Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Ring

Redefined Ltd; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, where you'll be pivotal in developing innovative camera-centric IoT devices. This role emphasizes optimizing performance metrics like battery life and system latency while collaborating within a dynamic team environment. Your expertise in modern programming languages and system architecture will be crucial as you tackle technical challenges and lead projects from conception to completion. Embrace the opportunity to contribute to secure and reliable product development that connects people to the moments that matter.

Qualifications

• Experience leading or mentoring engineering teams.
• Proficiency in modern programming languages like Java, C++, or C#.

Responsibilities

• Manage personal backlog and prioritize technical challenges.
• Collaborate with teams on complex problems and feature integration.

Skills

Mentoring

System Architecture

Java

C++

C#

Object-Oriented Design

Software Development Lifecycle

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Job description

DESCRIPTION

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer, you will be a core member of a software team, developing Ring's next generation of camera-centric devices. The ideal candidate is passionate about building IoT products, responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative peer environment.

You will focus on optimizing device battery life, boot time, system latency, and other performance KPIs. You will also add significant new features and integrate with new hardware and software services.

Key job responsibilities

You will manage your personal backlog, prioritize issues, and dive deep into technical challenges.

A day in the life

The ideal candidate:

• Enjoys collaborating with partners, colleagues, and teams on complex problems
• Thrives in dynamic environments with changing priorities
• Understands the importance of shipping products from start to finish
• Is proactive in communication and technical leadership, and embraces challenges

About the team

You will join the team working on Ring devices, including video doorbells and security cameras. We develop device firmware supporting features like Live View, color night mode, and motion detection. Our goal is to ensure secure, reliable product development that aligns with Ring's mission to keep people connected to moments that matter.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering team
• Experience contributing to system architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scalability
• Proficiency in at least one modern programming language such as Java, C++, or C# with object-oriented design
• Experience in professional software development within the last 3 years

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Experience with full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control, build processes, testing, and operations

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