Software Engineer II — PointCentral

PointCentral, a subsidiary of Alarm.com, empowers property managers and businesses. As a leading provider of automation and control solutions for commercial and residential properties, we focus on enhancing property operations and improving guest experiences with cutting-edge technology. As a Software Engineer II on the PointCentral team, you'll build the cloud services and customer-facing experiences behind our smart property solutions. You'll work across the platform — property and unit management, smart access, device lifecycle, and the integrations that connect us to the systems our customers use to run their businesses. Every person we hire is given real responsibility and real influence; your opinion can be a big part of what we build and how we build it.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write and maintain high-quality C#/.NET back-end services across the PointCentral platform — including property and unit management, smart access, and device lifecycle — along with the customer-facing web UIs built on top of them.
• Own features end-to-end, taking them from ambiguous requirements through design, implementation, testing, release, and production support, and seeking out information and context as needed to deliver good outcomes.
• Build and maintain integrations with the property management systems and partner platforms our customers rely on, designing resilient APIs and data flows.
• Exercise good judgment. Know when to work quickly, and when to build a robust solution.
• Participate actively in design discussions and code reviews, both receiving feedback and providing thoughtful, constructive review on peers' work.
• Debug and troubleshoot issues across environments, applying reasoning to identify root causes and deliver durable fixes.
• Contribute to a culture of innovation by bringing new ideas and technical improvements to the table.
• Other duties as assigned.

AI-FLUENT ENGINEERING

• Use AI-assisted development tools as a consistent part of your engineering workflow.
• Validate AI-generated code rigorously before it reaches production: review for correctness, edge cases, security implications, and long-term maintainability.

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a related field, or equivalent work experience
• 2+ years of professional software development experienceStrong object-oriented programming skills; professional C#/.NET experience preferred
• Experience with SQL databases, including schema and application development
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs
• Experience with a modern front-end framework; React preferred
• Experience with creating and maintaining unit tests
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of work end-to-end, from design through delivery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally and independently

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

NICE TO HAVES

• Familiarity with microservices architecture
• Familiarity with distributed systems, event-driven architecture, or messaging technologies (Kafka is a plus)
• Experience integrating AI-assisted development tools into a professional engineering workflow
• Experience with observability, logging, error handling, and monitoring in production systems
• Experience with external-facing APIs and/or third-party platform integrations
• Experience working with IoT and hardware
• Proficiency in developing high-availability, high-throughput services

WHY WORK FOR POINTCENTRAL & ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers. You'll learn something new and impart your knowledge across the team.
• Make an immediate impact: You can expect to be given real responsibility 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.
• Be empowered: We don't want to micro-manage you. We want you to own stuff and bring your experience to make those products best in class.
• Gain well-rounded experience: You'll get the chance to work directly with product, design, and executive stakeholders and develop expertise across multiple areas of the business.
• Work with the latest technologies: You'll gain exposure to a broad spectrum of IoT and SaaS technology. Our stack includes C#, .NET, SQL Server, Kafka, React, and microservices.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

Please note that sponsorship of new applicants for employment authorization, or any other immigration-related support, is not available for this position at this time.

WHY WORK FOR ALARM.COM?

• Collaborate with outstanding people: We hire only the best. Our standards are high and our employees enjoy working alongside other high achievers.
• Make an immediate impact: New employees can expect to be given real responsibility for bringing new technologies to the marketplace. You are empowered to perform as soon as you join the Alarm.com team!
• 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.
• Community and Camaraderie: One of our core values is to 'Keep It Fun,' which to us means fostering a strong sense of community. Our culture is built on collaboration and connection, where we celebrate our successes and believe that a positive, engaging environment is key to doing our best work.
• Alarm.com values working together and collaborating in person. Our employees work from the office 4 days a week.

COMPANY INFO

Alarm.com is the leading platform for intelligently connected properties. Millions of homeowners and businesses rely on Alarm.com's technology to secure, monitor, and manage their environments from anywhere. Our comprehensive suite of solutions—including security, video surveillance, access control, active shooter detection, intelligent automation, energy management, and wellness—is delivered exclusively through a trusted network of thousands of professional service providers and commercial integrators across North America and worldwide. Alarm.com's common stock is traded on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol ALRM. Alarm.com delivers serious security for serious people.

For more information, please visit www.alarm.com.

COMPANY BENEFITS

Our total rewards package is designed to support you holistically—in your health, your finances, and your life outside of work. The package includes medical plans with company subsidies, a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company contribution, and a 401(k) with an employer match. We encourage a healthy work-life balance with paid vacation that increases with tenure, paid holidays, wellness time, and paid maternity and bonding leave. To complete the package, we also provide company-paid disability and life insurance, all within a collaborative and casual 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 positions, recordkeeping 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. By submitting your application, you acknowledge that we may retain some of the personal data that you provide in your application for our internal operations such as managing our recruitment system and ensuring that we comply with labor laws and regulations even after we have made our employment decision.

Notice To Third Party Agencies:Alarm.com understands the value of professional recruiting services. However, we are not accepting resumes from recruiters or employment agencies for this position. In the event we receive a resume or candidate referral for this position from a third-party recruiter or agency without a previously signed agreement, we reserve the right to pursue and hire those candidate(s) without any financial obligation to you. If you are interested in working with Alarm.com, please email your company information and standard agreement to [email protected].