Sr. Software Engineer - Amazon Robotics, Amazon Robotics (AR)

Amazon - North Reading, MA

Full-time - Senior

North Reading, MA

Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, Book, and Miscellaneous Retailers

About the position

Amazon Robotics is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to design, develop, and lead the development of software that controls and optimizes robotic fulfillment centers. This role involves working on scalable robotic systems and collaborating with various teams to ensure timely package delivery for Amazon's retail customers.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, and implement robotic applications and infrastructure.
• Influence the team's strategy and contribute to long-term vision and roadmap.
• Work with stakeholders across the organization to iterate on design and implementation.
• Maintain high standards by participating in reviews, designing for fault tolerance and operational excellence, and creating mechanisms for continuous improvement.
• Prototype and test concepts or features, both through simulation and emulators and with live robotic equipment.
• Work directly with customers and partners to test prototypes and incorporate feedback.
• Mentor other engineer team members.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Strong background in algorithms and system design used to solve complex problems for highly-scalable systems.
• Strong communication skills, ability to support and collaborate work well in a team environment.

Nice-to-haves

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
• M.S./Ph.D. in Science or related field.
• Strong background in algorithms and hands-on experience in developing algorithms for highly-scalable systems.
• Experience in autonomous path planning or navigational solutions/algorithms.
• Experience developing in Web Services - AWS.
• Robotics expertise with hardware and firmware and how it interacts with robotics movement.
• Experience with mentoring other engineers.
• Experience developing cloud services and an understanding of design for scalability, performance and reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and test in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-motivated and able to solve problems independently.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Maternity and Parental Leave Options
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 401(k) Plan