SimpliSafe
Staff Software Engineer
Boston, MA · Staff+
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odds of building a lasting career here
Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$16,198 more — $162,198 — moves this role to Level III and 3 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 $162,198 would place this position at wage Level III. 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
- 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.
Responsibilities
- Drive the implementation of those solutions, both by writing code yourself and supporting other engineers with code reviews and mentoring.
- Long-term support & maintenance work, such as performance optimization, bug fixes, feature additions, design and usability improvements, and automation.
- 8+ years of industry experience, including having owned the architecture of a production backend system end-to-end, from design through long-term operational ownership.
- 2+ years designing, building, or operating a real-time or low-latency video streaming service, e.g. HLS/DASH delivery or WebRTC media distribution.
- Extensive experience building and running cloud-based microservices and distributed systems.
- Proven ability to mentor engineers and drive technical decision-making within a team.
- 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.
Requirements
- Experience with tools such as WebRTC, GStreamer, ffmpeg, or libav.
- Proficiency in at least one major programming language (Go, C#, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, etc.).
- Extensive experience with AWS, GCP or Azure.
Nice to have
- Experience with IoT or smart home video streaming applications is a plus.
Compensation
- The target annual base pay range for this role is $146,000 - $195,000.
- 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.
- We don't just want you to work here.
- We want you to grow and thrive here.
- 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.
- As an engineer on SimpliSafe's Video team you will build and maintain the cloud-based systems that empower customers to interact with their home security cameras from anywhere in the world.
- We're looking for a motivated, experienced Staff Software Engineer to design, develop, maintain and own software solutions.
This listing is sourced directly from SimpliSafe's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.