Lead Software Systems Engineer

Masco Corporation•Indianapolis, IN

2d•$103,700 - $163,020

About The Position

If you’re excited by the idea of building innovative, software-defined consumer products—and inspired by the opportunity to reshape how people experience water—this is a role where you can make a real difference. Join Delta Faucet Company (DFC), an industry market leader, as we create new ways to experience and use water in the smart home of the future. In this role, you’ll influence the smart home industry through advancing Smart Water. As Lead Software Systems Engineer, you’ll work with a talented team to create IoT-enabled products and digital experiences that make water use smarter, more efficient, and better for everyday life. Your work will help shape the kitchens and bathrooms of tomorrow and transform how we use water. DFC has a proud history of bringing innovative products to market, and we’re building on that legacy. If you’re passionate about creating standout products and want to help shape what comes next, we’d love to have you on the journey with us.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience with increasing responsibility across complex, end-to-end connected products and IoT-enabled solutions.
Experience developing software for core IoT product capabilities, including mobile and cloud applications, connectivity technologies such as BLE, Wi-Fi, and Thread, cybersecurity practices, over-the-air updates, and IoT data modeling.
Experience designing scalable, secure architectures across cloud, mobile, and device ecosystems.
Experience managing cloud application performance, observability, scalability, and cost optimization in modern cloud environments.
Track record of leading continuous improvement efforts driven by customer feedback and user experience insights.
Experience partnering closely with embedded software and firmware development teams to deliver integrated product solutions.
Experience delivering consumer mobile applications, including application architecture, release management, and deployment through Apple App Store and Google Play.
Experience working with smart home and home automation ecosystems, including platforms such as Apple, Google, Amazon, Samsung, or similar environments.
Strong understanding of Azure IoT Hub and/or AWS IoT services, along with broader cloud-native services and architectures.
Experience designing IoT data models that support product features, analytics, and long-term business value.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and implementation of cloud-based software systems that power connected, IoT-enabled products.
Shape technical direction for new connected products, influencing solution design, technology choices, sourcing strategy, and long-term lifecycle planning.
Define scalable, secure, and maintainable solution patterns across cloud, mobile, and device ecosystems.
Establish AI usage practices and procedures for skill and agent creation, consistency, cost management, and documentation integration.
Partner across product management, systems engineering, firmware, mobile, QA, DevOps, and external development teams to deliver production-ready digital experiences.
Lead architecture for Azure-based connected platforms using modern cloud services, messaging, and event-driven integration patterns.
Design communication patterns across embedded devices, cloud services, mobile applications, and third-party ecosystem integrations.
Guide backend and front-end development using modern cloud-native patterns, modern data schemas, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship that strengthens engineering quality, architecture discipline, and delivery practices.
Help bring smart home water products from concept through launch while building for long-term scalability and maintainability.
Support connected products in market by guiding enhancements, optimizations, updates, and ongoing technical improvements.
Contribute to engineering standards, including architecture decision records, design documentation, coding standards, reusable frameworks, and secure development practices.
Partner with DevOps on deployment models, observability, reliability, incident response, and production support considerations.
Ensure digital solutions are designed with performance, security, compliance, and long-term product value in mind.
Drive continuous improvement by incorporating customer feedback, product learnings, and operational insights into future development.