Senior Software Engineer (Streaming), Ring

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Job description

DESCRIPTION

Ring in the UK will grow rapidly in 2024, therefore we are looking for skilled individuals with a strong sense of independence to join our team in Cambridge. Our team will develop current projects as well as build and deliver new features. As an Software Development Engineer, you will be a core member of the development team. The ideal candidate is passionate about building IoT products. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment.

The ideal candidate:
Enjoys working side by side with colleagues and teams on tough problems.
Is highly effective and thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple, changing priorities.
Knows what is important when shipping products to customers and has been through the process from start to finish.
Is comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership and never shies away from a challenge.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to join the Ring team and support the development of new and existing products. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build.

Key job responsibilities
Delivering high-quality C/C++ code for Ring Devices at Amazon.
Proactively communicating and demonstrating technical leadership.
Designing and implementing real-time streaming protocols like RTP/RTCP for embedded Linux and RTOS environments.
Optimizing video encoding and decoding on various HW platforms.
Developing bandwidth control and adaptive streaming algorithms.
Integrating with device-specific audio/video hardware and firmware interfaces.
Profiling and optimizing code for memory, CPU and power efficiency.
Collaborating on debugging streaming issues in the field.

A day in the life
As Amazon is Day1 company we are never stock with maintenance, we are always moving forward to innovate our products. Every day we are solving challenging problems to make our product more suited to customer needs.

About the team
As a team we build Ring Doorbell Wired -

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- Experience leading the architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and current systems
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Proven experience in software and streaming development with C/C++, familiarity with embedded and IoT domain.
- Field experience with creating high performance and low latency video streaming solutions.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey technical information to a wide variety of audiences.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

- Master's in Computer Science, Information Security, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
- Deep understanding of modern C/С (11+) programming languages and general algorithms theory.
- Knowledge of Linux systems and RTOS operating system internals.
- Experience in the video and audio encoding (AVC, HVEC, OPUS, etc) and streaming (WebRTC, RTP, RTSP, etc) technologies.
- Experience in network programming and understanding of network and web related protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, IPSEC, HTTP, HTTPS).

Amazon is an equal opportunities employer. We believe passionately that employing a diverse workforce is central to our success. We make recruiting decisions based on your experience and skills. We value your passion to discover, invent, simplify and build. Protecting your privacy and the security of your data is a longstanding top priority for Amazon. Please consult our Privacy Notice () to know more about how we collect, use and transfer the personal data of our candidates.

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