Senior Embedded Robotics Software Engineer

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision coverage

Parental leave

Paid time off (PTO)

401(k) plan

RSUs

Job summary

Amazon is hiring for an embedded software engineer to design and implement reliable embedded control systems for manipulation robots. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and help drive architecture decisions that affect future AWS warehouse robotics systems.

Scale and performance are central, with real-time control and validation through simulations and real-world tests. The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and deep C/C++ expertise, with a focus on advanced control algorithms and

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 with C/C++.
• Experience building complex embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement highly reliable embedded control systems.
• Develop and optimize real-time control algorithms. Validate designs through simulation and real-world testing.
• Partner with roboticists and researchers to implement novel capabilities.
• Drive system architecture choices that impact the future of Amazon’s warehouse robotics systems.

Skills

C/C++

Embedded systems

Mentor/lead

Real-time control

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent

Tools

EtherCAT knowledge

Embedded Linux

Job description

Amazon is hiring for an embedded software engineer to design and implement reliable embedded control systems for manipulation robots. You will work with a multidisciplinary team and help drive architecture decisions that affect future AWS warehouse robotics systems.

Scale and performance are central, with real-time control and validation through simulations and real-world tests. The role emphasizes leadership, mentoring, and deep C/C++ expertise, with a focus on advanced control algorithms and