Amazon
Senior Robotics SW Engineer , Velocity
$168K–$227K
Westboro, MA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 24, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software development, programming, and system design or architecture; preferred full software development life-cycle experience is 5+ years.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Develop autonomy software for Velocity robots, focusing on perception and localization, and help build the platform for perception, motion planning, and control.
What you'll do
- Evaluate and integrate sensors; develop sensor-fusion techniques for obstacle detection and localization.
- Build machine-learning capabilities and infrastructure for robotic perception and localization.
- Optimize autonomy algorithms and build tools and frameworks for replay, resource monitoring, visualization, and debugging.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 5+ years programming in at least one software programming language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Experience mentoring, serving as a tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
- Experience in robotics perception, localization, sensor fusion, computer vision, or machine learning; modern C++, Python, ROS or similar frameworks, or AWS.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, python, Robot Operating System (ROS), AWS
AI focus
Develop machine-learning capabilities and infrastructure for robotic perception and localization.
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