Software Engineer II Boston, Massachusetts
Listed on 2026-06-05
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Software Development
Backend Developer, Cloud Engineer - Software
provides the leading cloud platform for smart security and IoT, powering millions of home and business experiences. Our systems integrate devices, cloud services, APIs, and event‑driven workflows into a unified ecosystem used by internal teams and external partners around the world.
The Device Lifecycle & Integrations (DELI) team builds the platforms and services behind the connected devices powering millions of homes and businesses.
Role SummaryWe are hiring a Software Engineer II to contribute to the design and development of backend services, APIs, and full‑stack features that power ’s device integrations.
In this role, you will work across the full development lifecycle — from requirements and design through implementation, testing, and deployment — with guidance from senior engineers and team leads. You will take ownership of well‑scoped features and contribute to systems that power connected devices for millions of users.
As an engineer on the DELI team, you will collaborate closely with Product Managers, TPMs, and engineers across the organization. You will develop your technical depth, grow your understanding of distributed systems and device integration patterns, and contribute meaningfully to a platform that serves millions of devices.
What You’ll Do- Implement backend components, APIs, and event‑driven workloads that are reliable, maintainable, and aligned with platform architecture.
- Contribute to technical design for well‑scoped features with guidance from senior engineers.
- Translate requirements into technically sound solutions consistent with existing patterns.
- Participate in design reviews, offering input and learning from team feedback.
- Write high‑quality, maintainable, and well‑tested code for backend services used in production at scale.
- Contribute to event‑driven data pipelines (e.g. Kafka), with a focus on reliability and correctness.
- Deliver work through the full development lifecycle: design → implementation → validation → iteration.
- Debug production issues with support from senior engineers, implementing fixes that improve long‑term stability.
- Follow team practices for monitoring, alerting, and operational readiness to ensure systems remain healthy.
- Contribute to observability of services you build, including logging, metrics, and alerting.
- Support DELI’s work to track and understand device integration outcomes and system health.
- Work closely with senior engineers, Product Managers, and TPMs to understand requirements and deliver quality solutions.
- Participate in code reviews — both as a reviewer and as someone welcoming feedback to grow.
- Engage in cross‑team technical discussions, raising questions and surfacing potential issues early.
- Actively develop your skills across backend, full‑stack, and distributed systems domains.
- Identify opportunities to improve code quality, reliability, and maintainability within your area.
- Contribute to documentation, onboarding guides, and engineering best practices.
- Clearly articulate design decisions, explaining trade‑offs to peers and stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 2+ years of professional software development experience.
- Strong object‑oriented programming skills.
- Experience with database design and development.
- Experience creating and maintaining unit tests.
- Familiarity with building and/or consuming RESTful APIs.
- Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with engineers and cross‑functional teammates.
- Experience with .NET/C# and SQL Server is strongly preferred, as this is the foundation of our backend stack.
- Exposure to event‑driven systems (Kafka or similar).
- Experience with Test‑Driven Development (TDD) and automated testing frameworks (unit, integration, end‑to‑end).
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), or cloud platforms.
- Experience using AI‑assisted development tools (e.g. Git Hub Copilot, ChatGPT) to streamline development while maintaining engineering standards.
- Ability to review and…
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