Senior Software Engineer

ESA - Electronic Security Association

. Design, implement, test, deploy, and provide production support for backend services, RESTful APIs, and cloud components supporting connected products and customer-facing applications .

Posted 9/22/2026full-timeAustin • Texas • United StatesSenior💰 $112,002 - $190,718 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in designing, implementing, and supporting backend services and RESTful APIs using C#/.NET, with a strong focus on cloud technologies such as Microsoft Azure. Proficient in automated testing, debugging, and collaborating across teams to deliver high-quality software solutions.

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C#/.NET ProgrammingMicrosoft AzureRESTful API DevelopmentAutomated TestingMicroservices Architecture

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Hard Skills

C#/.NETJavaRESTful APIsAutomated TestingDebuggingRelational DatabasesNoSQL DatabasesAsynchronous MessagingMicroservicesInfrastructure as Code

Soft Skills

CollaborationCommunicationProblem-SolvingMentoringRoot-Cause Analysis

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Azure ServicesAWSGoogle CloudDockerKubernetesGitCI/CD PipelinesObservability Platforms

Industry Keywords

Cloud ComputingIoT PlatformsEvent-Driven ArchitectureDistributed SystemsTelemetry

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

ASP.NETAWSAzureCloudDockerIoTJavaKubernetesMicroservicesNoSQL.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design, implement, test, deploy, and provide production support for backend services, RESTful APIs, and cloud components supporting connected products and customer-facing applications
Develop high-quality software using C#/.NET and established engineering patterns, coding standards, automated testing, and code-review practices
Design and implement integrations with databases, event streams, messaging systems, queues, storage, and cloud-platform components
Translate product and system requirements into maintainable technical solutions
Identify dependencies, risks, and operational considerations early
Design solutions for moderately complex features and services and contribute to architectural decisions
Write and maintain unit, integration, and component-level tests
Participate in L3 production support, investigate complex issues, and drive root-cause analysis and corrective actions
Design for reliability, scalability, performance, security, resiliency, and observability
Define telemetry and operational readiness for owned services
Collaborate with product, QA, operations, firmware, mobile, architecture, and engineering teams
Review code and technical designs, provide feedback, and mentor less experienced engineers
Lead targeted improvements to performance, reliability, maintainability, developer productivity, and technical debt
Contribute to agile planning, provide status and risk updates, and document designs, operational procedures, and troubleshooting findings

Requirements

What you’ll need

5+ years of professional software engineering experience developing and supporting production software, or equivalent demonstrated technical depth
Strong hands-on programming experience with C#/.NET, Java, or a comparable object-oriented language
Knowledge of software design principles and maintainable coding practices
Experience designing, developing, and supporting backend services and RESTful APIs in production environments
Practical experience with Microsoft Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
Experience with asynchronous messaging, event-driven architectures, microservices, or distributed-system patterns
Experience with relational and/or NoSQL databases, data modeling, and data-access patterns
Strong automated-testing, debugging, and troubleshooting skills
Experience with source control, preferably Git, pull requests, code reviews, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software-development practices
Ability to independently deliver moderately complex software from design through deployment and production support
Ability to analyze technical tradeoffs, communicate recommendations clearly, and collaborate across teams and disciplines
Experience supporting production systems and participating in incident investigation, root-cause analysis, and corrective-action planning
Production development experience with C#/.NET and ASP.NET Core valued
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Azure services such as App Service, Functions, Storage, Service Bus, Event Hubs, IoT Hub, or Cosmos DB valued
Experience with high-throughput, highly available, or geographically distributed cloud services valued
Experience with connected devices, IoT platforms, device telemetry, device state, provisioning, or command-and-control workflows valued
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes valued
Experience with observability platforms and practices valued
Experience with infrastructure as code and automated cloud deployments valued
Experience working with globally distributed teams and across time zones valued

Benefits

Comp & perks

Life and health insurance
Life assistance program
Accidental death and dismemberment insurance
Disability insurance
401k Plan
Vacation and holidays
Opportunity to contribute creative ideas to shaping the future of the Smart Home
Opportunity to be an engineering partner on products affecting comfort, safety, and security
Team investing in research and development