Application Builder, Ring Application Services

Amazon; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Ring team in Cambridge is seeking a Software Development Engineer to build world-class Android mobile apps and scalable cloud services that interact with Ring devices. You will join a full stack engineering effort across mobile, backend, and cloud infrastructure, delivering end-to-end solutions that delight millions of users.

The role emphasizes owning features from conception to launch, applying robust testing, and harnessing AI-assisted tooling to boost productivity while upholding

Qualifications

• Android mobile application development experience in Kotlin.
• Experience contributing to architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems.
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain our Android mobile applications
• Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and micro-services.
• Work with team members to investigate design approaches, prototype technology and evaluate technical feasibility
• Implement robust and maintainable code with clear and maintained documentation.
• Own the features, from conception to launch
• Deliver customer value in iterative fashion while working towards longer term systems to solve roadmap goals with increasing efficiency.
• Communicate status and changes to the work they are responsible and accountable for, keep all stakeholders informed of changes and updates to original plan.
• Implement test automation on all code implemented through unit testing and integration testing.
• Leverage generative AI tools and techniques to enhance development productivity, code quality, and system design while maintaining security and compliance standards.

Skills

Android

Kotlin

Java

C++

C#

Git

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

CI/CD

Job description

Description

The Ring team is looking for a passionate and talented Software Development Engineer who has experience building world-class Android mobile apps, and the ability to build scalable cloud-based services. You will be responsible for developing mobile applications and cloud services that interact seamlessly with our devices and delight our customers.

The ideal candidate is a full stack engineer who can work across mobile, back-end, and cloud infrastructure to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions.

You will join a team that owns the most important place in the Ring - Setup experience. This is a great opportunity to shape the setup process experience for millions of users.

Our goal is to provide the best possible experience to our customers, building solutions and supporting new products that help Ring on their mission to make neighborhoods safer.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain our Android mobile applications
• Develop and maintain backend services, APIs, and micro-services.
• Work with team members to investigate design approaches, prototype technology and evaluate technical feasibility
• Implement robust and maintainable code with clear and maintained documentation.
• Own the features, from conception to launch
• Deliver customer value in iterative fashion while working towards longer term systems to solve roadmap goals with increasing efficiency.
• Communicate status and changes to the work they are responsible and accountable for, keep all stakeholders informed of changes and updates to original plan.
• Implement test automation on all code implemented through unit testing and integration testing.
• Leverage generative AI tools and techniques to enhance development productivity, code quality, and system design while maintaining security and compliance standards.

A day in the life

This role provides a unique opportunity to be a key part in shaping the core of Ring's offerings to our customers. You will work across teams to prototype ideas and solve complex problems, and raise the bar of our applications by advocating and driving software best practices, automating tasks and identifying pitfalls. As part of the team, you will continue to learn and become an expert in challenging fields. You will have the opportunity to contribute your creative ideas and energy, working with world-class experts, distributed cloud systems and home security devices.

About the team

Working on exciting new features and fully owning some of the most visited and core experiences in the Ring software, our team is always looking to learn and innovate. Our team works across mobile, backend, and cloud infrastructure to deliver high-quality, end-to-end solutions. We frequently collaborate with firmware, other cloud and mobile teams to solve problems, come up with solutions and delight our customers. We are data driven, value and promote ownership, working backwards from our customers to bring them an innovative and seamless home security experience.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Android mobile application development experience in Kotlin

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

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