Sr Software Engineer
Boston, MA

Job Description

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Our mission is to redefine the home experience through intelligently designed products and services delivered to every home by people who care.

WHO ARE WE:

Vivint Smart Home is a leading smart home company in North America. Vivint delivers an integrated smart home system with in-home consultation, professional installation and support delivered by its Smart Home Pros, as well as 24-7 customer care and monitoring. Dedicated to redefining the home experience with intelligent products and services, Vivint serves more than 1.4 million customers throughout the U.S. and Canada. Vivint is on the Forbes 2018 list of "America's Best Employers, as well as the Forbes 2019 list of "America's Best Employers for Diversity." The company is the largest tech employer in Utah, a certified Great Place to Work, and one of Fast Company's World's 50 Most Innovative Companies for 2017. For more information, visit www.vivint.com.

THE ROLE:

The Vivint Innovation Center is looking for a software engineer to help develop the server platform for one of the largest IoT smart home companies in North America. We are looking to grow our team of exceptional engineers with more of the best talent we can find. Join us, and use your passion for engineering cool solutions to create the world's best smart home experience.

WHAT YOU WILL BE WORKING ON:

* Work closely with the other teams like mobile apps and embedded devices that integrate with the platform/backend
* Work in a fast-paced, self-directed, agile environment
* Research and evaluate new technologies and tools
* Participate in re-occurring "Innovation Days" and work on innovative projects of your choice
* Work on cool stuff that you actually get to use in your own home
* Create systems to handle lots of data from sensors, cameras, and user actions

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH AND WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

* Experience with well-known design patterns
* Experience with queuing, caching, persistence, performance, and concurrency techniques
* Experience building scalable, high-availability, low latency, and distributed solutions
* Experience developing RESTful web services
* Experience with any of the following technologies is a plus: Python, MongoDB, RabbitMQ, Redis, Go, C/C++, Networking, Datacenter monitoring, AWS, Security and data privacy, PaaS, SaaS, Docker, Microservices, and Video
* Ability to create services with high uptimes and reliability
* B.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred
* 3+ years work experience

WHAT WE STAND FOR:

* Honesty and Integrity Come First
* Do the right thing
* Customer Obsession is Our Advantage
* A relentless passion to serve the customer
* Innovation is Essential
* Today's innovation is tomorrow's lifeblood
* We Win Together
* Individuals win games: teams win championships
* Exceptional is Expected
* Talk is cheap: create value, not just motion
* We Give Back
* Helping people is core to our DNA

PERKS/BENEFITS:

* Free catered lunch/snacks/drinks; new menu daily
* Paid holidays and flexible paid time away
* Your choice between Mac or PC
* Employee pricing on smart home products
* Casual dress code
* Onsite gym
* Onsite health clinic
* Medical/dental/vision/life coverage
* 401(k) Plan & Matching

FIND OUT MORE ABOUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK HERE:

* http://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=5360131&itype=CMSID
* https://www.fastcompany.com/3067476/why-vivint-smart-home-is-one-of-the-most-innovative-companies-of-2
* https://www.vivint.com/company/careers/culture