Embedded Software Development Engineer, Ring Team

Amazon is hiring an Embedded Software Development Engineer, Ring Team in Sunnyvale, United States. It pays $165k-$224k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

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Level rates this software engineer role Little AI ●○○○: aI is not part of the work.
Pay on this posting starts in line with the typical software engineer posting on Level.
The posting mentions Linux, Rtos and embedded systems among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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Design, build, and optimize embedded firmware for smart home devices on Ring's hardware platform.

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We are looking for an Embedded Software Development Engineer to build and optimize firmware for Ring's growing portfolio of smart home devices. The ideal candidate is passionate about writing clean, efficient code for embedded platforms and has experience working across the full embedded software stack — from low-level drivers and BSP bring-up to application-layer services. You should be comfortable debugging complex hardware-software interactions and thrive in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment. Strong written and
verbal communication skills are essential, along with the ability to collaborate across distributed teams in multiple geographies.

Key job responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain embedded software for Ring devices running on RTOS and Linux-based platforms
- Own end-to-end debugging and root-cause analysis of system-level issues impacting device performance, power consumption, and customer experience
- Drive technical decisions on embedded software architecture, balancing performance, memory footprint, and maintainability
- Lead design and code reviews, championing engineering best practices and raising the quality bar across the team
- Mentor junior engineers through hands-on technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing
- Collaborate with hardware, cloud, mobile, and product teams to define requirements and deliver cohesive, integrated solutions
- Proactively identify and address systemic issues that affect device reliability and user satisfaction
- Implement diagnostic tooling, metrics, and monitoring to improve system observability and accelerate issue resolution

Basic qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3+ years of designing and developing large-scale, multi-tiered, multi-threaded, embedded or distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services using: C#, C++, Java, or Perl experience

Preferred qualifications

- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience in embedded wireless systems
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++

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

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually

How we rate this

Embedded Software Development Engineer, Ring Team at Amazon rates 0 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Little AI (AI Level 1 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Little AI. AI is not part of the work.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
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Key facts

Embedded Software Development Engineer, Ring Team is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 1 of 4: Little AI.
The listed salary is $165k-$224k a year.
The role is based in US, CA, Sunnyvale.
The job was posted on May 4, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

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Pay

This job starts at: $165k
Typical software engineer job: $167k

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