Senior Software Engineer

Amazon Jobs; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Cambridge is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to develop the next generation of camera-centric IoT devices. You will manage your backlog, lead firmware development, and work closely with teams on innovative solutions. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in embedded systems, a background in software development, and strong leadership skills. This position offers an opportunity to make significant contributions to product performance and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
• Experience leading architecture and design of systems.
• Professional non-internship software development experience.
• Experience with full software development life cycle.

Responsibilities

• Manage personal backlog and prioritise issues.
• Lead the design of features and initiatives.
• Focus on firmware development for new Ring devices.

Skills

Embedded development in C/C++

Firmware development

Object-oriented design

Communication and leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Java

C++

C#

Job description

Overview

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a core member of a software team developing Ring's next generation of camera-centric devices. While experience with embedded systems is valuable, we're looking for engineers passionate about building IoT products who are eager to work close to the hardware. The ideal candidate is responsive, flexible, and thrives in an open collaborative peer environment. You'll obsess over device performance—whether that's battery life, boot time, system latency, or other critical KPIs. You'll add significant new features and integrate with new hardware and software services.

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for managing your personal backlog, prioritising issues and diving deep into technical issues.
• In this role, you will lead the design of features and initiatives across the organization. Your main focus will be on firmware development of platform components for upcoming Ring battery-powered devices, on Linux and/or RTOS based SOCs.

A day in the life

The ideal candidate:

• Enjoys working side-by-side with partners, colleagues, and teams on challenging problems
• Is highly effective and thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple, changing priorities
• Knows what is important when shipping products to customers and has been through the process from start to finish
• Is comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership and never shies away from a challenge

About the team

The team are responsible for developing and delivering firmware for Ring's camera-centric devices - new products, supporting existing devices, and adding new features. We're a large team with sites in Europe and Asia as well as stakeholders in the US.

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