March 25, 2025
Software Development Engineer II - Ring, Device Guardians
Mid • On-site
$129,300 - $223,600/yr
Hawthorne, CA
DESCRIPTION
Ring is looking for a Software Development Engineer to help build device management services that support core features for millions of Ring devices. These services are used by other applications such as the Ring Mobile App and enable our customers to manage and customize various device settings based upon their preferences. You will get to work closely with software, firmware, and product teams across Ring and Amazon, and actively participate in defining and implementing new device setting models. This is a great opportunity to build highly secure, scalable, and fault-tolerant distributed systems using AWS technologies while influencing the development of novel products and features for Ring customers.
Key job responsibilities
* Develop and deliver software solutions that scale to support millions of Ring devices.
* Implement extensible and maintainable code with clear documentation.
* Provide code review feedback to team members.
* Set high standards within the team by demonstrating engineering best practices in software design, operational excellence, security, and test automation.
* Review business requirements, discuss trade-offs, provide task estimates, and implement technical solutions that provide value to Ring and its customers.
* Communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to resolve ambiguity and deliver results.
About the team
We are the Ring Device Guardians team and own backend services used to manage Ring device configuration data. Our goal is to meet the high data availability and security requirements expected by Ring customers to operate their devices without issue.
Our team owns critical services that many other internal teams and services depend upon. We place a strong emphasis on maintaining high standards, reusability, and long-term thinking to ensure our solutions are easily extensible and scale. Our team uses a variety of programming languages including GoLang, Java, Python, and TypeScript.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, operating systems, algorithms, data structures, and complexity analysis
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey complex concepts in simple terms to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $129,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $223,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
