Software Development Manager, Ring Device Software & Systems

We are looking for a passionate Software Development Manager to lead our device software into the next generation. We need someone who can support our current product line while driving innovation for our Hardware and software features. To excel in this role youll need to be a seasoned leader with experience in leading software teams. Youll be making crucial decisions on design staffing requirements and timelines balancing risks and trade offs.

In this position youll collaborate with partner with local and worldwide teams to shape the future of Ring devices and services. Your focus will be on creating easy-to-use products that run efficiently on minimal power. Youll lead our firmware efforts bringing new consumer products to market and interacting with teams across Ring Blink and Amazon.

We believe distance shouldnt separate us from what we care about. Thats why were on a mission to keep people close to whats important. As our Software Development Manager youll play a key role in this mission always striving to create the best products for our customers.

If youre passionate about technology enjoy tackling complex challenges and want to make a real impact on home security we want to hear from you.

Key job responsibilities
- Lead a team delivering features and bug-fixes for Blink and Ring products portfolio.
- Work in an Agile/Scrum environment to deliver high quality software.
- Assure the right firmware strategy and architecture is applied by the team.
- Work across teams to manage dependencies and align on engineering work and timelines.
- Collaborate with business and other internal teams to define and own features.
- Proactively solve day-to-day challenges and exercise sound judgment.
- Remove barriers to execution for the team.
- Define and execute process improvements to allow the team to improve over time.
- Mentor hire and retain excellent engineers.
- Drive best practices and engineering excellence.

A day in the life
The Software Development Manager will work with their team to deliver device software capabilities to enhance customer experiences with connected devices. You will work closely with your stakeholders to prioritize and schedule engineering work. You will be responsible for all engineering team members coaching and mentoring as they work to execute a set of agile stories to deliver the required features. You will also work with your direct reports to remove roadblocks help with career development and coach the team on best practices and agile processes.

About the team
Rings mission is to reduce crime in neighborhoods. Ring is committed to offering smart security solutions that are dependable and reliable. You will be part of a fast-paced team that is passionate about delivering innovative solutions to complex problems.

- 7 years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3 years of designing or architecting (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing certification and livesite operations
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent
- Knowledge of computer science fundamentals such as object-oriented design operating systems algorithms data structures and complexity analysis
- 2 years of engineering team management experience
- Experience in embedded wireless systems or experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java C or C# including object-oriented design

- Experience in recruiting hiring mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills and make them more effective product software engineers
- Experience in written and verbal communication with the ability to present complex technical information in a clear and concise manner to executives and non-technical leaders
- Experience prioritizing and handling multiple assignments at any given time while maintaining commitment to deadlines or experience in a fast-paced high-tech company
- Experience delivering results for large cross-functional initiatives/projects
- Proficiency of the tools of the trade including modern programming languages (C/C Python) and open-source technologies (Linux RTOS) with broad hands-on experience

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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 MA North Reading - 184900.00 - 250200.00 USD annually