[Hiring] Senior Software Engineer, Platform @NRG

Role Description

We are hiring experienced engineers to help define and build the next generation of Vivint’s platform infrastructure. You will design and operate systems that power real-time smart home experiences—spanning cloud services, event pipelines, APIs, and IoT integrations. Your work will directly impact millions of devices and customers.

This is a high-ownership, high-impact role where you’ll:

• Build and scale distributed systems that handle large volumes of real-time events
• Drive architecture and technical direction, not just implementation
• Improve performance, reliability, and operability of core platform services
• Collaborate across mobile, backend, embedded, and data teams to deliver end-to-end experiences
• Help establish engineering practices and technical culture for a growing Seattle team

What You’ll Do:

• Design and implement high-scale cloud services and APIs used by mobile apps, cameras, and smart home devices
• Own systems end-to-end: design, deployment, observability, and production operations
• Contribute to and lead architecture discussions for new platform capabilities
• Build systems that are secure, resilient, and low-latency in a distributed environment
• Develop event-driven systems and integrations across IoT, backend services, and mobile platforms
• Mentor engineers and raise the overall engineering bar

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building and operating production systems (we are open to Senior → Staff level)
• B.S. in Computer Science or related field preferred
• Strong experience in Go, Python, or similar backend languages
• Experience designing distributed systems with scalability, availability, and performance in mind
• Experience building REST and/or gRPC APIs
• Strong problem-solving skills and a track record of ownership and execution
• Experience working with modern cloud-native tooling (containers, orchestration, CI/CD)

Requirements

• Experience with event-driven architectures (Kafka, messaging systems)
• Experience with IoT systems or device communication protocols (e.g., MQTT)
• Familiarity with Kubernetes, Docker, and cloud infrastructure
• Experience with NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB)
• Experience with video streaming and technologies (e.g. MP4, HLS, ffmpeg)
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools for engineering workflows

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Performance bonus (AIP)
• Comprehensive health benefits, 401(k), and wellness programs
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Flexible time off