Amazon

Software Development Engineer, Ring Gateways and Permissions Team

Amazon$193K — $261K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience
  • Proficient in at least one programming language
  • Experience in system design or architecture focusing on reliability and scaling
  • Previous experience in a mentoring or tech lead role
  • Understanding of the full software development life cycle including best practices

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement backend services with high throughput and uptime requirements
  • Build scalable APIs and data models for applications
  • Drive engineering best practices to ensure technical excellence
  • Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using AWS
  • Translate business requirements into technical solutions
  • Lead initiatives for operational excellence, including monitoring and testing
  • Influence device platform architecture and future capabilities through technical decision-making

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision)
  • 401(k) matching program
  • Paid time off and parental leave
  • Flexible spending accounts for health expenses
  • Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement coverage
Full Job Description
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.

Key job 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

About the team

Ring Gateways is a mission critical service which is entry point for apps and devices to the ring cloud service ecosystem. The service processes millions 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.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- 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

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. 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. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.

USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 193,300.00 - 261,500.00 USD annually

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