Software Engineer II- User Systems at SimpliSafe
Boston, MA
$93,800–$125,100from the description
Aug 2, 2026
Boston, MA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A backend Software Engineer II role on SimpliSafe's User Systems team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining cloud-based backend services that power the company's native mobile applications. The position involves cross-functional collaboration with frontend engineers, QA, and product managers, with duties spanning system design, code review, testing, documentation, and on-call incident response. Suited to an early-career engineer comfortable working across multiple programming languages.
Mid level · 1+ years · Boston, MA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 14,400 people in the Boston, MA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 10,800–18,800
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $169,742 (middle half $134,780–$187,781). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Aug 4, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (4)
The programming language requirement is a broad 'at least one of' list (JavaScript/TypeScript, Rust, Java, Go, Python, C#) — no single language is singled out as required. JavaScript is listed first and used as the primary skill name, with the others captured as alternatives.
Agile (Scrum or Kanban) and DevOps are listed under 'What You'll Bring' but framed with 'familiarity with' — indicating preferred familiarity rather than a hard gate.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's degree… and/or 1–2 years of relevant work experience,' meaning equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree.
The role is hybrid (two in-office days per week in Boston), not fully remote.
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