Software Development Engineer, Ring Gateways and Permissions Team

Amazon • Sunnyvale, CA

7d

About The Position

Ring is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the Gateways and
Permissions Framework team, where you'll build the foundational backend services
that power device
management for millions of Ring devices worldwide.

You'll collaborate across Ring's software, firmware, and product organizations
while working with AWS technologies to solve complex distributed systems
challenges. Ring Gateways is a mission critical service which is entry point for
apps and devices to the ring cloud service ecosystem. The service processes
billions of requests per day. The team's challenges are availability, latency
and critical process resilience. The team partners with all the Firmware teams,
Ring App team and Cloud Services being the connectivity layer between the two.

Join us in building the next generation of smart home infrastructure that keeps
families safe and connected.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice To Haves

• 5+ 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

• 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
• parental leave

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level