Software Development Engineer, Device Guardians

Ring • Hawthorne, CA

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About The Position

Ring is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the Device Guardians team, where you'll build the foundational backend services that power device management for millions of Ring devices worldwide. As the team responsible for Device Registry, the core service managing all Ring device metadata at over 1 million transactions per second, you'll directly impact how customers interact with their Ring ecosystem through mobile apps and smart home integrations. You'll collaborate across Ring's software, firmware, and product organizations while working with AWS technologies to solve complex distributed systems challenges. This role offers the opportunity to architect solutions that process real-time device events, trigger automated responses (like motion-activated lighting), and enable seamless device configuration experiences for Ring's growing customer base. Join us in building the next generation of smart home infrastructure that keeps families safe and connected. We're the backbone of Ring's device ecosystem, owning the critical infrastructure that serves as the foundation other teams depend on daily. As guardians of customer data at massive scale, we maintain Amazon's highest security standards while ensuring 99.9%+ availability for services that millions of customers rely on. Our team culture emphasizes long-term architectural thinking, code reusability, and collaborative problem-solving using diverse technologies.

Requirements

• 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
• 1+ years of software development engineer or related occupational experience
• 1+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience
• 1+ years of Object Oriented Design experience
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience programming with at least one software programming language
• 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Responsibilities

• Design and implement ultra-high-throughput backend services supporting millions of Ring devices with 1M+ TPS capacity and strict uptime requirements
• Build extensible APIs and data models that serve as the foundation for Ring's mobile applications and internal service ecosystem
• Drive technical excellence and establish engineering best practices
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using AWS services, ensuring scalability from thousands to millions of concurrent device operations
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate complex business requirements into robust technical solutions that enhance customer security and convenience
• Lead operational excellence initiatives including monitoring, alerting, and automated testing to maintain our critical service dependencies
• Contribute to technical decision-making that influences Ring's device platform architecture and future product capabilities

Benefits

• Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs).
• Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees