Senior Drone Software Dev Engineer, Ring Robotics Platform Engineering

Amazon; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Ring Robotics Platform Engineering team in Cambridge seeks a Senior Drone Software Dev Engineer to design and implement embedded software and control algorithms for autonomous robotic systems. You will help shape architecture, mentor peers, and collaborate across software, hardware, and applied science groups.

The role emphasizes high-performance embedded software, mentorship, and leadership in a fast‑paced team focused on pushing compute efficiency and reliability in Ring devices.

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, or C# with object‑oriented design.
• Experience in professional, non‑internship software development.
• Experience leading architecture and design (patterns, reliability, scaling) of new/current systems.
• Experience in development in the last 3 years.
• Experience in robotics design, automation, control systems, or related product development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality C/C++ code for Ring Devices at Amazon.
• Specify, design, and implement functionality of embedded subsystems.
• Implement state-of-the-art control algorithms for autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with applied science, software, and electronics engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architecture and best practices for embedded robotics development.

Skills

C/C++

Java

C#

Embedded systems

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Job description

Senior Drone Software Dev Engineer, Ring Robotics Platform Engineering

Job ID: 3208024 | Evi Technologies Limited

Ring is working on innovative robotics products; therefore, we are looking for skilled individuals with a strong bias for action and deep technical knowledge to join our team in Cambridge.

Our team is developing a new class of product and building the software framework for high performance embedded robotics systems. As a Software Development Engineer, you will be a core member of the development team, implementing control algorithms and system software that bring robotic capabilities to life.

The ideal candidate has experience in drone or robotics development, with a strong understanding of embedded and systems software and how your code runs on hardware. You should have experience with control engineering principles and their practical implementation in embedded systems. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment.

Key job responsibilities

• Delivering high-quality C/C++ code for Ring Devices at Amazon
• Specifying, designing, and implementing functionality and behaviors of embedded subsystems
• Implement state of the art control algorithms for autonomous systems
• Collaborate effectively with applied science, software, and electronics engineering teams
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, influencing architectural decisions and establishing best practices for embedded robotics development

About the team

We are the Robotics Platform Engineering team. We are making autonomous and flying robots! We own and build the foundational software layers that enable product functionality and applied science to achieve features that surprise and delight customers. We care about speed and reliability. We aim to squeeze every drop of compute performance from our device hardware, and we use our knowledge of embedded systems, compute architecture and control theory to make that happen.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
• Experience in professional, non-internship software development
• Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Experience in development in the last 3 years
• Experience in robotics design, automation systems development, control systems design, or related product development

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

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