Software Development Engineer, Ring Gateways and Permissions Team
Amazon · Sunnyvale, CA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Software Engineer based in Sunnyvale, CA. The posting calls out experience with AWS, Distributed Systems, API Development, Performance Optimization. Compensation is listed at $193,300–$261,500 per year.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Apr 3, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersRing is seeking a Software Development Engineer to join the Gateways and Permissions Framework team, where you'll build the foundational backend services that power device management for millions of Ring devices worldwide. You'll collaborate across Ring's software, firmware, and product organizations while working with AWS technologies to solve complex distributed systems challenges. Ring Gateways is a mission critical service which is entry point for apps and devices to the ring cloud service ecosystem. The service processes billions of requests per day. The team's challenges are availability, latency and critical process resilience. The team partners with all the Firmware teams, Ring App team and Cloud Services being the connectivity layer between the two. Join us in building the next generation of smart home infrastructure that keeps families safe and connected. Key job responsibilities • Design and implement ultra-high-throughput backend services supporting millions of Ring devices with 1M+ TPS capacity and strict uptime requirements • Build extensible APIs and data models that serve as the foundation for Ring's mobile applications and internal service ecosystem • Drive technical excellence and establish engineering best practices • Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using AWS services, ensuring scalability from thousands to millions of concurrent device operations •…