Job summary
The Ring team is looking for a passionate and talented iOS Software Development Engineer who has experience building world-class mobile apps. You will be responsible for developing mobile applications that interact seamlessly with our devices and delight our customers.

You will join the team that owns everything related to physical location for Ring mobile apps, a mix of core functionality that is used across teams and platforms, and exciting new features that will be in the forefront of Ring in the months and years to come.

Our goal is to provide the best possible experience to our customers, building solutions and supporting new products that help Ring on their mission to make neighbourhoods safer.

Key job responsibilities

• Design, develop and maintain our iOS mobile applications
• Work with team members to investigate design approaches, prototype technology and evaluate technical feasibility
• Lead architecture and design of features, from conception to launch
• Help to improve engineering processes and tools to increase team effectiveness
• Be part of an agile development process to deliver high-quality software

A day in the life

This role provides a unique opportunity to be a key part in shaping the core of Ring's offerings to our customers. You will work across teams to prototype ideas and solve complex problems, and raise the bar of our applications by advocating and driving software best practices, automating tasks and identifying pitfalls. As part of the team, you will continue to learn and become an expert in challenging fields. You will have the opportunity to contribute your creative ideas and energy, working with world-class experts, distributed cloud systems and home security devices.

About the team

Working on exciting new features and fully owning a core aspect of multiple apps, our team is always looking to learn and innovate. We frequently collaborate with cloud, firmware and other mobile teams to solve problems, come up with solutions and delight our customers. We are data driven, value and promote ownership, working backwards from our customers to bring them an innovative and seamless home security experience.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience contributing to the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
• Non-internship professional software development experience
• Programming experience with at least one modern language such as Java, C++, or C# including object-oriented design

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Proficiency in Computer Science fundamentals such as object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, problem solving, and complexity analysis
• iOS mobile application development experience in Objective-C and Swift
• Experience communicating technical problems to both technical and business audiences verbally and in writing

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience
• Deep understanding of agile principles and exposure to various process implementations
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools such as Git
• Experience with Reactive programming frameworks
• Experience optimising apps for performance
• Experience writing testable code and automated tests
• Experience with deployments to the App Store
• Experience with REST architecture for web services
• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices and best practices for full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, continuous deployments, testing and operations

About Ring

Since its founding in 2013, Ring has been on a mission to make neighbourhoods safer. From the video doorbell to the DIY Ring Alarm system, Ring’s smart home security product line offers users affordable whole-home and neighbourhood security. At Ring, we are committed to making home and neighbourhood security accessible and effective for everyone – while working hard to bring communities together. Ring is an Amazon company. For more information, visit www.ring.com. With Ring, you’re always home.

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