Amazon
Sr Robotics Software Engineer, Amazon Robotics
$168K–$227K
North Reading, MA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software development, programming, and leading system design or architecture; 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience is preferred.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent.
About the job
Build and lead software for Amazon Robotics’ new manipulation platform, spanning robot middleware, health monitoring, fleet management, AWS applications, and generative AI workflow automation.
What you'll do
- Design and own robotics software components that scale from individual robots to fleets of thousands.
- Lead system architecture and coordinate delivery across robotics, hardware, and operations teams.
- Apply generative AI to automate workflows and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience and 5+ years programming in at least one language.
- 5+ years leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent; expert-level C++ skills; experience with software libraries and tools for robot applications and/or communication middleware.
Nice to have
- 5+ years of full software development life cycle experience.
- Experience with robotic motion control systems and algorithms, or robotic operating environments like ROS.
Pay
168,100.00 - 227,400.00 USD annually (base salary)
Tools
C++, AWS, ROS
AI focus
Use generative AI tools and techniques to automate operational workflows, improve developer productivity, and accelerate iteration on capabilities.
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