Senior Drone Software Engineer - Embedded Robotics

Amazon; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon's Ring Robotics Platform Engineering team in Cambridge seeks a Senior Drone Software Dev Engineer to design and implement embedded software and control algorithms for autonomous robotic systems. You will help shape architecture, mentor peers, and collaborate across software, hardware, and applied science groups.

The role emphasizes high-performance embedded software, mentorship, and leadership in a fast‑paced team focused on pushing compute efficiency and reliability in Ring devices.

Qualifications

• Experience mentoring, tech lead, or leading an engineering team.
• Experience programming in Java, C++, or C# with object‑oriented design.
• Experience in professional, non‑internship software development.
• Experience leading architecture and design (patterns, reliability, scaling) of new/current systems.
• Experience in development in the last 3 years.
• Experience in robotics design, automation, control systems, or related product development.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality C/C++ code for Ring Devices at Amazon.
• Specify, design, and implement functionality of embedded subsystems.
• Implement state-of-the-art control algorithms for autonomous systems.
• Collaborate with applied science, software, and electronics engineering teams.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship, influencing architecture and best practices for embedded robotics development.

Skills

C/C++

Java

C#

Embedded systems

Robotics

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

Git

Job description

Amazon's Ring Robotics Platform Engineering team in Cambridge seeks a Senior Drone Software Dev Engineer to design and implement embedded software and control algorithms for autonomous robotic systems. You will help shape architecture, mentor peers, and collaborate across software, hardware, and applied science groups.

The role emphasizes high-performance embedded software, mentorship, and leadership in a fast‑paced team focused on pushing compute efficiency and reliability in Ring devices.