Embedded Robotics SDE, Compass
About The Position
The Compass team is building a library of safety-critical software modules that will serve as the certified safety foundation for Amazon's entire robotics fleet. In this role, you'll own that software. Our core development team conducts R&D on novel algorithms your job is to take that R&D and translate it into production-grade, certifiable embedded software that meets the highest safety standards. You'll also work upstream, expressing requirements and constraints that the core R&D team needs to be aware of so their work can ultimately be certified. If you want to own the software that stands between robots and the people around them and take it all the way from research prototype to certified product, then this role is for you.
Requirements
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- 3+ years of experience developing software in C++ for embedded or real-time systems
- Experience with safety-critical or high-reliability software development processes
- Experience translating research or prototype code into production-quality software
- Experience in object-oriented programming
Nice To Haves
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Own the library of safety-critical embedded software modules, taking full responsibility for their quality, maintainability, and certification readiness
- Translate R&D algorithm code from the core development team into production-grade, certifiable embedded software that meets functional safety standards
- Define and communicate software requirements and constraints upstream to the core R&D team, ensuring their algorithm development is compatible with certification objectives
- Drive the software through the full safety certification lifecycle, producing the code, documentation, and evidence required for formal certification
- Develop and maintain embedded software following safety-critical coding standards (e.g., MISRA C++, AUTOSAR) and best practices for deterministic, real-time execution
- Collaborate with safety engineers, lab engineers, and the testing/quality SDE to ensure end-to-end traceability from safety requirements through implementation to certification evidence
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Maternity and Parental Leave Options
- Paid Time Off (PTO)
- 401(k) Plan
- sign-on payments
- restricted stock units (RSUs)
- 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
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
