Software Development Engineer (Java&AWS), Ring

Amazon is hiring a Software Development Engineer (Java&AWS), Ring for a remote role open to applicants in Spain. Level rates it ; you can apply on Amazon.

Level's read on this job

Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
This is listed as a remote role.
The posting mentions Java, AWS and Generative AI among its tools and skills.
Level classes it as a mid-level role.
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AI in this role

Develop backend microservices and leverage generative AI tools to enhance development productivity.

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Ring is looking for a Software Development Engineer who will help us create the next generation of apps, and services. In this role, you will work as a part of the Ring backend team working closely with a cross-functional team of engineers, and product managers to design, test, learn, and iterate on solutions in a fast-paced environment.

The Ring backend team is responsible for the heart of what drives the experiences our Neighbors use to interact with our doorbells, cameras, and other devices. As an engineer with the Ring backend team, you will get to build low-latency systems with the required uptime of a security system. You will also get to work alongside a talented team, invested in making each other successful, as well as building revolutionary features for our products.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and document distributed systems and microservices.
- Implement robust and maintainable code with clear and maintained documentation.
- Deliver customer value in iterative fashion while working towards longer term systems to solve roadmap goals with increasing efficiency.
- Communicate status and changes to the work they are responsible and accountable for, keep all stakeholders informed of changes and updates to original plan.
- Implement test automation on all code implemented through unit testing and integration testing.
- Leverage generative AI tools and techniques to enhance development productivity, code quality, and system design while maintaining security and compliance standards.

Basic qualifications

- Experience (non-internship) in professional software development
- Experience designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience programming with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design
- Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems

Preferred qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience building complex software systems that have been successfully delivered to customers

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How we rate this

Software Development Engineer (Java&AWS), Ring at Amazon rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.

Classification

Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.

●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
●○○○ Little AI0 to 39

Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.

Key facts

Software Development Engineer (Java&AWS), Ring is an open job at Amazon.
Level rates this role AI Level 2 of 4: Uses AI.
The role is based in ES, M, Madrid and is marked remote.
The job was posted on July 1, 2026.
Seniority: mid.
Applications are handled by Amazon. Apply on Amazon

Prepare for this job

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Skills and AI tools this role asks for

Backend DevelopmentDistributed SystemsMicroservicesSoftware EngineeringJavaAWSGenerative AI

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Pay

Typical software engineer job: $168k

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Questions you could be asked

Tell me about a project where backend development was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where distributed systems was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where microservices was part of your work. What did you do?
Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
Walk me through how you've used Java in your day-to-day work.

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List these exact terms on your resume: Backend Development, Distributed Systems, Microservices, Software Engineering, and Java. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.

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