Development Engineer- Cloud

Job TitleDevelopment Engineer- Cloud

Job Description

We're looking for a Cloud Backend Software Engineer for a new Philips Hue software development team at our site in Bangalore.

Working for Signify means being creative and adaptive. Our culture of continuous learning and commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that allows you to build your skills and career. Together, we're transforming our industry.

As the world leader in lighting, we're constantly ahead of the curve. Through our leadership in connected lighting and the Internet of Things, we're breaking new grounds in data analytics, AI, and smart homes, offices, cities and more!

As a Backend Engineer for Philips Hue, you'll be developing the Cloud backend services for one of the world's leading consumer smart home ecosystems as it moves into a new domain of home interactions. The Hue ecosystem is expanding rapidly through new lights, accessories, and exciting new use-cases such as using lighting to make your home more secure or create an immersive home theater experience.

We're on the lookout for forward-thinking innovators with a passion for IoT, Smart Home, Home Security, and Home Entertainment, who are excited to help us build the next level home lighting experience. If you match this description, get in touch!

What you'll do

• Design, implement, test and ship scalable backend services running on AWS to integrate a new category of devices and use-cases into the Philips Hue ecosystem
• Work in a multidisciplinary team (App, Cloud, Embedded) that together builds new features and functionalities end to end. You represent the Cloud backend in system design choices and definition of specifications.
• Closely collaborate with other functions, like QA, product management, as well as engineers from partner companies and suppliers, to jointly optimize our product experience.
• Perform data analysis, identify improvement opportunities, provide input to steer the product roadmap, and work on the ongoing performance and reliability of our cloud software operations.

Your qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Excellent programming and debugging skills
• 5+ years working on software development and definition of large scale microservices on AWS (certification desired) in a continuous delivery environment; having worked on IoT / Smart Home products is a plus
• Experience in Software Development and coding in one of general purpose programming languages (e.g., Go, C++, Java, Kotlin, Swift, etc.)
• Experience using Go or any high level programming language, serverless architectures, infrastructure as code, and DevOps tools & practices
• Good knowledge of SOLID design principles and clean architecture
• Extensive knowledge of network communication protocols (HTTP, MQTT, media streaming technologies), and security/privacy concepts
• Effective communication skills to coach other Cloud developers and work with international partners and colleagues, as well as a can-do mentality to realize world-class consumer product experiences

What you'll get in return

You'll be part of our fast-growing multi-disciplinary Philips Hue engineering team in the Bay Area that works on extending the Philips Hue system to use-cases beyond lighting. We started as a small site developing Philips Hue partnership integrations and Hue Entertainment products and is now rapidly expanding to lead development of another business area. This comes with the unique opportunity to be part of building a team and shaping a new line of products and services. You’ll be able to make a huge impact, while solving complex challenges and broadening your experience.

Who we are

Signify is the world leader in lighting. We provide professional customers and consumers with quality, energy-efficient LED lighting. And our lights, when connected, bring data to devices, apps and people - redefining what light can do and how you use it. Today, our innovations, such as Philips Hue, LiFi - internet connectivity through light - and UV-C, solar and horticultural lighting, contribute to a safer, smarter, more sustainable world. Signify is one of the few companies in the world to achieve carbon neutrality and our next sustainability goals are even bolder: doubling our positive impact on the environment and society by 2025. We're operating in 74 countries with 32,000 people worldwide.