Software Development Engineer III - Amazon Robotics, Autonomous Mobility, AMS

Amazon • North Reading, MA

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About The Position

As a Software Development Engineer III on the AMS Motion team, you will lead the
technical direction for critical components of our autonomous navigation stack,
including task planning, motion planning, control, and navigation software.
• You will own team-level architecture decisions and drive the evolution of our
production robotics systems, developing generalizations that enable our robots
to operate safely and efficiently across diverse environments and use cases.
• You will play a key role in architecting and implementing next-generation ML
and AI-based motion planning and task planning systems, with your work directly
impacting thousands of fully autonomous robots operating alongside people in
fulfillment centers worldwide.
• You will be a technical leader within a collaborative team of Applied
Scientists and Software Development Engineers, providing architectural guidance
and mentorship to engineers at all levels.
• You will work strategically across teams including Perception, SLAM,
Infrastructure, Fleet Management, and Coordination Services to deliver robust,
scalable, and highly reliable autonomous navigation solutions.
• You will lead projects that require the work of multiple engineers, ensuring
cohesive integration and technical excellence.

This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the future of autonomous robotics
at scale, working with state-of-the-art technologies including real-time
robotics systems, machine learning, and agentic AI while seeing your
architectural decisions deployed on a production fleet serving millions of
customers.

Requirements

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent
• Expertise with C++ or TypeScript in production environments
• Experience with robotics frameworks such as ROS or ROS2
• Experience implementing autonomous navigation systems (motion planning, perception, SLAM), or task planning and action generation from machine learning models
• Experience with machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow, TensorRT, PyTorch) and integrating ML models into production systems
• Experience with embedded systems or real-time software development

Responsibilities

• Designing motion planning and task planning systems that generalize to new scenarios and environments
• Developing and improving motion planning algorithms
• Building and owning training pipelines for machine learning-based motion planning
• Leading development metrics and analysis frameworks and proactive alarming tools to diagnose motion planning and navigation issues
• Leading cross-functional alignment on software interfaces with Perception, SLAM, Infrastructure, and Fleet Management
• Setting code quality standards, writing exemplary C++, TypeScript, Python, and ROS/ROS2 code
• Mentoring engineers through design reviews and code reviews that elevate team capabilities

Benefits

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level