

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