Amazon
Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, SAF Lab
$144K–$194K
PASADENA, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Location
- PASADENA, CA
Pasadena, CA - Experience
- 5+ years of experience in robotics software development, including work with real robot systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
About the job
Build software infrastructure and hardware abstractions that integrate the SAF Lab’s safety layer with diverse robot platforms and support real-world testing and evaluation.
What you'll do
- Develop and maintain integration software, APIs, and hardware abstractions for multiple robot platforms.
- Collaborate across autonomy teams and build simulation and hardware testing pipelines to validate safety behavior.
- Debug hardware and real-time software issues, evaluate control policies, and write maintainable C++ and/or Python code.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in robotics software development, including work with real robot systems.
- Proficiency in C++ and/or Python and experience writing production-quality code for real-time systems.
- Experience developing software for robotic systems, embedded platforms, or safety-critical applications.
Nice to have
- Master's or PhD in a relevant field.
- Familiarity with control barrier functions, safety-critical control, or formal safety verification methods.
Pay
143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, Python, ROS/ROS2, RTOS, IEC 61508, ISO 13849, Isaac Sim, Gazebo
AI focus
The posting mentions integrating learning-based locomotion and learning into robotics autonomy, and preferred experience deploying reinforcement learning or foundation models on robotic systems.
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