Robotics Software Architect: Real-Time Systems & AI

Amazon; North Reading (MA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage

Maternity and Parental Leave

Paid Time Off

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is building a brand-new robotics manipulation platform and seeks a versatile software engineer to own critical components, from robotics middleware to health monitoring and fleet management. You will work across a broad tech stack, from real-time C++ on the robot to full-stack web apps on AWS, applying generative AI to automate workflows.

This greenfield opportunity lets you lead multi‑engineer projects, influence technical direction, and mentor junior engineers, while writing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non‑internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Expert level skills in C++.
• Experience working on software libraries and tools for building robot applications and/or communication middle-ware.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and own software components for robotics middleware, health monitoring, and fleet management that scale from individual robots to fleets of thousands.
• Lead the technical design and architecture of systems on a new robotics manipulation platform, balancing real-time performance constraints with long‑term extensibility and maintainability.
• Collaborate with peer robotics, hardware, and operations teams to define interfaces, resolve cross‑team dependencies, and ensure successful end‑to‑end delivery of integrated robotic systems.
• Apply generative AI tools and techniques to automate workflows, improve developer productivity, and accelerate the team's ability to iterate on new capabilities.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and hands‑on guidance, raising the overall quality and engineering practices of the team.

Skills

Non-internship software development

Programming experience

Design/architecture leadership

Mentor/tech lead

Bachelor’s degree in CS

C++ expert

Middleware/robot libraries

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent

Job description

Amazon Robotics is building a brand-new robotics manipulation platform and seeks a versatile software engineer to own critical components, from robotics middleware to health monitoring and fleet management. You will work across a broad tech stack, from real-time C++ on the robot to full-stack web apps on AWS, applying generative AI to automate workflows.

This greenfield opportunity lets you lead multi‑engineer projects, influence technical direction, and mentor junior engineers, while writing