What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Product Manager Tech, Ring Appstore position at Amazon?
Description
Build the developer platform powering Ring's ecosystem of 75 million deployed cameras — defining how third-party developers discover, create, and launch applications that protect homes and businesses worldwide. The Ring Appstore launched to General Availability in March 2026, and this is the role that leads what comes next: scaling a greenfield developer ecosystem into a self-sustaining platform powered by AI-native tooling.
Ring is seeking a Principal Product Manager – Technical to own the Ring Developer Experience — the unified platform that enables third-party developers and partners to discover, build, test, certify, and publish applications that integrate with Ring's security cameras and smart home devices. You will serve as the single-threaded product owner of the developer-facing platform at developer.ring.com, spanning APIs, developer tooling, sandbox environments, AI-assisted development capabilities, app certification workflows, and developer support infrastructure.
This is a high-visibility, high-ambiguity role at the intersection of platform strategy, API product management, and AI-native developer tooling. It requires a leader who can set a multi-year product vision, make complex technical tradeoffs, and influence cross-functional stakeholders across Ring, AWS, and Amazon's broader developer ecosystem.
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities
As the single-threaded owner of the Ring Developer Experience , you will set direction, define requirements, and partner across engineering and business teams to deliver a world-class developer platform. Core responsibilities include:
The Ring Appstore team unlocks the long tail of specialized applications that Ring's network of 75 million deployed cameras can support. Our mission is to build and accelerate the self-reinforcing flywheel that makes Ring's camera ecosystem increasingly valuable over time: more developers build more apps, which drive more customer value, which drives Ring Protect retention and device sales, which in turn attracts more developers and partners to the platform. The Developer Experience function is at the center of that flywheel, responsible for defining the API capabilities, developer tooling, and platform infrastructure that make the cycle possible.
We are a small, high-ownership team that operates at startup speed within one of the world's largest technology companies.
Basic Qualifications
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 206,900.00 - 279,900.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10403012
Build the developer platform powering Ring's ecosystem of 75 million deployed cameras — defining how third-party developers discover, create, and launch applications that protect homes and businesses worldwide. The Ring Appstore launched to General Availability in March 2026, and this is the role that leads what comes next: scaling a greenfield developer ecosystem into a self-sustaining platform powered by AI-native tooling.
Ring is seeking a Principal Product Manager – Technical to own the Ring Developer Experience — the unified platform that enables third-party developers and partners to discover, build, test, certify, and publish applications that integrate with Ring's security cameras and smart home devices. You will serve as the single-threaded product owner of the developer-facing platform at developer.ring.com, spanning APIs, developer tooling, sandbox environments, AI-assisted development capabilities, app certification workflows, and developer support infrastructure.
This is a high-visibility, high-ambiguity role at the intersection of platform strategy, API product management, and AI-native developer tooling. It requires a leader who can set a multi-year product vision, make complex technical tradeoffs, and influence cross-functional stakeholders across Ring, AWS, and Amazon's broader developer ecosystem.
Key job responsibilities
Responsibilities
As the single-threaded owner of the Ring Developer Experience , you will set direction, define requirements, and partner across engineering and business teams to deliver a world-class developer platform. Core responsibilities include:
- Define and own the multi-year product vision and technical roadmap for the Ring Developer Experience platform. Translate strategic priorities into executable plans that drive developer acquisition, activation, and ecosystem health.
- Own the end-to-end developer lifecycle from initial discovery through onboarding, API integration, app certification, and post-launch growth. Design the platform so that developers at every stage — from a first-time indie developer to a global enterprise partner — can move quickly, build confidently, and publish successfully.
- Lead transition to an AI-native developer experience by driving innovations in AI-assisted coding, automated developer support, intelligent documentation, and platform monitoring. Own the roadmap for AI tooling that dramatically reduces time-to-integration and helps developers build better, faster applications on Ring.
- Define API capabilities and platform architecture in close partnership with engineering, making deliberate technical tradeoffs across authentication, device access, streaming, data access, and extensibility. Ensure Ring's developer APIs are well-designed, well-documented, secure, and capable of supporting a broad and growing set of third-party use cases.
- Develop and execute developer cohort strategy across enterprise partners, startups, and independent developers. Define how the platform serves each segment — differentiated onboarding paths, support models, access tiers, and business terms — and partner with Business Development and Marketing to activate and grow each cohort.
- Drive developer trust, certification, and platform integrity by owning the app certification and security review process, automated developer trust scoring, API usage policies, and enforcement mechanisms. Balance developer velocity with the rigorous standards customers expect from Ring.
- Lead cross-functional alignment and influence without authority across Engineering, Business Development, Solution Architecture, Marketing, Finance, and Ring platform teams. Drive alignment on API expansion priorities, partner go-to-market execution, and resource investment decisions. Represent the developer platform strategy to Ring and Amazon senior leadership.
- Establish and own success metrics for the developer ecosystem, including developer acquisition, activation, satisfaction, time-to-first-app, and ecosystem health indicators. Use data and customer feedback to inform roadmap prioritization and make the case for strategic investment.
- Author high-quality product documents in Amazon's writing format — including PR/FAQs, product requirements documents, and high-level design documents — that clearly articulate the customer problem, the proposed solution, and the business rationale for major platform investments.
The Ring Appstore team unlocks the long tail of specialized applications that Ring's network of 75 million deployed cameras can support. Our mission is to build and accelerate the self-reinforcing flywheel that makes Ring's camera ecosystem increasingly valuable over time: more developers build more apps, which drive more customer value, which drives Ring Protect retention and device sales, which in turn attracts more developers and partners to the platform. The Developer Experience function is at the center of that flywheel, responsible for defining the API capabilities, developer tooling, and platform infrastructure that make the cycle possible.
We are a small, high-ownership team that operates at startup speed within one of the world's largest technology companies.
Basic Qualifications
- 10 years of technical product or program management experience
- 7 years of end to end product delivery experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 5 years of creating written docs for development of new products experience
- 5 years of direct work with engineering teams experience
- Experience defining roadmap strategy and prioritizing deliverables for your team products
- Experience working directly with Engineers on product enhancements
- Experience in software development, or experience managing full application stacks from the OS up through custom applications and experience in Kubernetes, Docker or containers ecosystem
- Experience working with REST API based services, or experience in deploying identity and access management systems and experience in web security
- Knowledge of AWS services
- Master's degree in a technical field
- Experience with AI/ML-powered developer tooling, including LLM-based code generation, MCP servers, or AI-assisted development workflows
- Experience with marketplace monetization models, subscription billing platforms, or revenue-share infrastructure
- Background in IoT, smart home, physical security, or computer vision ecosystems
- Track record of building products that simultaneously serve B2B enterprise audiences and B2C independent developer communities
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.
USA, CA, Sunnyvale - 206,900.00 - 279,900.00 USD annually
USA, TX, Austin - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually
USA, WA, Bellevue - 179,900.00 - 243,400.00 USD annually
Company - Amazon.com Services LLC
Job ID: A10403012