Software Development Manager, Ring

Amazon; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 212,700 - 287,700; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Amazon in Sunnyvale, CA is hiring a Software Development Manager to lead a team focused on safety and security connected products. You will drive software development and QA while collaborating with global device engineering teams.

The role requires strong management and technical skills, with experience in system architecture, team mentoring, and agile project management. This position offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in engineering team management.
• Experience working directly within engineering teams.
• Experience designing or architecting systems.
• Knowledge of software/hardware/network development life cycle.
• Experience partnering with product management teams.

Responsibilities

• Own software development and QA end to end.
• Work closely with engineers for technical designs.
• Manage day-to-day activities of the engineering team.
• Report on development, quality, operations, and system performance.

Skills

Engineering team management

Project management

Communication skills

People management skills

Technical design

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field

Job description

Description

Ring is looking for a Software Development Manager responsible for leading a team of engineers working on the development and production of products, focusing on safety and security based connected products, including sensors, networking back-up systems, connected accessories for security cameras, doorbells, and outdoor floodlight cameras. This team's work directly impacts millions of Ring customers worldwide.

A successful candidate will have strong technical skills, excellent project management skills, great communication skills, people management skills, and motivation to achieve results in a fast-paced environment.

You will work closely with our device engineering team globally, as well as cloud and mobile teams. You must be responsive and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment.

Key job responsibilities

• Own software development and QA end to end.
• Work closely with engineers to architect and develop strong technical designs.
• Execute against project plans and provide timely delivery of committed results.
• Manage day-to-day activities of the engineering team within an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Manage department resources, staffing and mentoring.
• Build, enhance, and maintain engineering team.
• Report on status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management.
• Maintain and enhance software framework.

A day in the life

The successful candidate will have an enormous opportunity to make a large impact on products used every day by customers around the world.

Your work is very hands-on and multi-disciplinary. You will be working closely with vendors, engineers, and product teams. You will write documents, lead reviews and discussions, mentor and develop your team while driving cross-functional collaboration, make critical technical decisions and help build up your team’s capabilities.

About the team

Ring's mission is to reduce crime in neighborhoods. Ring is committed to offering smart security solutions that are dependable and reliable. You will be part of a fast-paced team that is passionate about delivering innovative solutions to complex problems.

Our goal is to deliver the most reliable and performant security devices that makes our customers feel “Always Home”.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience in engineering team management
• Experience working directly within engineering teams
• Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
• Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
• Experience partnering with product or program management teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
• Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
• Experience delivering products against plan in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined, distributed-responsibility and often ambiguous environment
• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field
• Experience with AI/ML technologies
• Strong knowledge in one or more of the following areas: (i) Camera and Computer Vision technologies; (ii) Video and audio streaming; (iii) Low power or battery power systems design; (iv) Embedded system design; (v) System architecture design for consumer devices with connectivity (WiFi, BLE); (vi) Programming skill include C/C++; and (vi) motion sensor technologies.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

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, Sunnyvale - 212,700.00 - 287,700.00 USD annually