| Location | Hawthorne, CA |
At Ring we build with AI first. Thats not a tool choice, its how we work: documentation, design, code, and daily operations all run through AI to deliver software at the fastest possible pace. The Platform Ops team builds the platforms that make this way of working possible across RBKS, and we run our own operations the same way.
Our mission is operational excellence through AI. We own the platforms RBKS engineering ships through and relies on daily: the MCP platform connecting AI assistants and agents to internal tools at over 150K invocations a day, the device Emulator that 50+ service teams test against, the service knowledge platform behind the orgs operational health view, and the AI observability layer tracking the orgs AI workloads. Device onboarding runs through automation, incident tickets arrive with AI-assisted analysis, and repetitive work is where we point our automation next.
Were looking for an SDE II who already works this way. You reach for AI first when documenting, designing, and coding, and you pair that with strong code review judgment - the ability to catch and correct what tooling or other developers get wrong. You want to own systems end to end, and you enjoy building automation that makes daily work easier for the engineers around you.
Key job responsibilities
Design, build, and operate backend services and platform components used by engineering teams across RBKS
Build MCP servers and agent workflows that automate operational work and connect AI tooling to production systems
Own large components end to end: design, implementation, testing, deployment, and production support
Identify repetitive tasks and processes and build automation into your day-to-day work
Prototype new technology, evaluate feasibility, and drive best practices and engineering excellence
Participate in the teams on-call rotation and improve the systems behind recurring issues
A day in the life
We are a Day 1 team - we never settle for maintenance. Every day youll build the tools and systems that make other Builders faster, using AI to automate what used to take entire teams. Youll ship production code most days and see it used by real teams the same week, working across our platform services, the MCP and agent layer, and the systems that keep RBKS services healthy.
About the team
The Platform Ops team owns operational excellence, developer tooling, and AI-powered automation for RBKS. We build the systems that keep services healthy and make builders productive - from service health platforms and device emulation to AI agents that automate operational toil. Our mission is simple: every builder ships faster, every service runs better, and AI does the heavy lifting on everything that can be automated.
We operate across Ring, Blink, Key, and Sidewalk - a connected ecosystem of physical and digital products serving millions of customers worldwide. Were based in Hawthorne, CA, and we run lean: real ownership and real room to grow. - 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience