Amazon
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
$168K–$227K
N.Reading, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- N.Reading, MA
N.reading, MA - Experience
- 5+ years in programming, professional software development, and system design or architecture leadership; 6+ years in robotics components and controls preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related fields; Master's degree or above preferred.
About the job
Develops and validates embedded software for advanced robotic systems, spanning real-time firmware and Linux kernel-level work.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, test, debug, and maintain robotic systems and features from design through launch and field support.
- Contribute to system architecture and collaborate across teams to solve robotics problems.
- Validate software through automated tests and hands-on bench and live testing; investigate failures across firmware, kernel, and hardware.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of programming experience and 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems; experience mentoring, serving as a tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- Embedded development in C/C++; knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing; experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems; proficiency in RTOS firmware development and/or hands-on Embedded Linux kernel module and device-driver development.
Nice to have
- 6+ years of robotics system components and controls experience.
- Rust or Python; experience with DSP and/or FPGA-based development.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C/C++, FreeRTOS, Zephyr, RT Linux, Micrium, Linux, Rust, Python
AI focus
Works on robotic systems that combine AI with control systems and mechanical design; no specific AI development duties are stated.
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