AWS Lambda, Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3), Amazon Web Services (AWS), Application Programming Interface (API), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Best Practices, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Distributed Computing, Elasticsearch, Emerging Technology, Large-Scale Systems, Machine Learning, Machine Tool, Mentoring, Multitasking, News Reporting, Production Systems, Public Safety, Python Programming/Scripting Language, Quality Management, Safety Alerts, Simple Queue Service (SQS), Social Networking, Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Team Building, Technical Strategy, Technical/Engineering Design, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
Ring Neighbors is looking to add a Software Development Engineer to our rapidly growing development team. Ring Neighbors (https://ring.com/neighbors), launched in 2018, is a hyperlocal
social networking app providing real-time crime and safety alerts from neighbors and public safety agencies. With Neighbors, you can always know when and where things are happening in
your area, and share updates to keep you and your community informed. The Neighbors app is available on iOS (4.8 stars), Android (4.6 stars), recently launched on Web, and is also
included as an embedded experience within the Ring app. Neighbors is used by millions of people each month. In addition to our core platform, the team is driving innovation across several
exciting initiatives including Search Party Dog, which helps reunite lost pets with their owners through community-powered alerts; the Wildfire project, delivering real-time wildfire
detection and safety notifications to affected communities; and Expansion AI, leveraging artificial intelligence to enhance and scale the Neighbors experience.
Key job responsibilities
As a Senior Software Development Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the technical direction, design, and development of core services at Ring that make our neighborhoods
safer.
This role involves architecting, building, and operating large-scale cloud systems while driving technical excellence across the team. You will own the end-to-end delivery of complex
features and systems, mentor junior engineers, and influence the technical roadmap. You will lead design reviews, establish best practices, and make critical trade-off decisions that
impact millions of customers. You will work alongside extraordinary talent and collaborate across organizations to deliver innovative products at scale.
The ideal candidate:
- Has deep expertise in software development, system design, and cloud computing with a track record of delivering complex, production-grade systems
- Has extensive experience architecting and operating large-scale distributed systems with a focus on reliability, scalability, and performance
- Drives technical decisions and can articulate trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Raises the bar on engineering quality through code reviews, design reviews, and establishing team-wide standards and best practices
- Mentors and develops other engineers, fostering a culture of technical growth and operational excellence
- Takes ownership of ambiguous problems, breaks them down into actionable plans, and delivers results with minimal direction
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, balancing multiple priorities while maintaining a high quality bar
- Communicates effectively across teams and organizations, building alignment and driving consensus on technical strategy
- Is passionate about delivering customer value and continuously pushes the boundaries of what"s possible through emerging tools and technologies
About the team
The team owns services that have been built primarily in Go, and Python, regularly utilize Lambdas as part of an event driven architecture, and are responsible for delivering a combination of backend services and web tools used by internal customers (Neighbors Administrators, and Neighbors News Team).
The moderation tooling include a machine learning (ML) component ripe for future investment and the team leverages a rich set of AWS services are used in the team's solutions including: S3, DynamoDB, SQS, Kinesis, API Gateway, Cloudwatch, Elastic Search, Lambda, Cloud Auth, Redshift, Athena, along with Amazon's standard Builder Hub Tools. The team consists of a combination of backend, full-stack, and front end developers.
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