SDE II Embedded, Device Software Team

Ring keeps millions of homes safer every day and the embedded software behind our devices is what makes that possible. As a Software Development Engineer II on the Ring team you will define build and support the system design architecture and embedded software that powers Ring products. You will work across the full development lifecycle from gathering requirements with business and cross-functional engineering teams to designing implementing testing and operating the software that ships to customers. If you enjoy solving hard technical problems at the intersection of hardware and software and you want your code to run in products people depend on this role is for you.

Key job responsibilities
- Solve critical design challenges involving algorithms hardware and firmware interfaces and IoT protocols and develop embedded software in C/C targeting Embedded Linux and Real-Time Operating System (RTOS) environments.
- Participate in and lead design reviews for complex embedded systems simulations and algorithms across your team and partner teams ensuring technical implementations align with overall system designs.
- Define and refine system requirements and deliver interoperability features system health monitoring diagnostics and self-healing automation capabilities.
- Identify and implement process improvements to increase your teams agility across design automation development testing and operations.
- Mentor fellow engineers through code reviews and knowledge sharing helping new team members ramp up and raising the quality bar for the software your team owns.

A day in the life
Your work is hands-on and multi-disciplinary. On a given day you might write embedded code carry out experiments build a proof-of-concept prototype or debug a tricky hardware-software interaction. You collaborate closely with hardware engineers product and program teams and external engineering partners. Between heads-down coding sessions expect design discussions document writing and mentoring conversations that keep the whole team moving forward.

About the team
Rings mission is to reduce crime in neighborhoods by offering smart security solutions that are dependable and reliable. Our team builds the embedded software that brings Ring devices to life. We are a fast-paced group that values collaboration technical rigor and a genuine commitment to getting things right. We invest in each others growth through mentorship inclusive design reviews and a culture where every voice is heard.

- 4 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field

- Experience with full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations
- Experience in embedded development in C/C
- Experience with AI/ML technologies

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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