Robotics Embedded Systems Engineer — AI, Cloud & Impact

Amazon; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 142,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon is seeking an embedded software development engineer (SDE‑I) to build and operate scalable robotics software used across our global fulfillment network. You will own code from design to deployment, work on a fleet of autonomous systems, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, cloud software, and field support teams.

The role emphasizes writing clean, maintainable C/C++/Python code, applying safety standards, and exploring GenAI tools to boost productivity.

Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Experience with data structure implementation, basic algorithm development, and/or object‑oriented design principles
• Experience with programming languages C/C++ and Python

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross‑disciplinary teams to design, build, and operate innovative robotics software solutions.
• Design and develop scalable cloud‑native architectures and microservices in a large distributed environment.
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to technical documentation.
• Build and maintain resilient distributed systems that are scalable, fault‑tolerant, and cost‑effective.
• Explore GenAI and AI‑powered tools to enhance development productivity.
• Write clean, maintainable code following best practices and design patterns.
• Work in an agile environment with CI/CD and on‑call responsibilities.
• Demonstrate operational excellence through monitoring and troubleshooting production issues.
• Design and develop embedded software for safety‑critical robotics systems using C/C++/Rust, focusing on reliability.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Data structures

Algorithms

Object-oriented design

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

SQL

NoSQL

Git

Job description

Amazon is seeking an embedded software development engineer (SDE‑I) to build and operate scalable robotics software used across our global fulfillment network. You will own code from design to deployment, work on a fleet of autonomous systems, and collaborate with mechanical, electrical, cloud software, and field support teams.

The role emphasizes writing clean, maintainable C/C++/Python code, applying safety standards, and exploring GenAI tools to boost productivity.