Embedded Software Development Engineer, Ring Team

We are seeking an Embedded Software Development Engineer to join Ring's embedded engineering team. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing firmware and software for resource-constrained embedded systems. You should possess deep technical knowledge of embedded architectures, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and Linux-based platforms, with strong debugging skills to diagnose and resolve complex system-level issues. This role requires excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across distributed engineering teams in multiple geographies.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and architect scalable, high-performance embedded software solutions across Ring's device portfolio
- Own end-to-end debugging and resolution of critical firmware and system-level issues affecting customer experience, including device stability, performance, and reliability
- Drive technical decisions and implement resource-efficient software for both RTOS and Linux-based embedded systems at scale
- Lead design and code reviews, establishing best practices and technical standards for embedded software components across multiple product lines
- Mentor and grow junior engineers through technical guidance, code reviews, and knowledge sharing, raising the bar for the team
- Demonstrate customer obsession by identifying and proactively addressing systemic issues that impact device reliability and user satisfaction
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (firmware, cloud, mobile, product) to define requirements, influence architecture, and deliver integrated solutions
- Drive operational excellence by implementing monitoring, metrics, and diagnostic tools that improve system observability and reduce time-to-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++

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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.

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USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 165,200.00 - 223,600.00 USD annually