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Sr SW Development Engineer, Ring
Blink
DESCRIPTION
Ring organization's mission is — “Keeping people close to what’s important”. We innovate rapidly on behalf of our customers and deliver ambiguous and ambitious technical products.
As a Software System Architect – Ring you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team across multiple product line & platforms to conceive, architect and design innovative consumer products. Vertically your ownership can span across application, device framework, platform, network stack, Over the Air updates (OTA), protocols, Set-up, drivers, Operating Systems/ bare metal and low-level wireless controllers. Horizontally you will be given to opportunity to work and own firmware and platform across all Ring device categories. Beyond technical skills, you have a strategic mindset with the ability to foresee long-term implications of architectural decisions, able to anticipate future trends in technology and adapt the system architecture accordingly.
You will work closely with the Engineering leaders from cross functional teams, product management, hardware, Technical Program managers, operations, application, firmware, platform, and quality assurance teams. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment. The Ring Platform team is responsible for the complete device side software for Ring devices. This includes delivery and maintenance of an evolving feature rich, high-performance, low-power, stable platform.
Key job responsibilities
•Work with cross functional teams to provide technical solutions for desired user experiences.
•Implement high-quality Core Platform, framework, network stack and application features.
•Knowledge of professional software engineering practices & best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
•Implement the right metrics, debug tools and integrate with backend solutions to continuously measure and improve on our solutions.
•Implement power management features, resolve thermal issues & performance bottlenecks in resource (CPU, Memory) constrained Platforms and devices.
•Work with teams to improve and tailor existing firmware, drivers, stack, and applications to our needs. Improve memory footprint, optimize drive, stack and application code.
•Work with the hardware team to ensure correct exercising of hardware and RF architecture.
•Support compliance and certification activities.
A day in the life
Your work is very hands-on and multi-disciplinary. You will be defining and building firmware, platform, and network solutions and work closely with vendors, engineers, and product teams. You write documents, carry out experiments, demonstrate proof-of-concepts, build prototypes, and ship sophisticated systems.
About the team
Ring offers smart security solutions that are dependable and reliable to make neighborhoods safer. You will be part of a fast-paced team that is passionate about delivering innovative solutions to complex problems.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent