Ring Neighbors is looking to add a Software Development Engineer to our rapidly growing development team. Ring Neighbors (https://ring.com/neighbors), launched in 2018, is a hyperlocal social networking app providing real-time crime and safety alerts from neighbors and public safety agencies. With Neighbors, you can always know when and where things are happening in your area, and share updates to keep you and your community informed. The Neighbors app is available on iOS (4.8 stars), Android (4.6 stars), recently launched on Web, and is also included as an embedded experience within the Ring app. Neighbors is used by millions of people each month. In addition to our core platform, the team is driving innovation across several exciting initiatives including Search Party Dog, which helps reunite lost pets with their owners through community-powered alerts; the Wildfire project, delivering real-time wildfire detection and safety notifications to affected communities; and Expansion AI, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance and scale the Neighbors experience.
Key job responsibilities As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction, design, and development of core services at Ring that make our neighborhoods safer.
This role involves architecting, building, and operating large-scale cloud systems while driving technical excellence across the team. You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex features and systems, mentor junior engineers, and influence the technical roadmap. You will lead design reviews, establish best practices, and make critical trade-off decisions that impact millions of customers. You will work alongside extraordinary talent and collaborate across organizations to deliver innovative products at scale.
The ideal candidate:
- Has deep expertise in software development, system design, and cloud computing with a track record of delivering complex, production-grade systems
- Has extensive experience architecting and operating large-scale distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance
- Drives technical decisions and can articulate trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Raises the bar on engineering quality through code reviews, design reviews, and establishing team-wide standards and best practices
- Mentors and develops other engineers, fostering a culture of technical growth and operational excellence
- Takes ownership of ambiguous problems, breaks them down into actionable plans, and delivers results with minimal direction
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a high quality bar
- Communicates effectively across teams and organizations, building alignment and driving consensus on technical strategy
- Is passionate about delivering customer value and continuously pushes the boundaries of what's possible through emerging tools and technologies
About the team The team owns services that have been built primarily in Go, and Python, regularly utilize Lambdas as part of an event driven architecture, and are responsible for delivering a combination of backend services and web tools used by internal customers (Neighbors Administrators, and Neighbors News Team).
The moderation tooling include a machine learning (ML) component ripe for future investment and the team leverages a rich set of AWS services are used in the team’s solutions including: S3, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, API Gateway, Cloudwatch, Elastic Search, Lambda, Cloud Auth, Redshift, Athena, along with Amazon’s standard Builder Hub Tools. The team consists of a combination of backend, full-stack, and front end developers.
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
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 Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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, Hawthorne - 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually