Amazon
Sr. Embedded Software Engineer, Mobile Robotics
$168K–$227K
North Reading, MA +1 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Location
- North Reading, MA
Westboro, MA - Experience
- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development; 6+ years programming; 6+ years leading design or architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent (preferred).
About the job
Leads architecture and development of safety-rated embedded firmware and sensor-processing systems that enable Amazon robots to detect and respond to obstacles.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction for firmware subsystems and sensor-processing pipelines on heterogeneous platforms.
- Lead end-to-end debugging, safety analysis, and certification-related design work.
- Review designs and code, mentor engineers, and collaborate with hardware, safety, and navigation teams.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in embedded Rust, or strong modern embedded C/C++ experience with demonstrated willingness and ability to work in Rust.
- Experience mentoring, serving as a tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
- 6+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
- 6+ years of programming experience and 6+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
Nice to have
- Experience developing RTOS applications or bare-metal real-time systems.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary); 168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
Rust, C/C++, RTOS, Linux, ARM Cortex-A, ARM Cortex-R/M, V4L2, I2C
AI focus
Leverage AI coding assistants and lead the team in using them.
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