Software Development Engineer, Device Guardians

Ring is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the Device Guardians team where youll 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 youll directly impact how customers interact with their Ring ecosystem through mobile apps and smart home integrations.

Youll collaborate across Rings 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 Rings growing customer base.

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 Rings 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 Rings device platform architecture and future product capabilities

About the team
Were the backbone of Rings 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 Amazons 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.

- 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
- Bachelors 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
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability 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 Companys 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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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 CA Hawthorne - 143700.00 - 194400.00 USD annually