Robotics - Software Development Engineer

Amazon Amazon · Big Tech · Sunnyvale, CA · Software Development

Software Development Engineer role focused on robotics at Amazon, involving the design, development, and operation of innovative products and services. The role requires collaboration with cross-disciplinary teams, building scalable cloud-native solutions, and leveraging GenAI/AI tools for development productivity. Key responsibilities include working with fulfillment center technologies like robotics, computer vision, and cloud services, as well as writing clean code and participating in agile development practices.

What you'd actually do

  1. Collaborate and communicate effectively with experienced cross-disciplinary Amazonians to design, build, and operate innovative products and services that delight our customers, while participating in technical discussions to drive solutions forward.
  2. Design and develop scalable solutions using cloud-native architectures and microservices in a large distributed computing environment.
  3. Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
  4. Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault-tolerant, and cost-effective.
  5. Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity while staying current with emerging technologies.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree or above in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or related STEM fields
  • Experience with at least one general-purpose programming language such as Java, Python, C++, C#, Go, Rust, or TypeScript
  • Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object-oriented design principles
  • Experience in C/C++ for real-time robotics applications

Nice to have

  • Experience from previous technical internship(s) or demonstrated project experience
  • Experience with Cloud platforms (preferably AWS), database systems (SQL and NoSQL), AI tools for development productivity, contributing to open-source projects, and/or version control systems
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Demonstrated ability to learn and adapt to new technologies quickly
  • Basic understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
  • Experience in Linux application development
  • Experience with ROS/ROS 2 for robotics middleware
  • Experience within Robotics, Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Optimization, Manipulation, Perception, Motion Planning and Controls, Movement, Autonomous Navigation, Path Planning, or related

What the JD emphasized

  • design, build, and operate innovative products and services
  • design, develop and test software components that interact with fulfillment center technologies, such as robotics, material handling equipment, computer vision, and cloud services
  • Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools

Other signals

  • design and build innovative products and services
  • design, develop and test software components that interact with fulfillment center technologies, such as robotics, material handling equipment, computer vision, and cloud services
  • Leverage and contribute to the development of GenAI and AI-powered tools to enhance development productivity