Senior Software Development Engineer

Amazon • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

Amazon is seeking exceptional embedded software engineering talent to develop
the on-robot software components that connect intelligent robots to fleet-scale
cloud systems, enabling telemetry collection, model deployment, over-the-air
updates, and fleet coordination at unprecedented scale. We're building
revolutionary software infrastructure that combines AI, large-scale distributed
systems, and advanced robotics orchestration to create adaptable automation
solutions capable of coordinating heterogeneous robot fleets safely alongside
humans in dynamic industrial environments.

As a Senior Embedded Software Development Engineer, you will own on-robot
software components that bridge the gap between autonomous robot intelligence
and cloud-based fleet management. You will work at the intersection of embedded
systems and cloud-connected distributed architectures, ensuring that on-robot
software operates reliably under real-time constraints, bandwidth limitations,
and the safety requirements of industrial environments where robots work
alongside humans. Your work will enable robots to receive fleet coordination
commands, publish operational telemetry, receive over-the-air software and model
updates, and participate as intelligent members of a coordinated fleet.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in embedded software development with
a strong understanding of how embedded systems integrate with cloud
infrastructure and large-scale distributed operations. You are hands-on, writing
production-quality embedded code and building resilient software that operates
in resource-constrained environments. You can reason about latency requirements,
failure modes, data flow direction, and graceful degradation. If you're
passionate about building the embedded software that makes robots smarter, more
connected, and more capable as part of a coordinated fleet, this role offers the
chance to make a lasting impact on the future of automation.

Requirements

• 10+ 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 (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++

Nice To Haves

• 10+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Experience with AI-native development practices and AI coding assistants

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain on-robot software components that enable reliable connectivity between robots and cloud systems, supporting capabilities such as telemetry, remote updates, fleet coordination, and continuous learning.
• Build embedded software that operates reliably under real-time constraints, handling bandwidth-constrained environments, intermittent connectivity, and the sensor data volumes generated by modern industrial robots.
• Collaborate with on-robot teams through joint architecture sessions to define and maintain clean software interfaces, with boundaries shaped by latency requirements, scope of optimization, data flow direction, failure modes, and development velocity.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks for on-robot software components, including hardware-in-the-loop testing, simulated fleet scenarios, and integration tests that validate the on-robot to cloud communication path end to end.
• Collaborate with applied science and data infrastructure teams to ensure on-robot telemetry and model deployment components meet the requirements of continuous learning pipelines and fleet intelligence systems.
• Collaborate with fleet management and platform teams to ensure on-robot components integrate cleanly with fleet management software, platform services, deployment infrastructure, and monitoring and alerting systems.
• Contribute to the design of robot communication APIs and platform architecture, ensuring they support scalability and multi-tenant requirements for both internal operations and future external customers.
• Leverage AI-native development practices and AI coding assistants to accelerate development while maintaining the quality and reliability standards required for embedded systems in industrial environments.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed