Senior Drone Software Dev Engineer, Ring Robotics Platform Engineering

Cambridge, United Kingdom
Last month
Job Type
Permanent
Work Pattern
Full-time
Work Location
On-site
Seniority
Senior
Education
Degree
Posted
18 Mar 2026 (Last month)
Ring is working on innovative robotics products; therefore, we are looking for skilled individuals with a strong bias for action and deep technical knowledge to join our team in Cambridge.

Our team is developing a new class of product and building the software framework for high performance embedded robotics systems. As a Software Development Engineer, you will be a core member of the development team, implementing control algorithms and system software that bring robotic capabilities to life.

The ideal candidate has experience in drone or robotics development, with a strong understanding of embedded and systems software and how your code runs on hardware. You should have experience with control engineering principles and their practical implementation in embedded systems. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open and collaborative peer environment.

Key job responsibilities
- Delivering high-quality C/C++ code for Ring Devices at Amazon
- Specifying, designing, and implementing functionality and behaviors of embedded subsystems
- Implement state of the art control algorithms for autonomous systems
- Collaborate effectively with applied science, software, and electronics engineering teams
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers, influencing architectural decisions and establishing best practices for embedded robotics development

About the team
We are the Robotics Platform Engineering team. We are making autonomous and flying robots! We own and build the foundational software layers that enable product functionality and applied science to achieve features that surprise and delight customers. We care about speed and reliability. We aim to squeeze every drop of compute performance from our device hardware, and we use our knowledge of embedded systems, compute architecture and control theory to make that happen.

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