Senior Robotics Simulation Platform Engineer

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

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to build and operate a high-performance simulation platform for advanced robotics development. You will design scalable cloud-native infrastructure in AWS to support distributed workloads, tooling, and automated validation throughout the engineering lifecycle.

The role emphasizes leadership in design and architecture, maintaining robust, production-grade systems while collaborating with robotics and research teams to accelerate innovation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Engineering or related field.
• Experience designing, building, operating, and managing large-scale distributed systems or web services.
• Proficiency in C++ and Python; strong software engineering practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and operate the core simulation platform infrastructure for large-scale robotics development.
• Architect and scale cloud-native systems in AWS for distributed workloads.
• Own CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and automated testing for C++/Python codebases.
• Develop tooling to manage simulation environments, assets, and versioned artifacts.

Skills

Mentor/tech lead

Distributed systems design

Cloud-native concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in CS/Engineering

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

CI/CD pipelines

Python

C++

Job description

Amazon is seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to build and operate a high-performance simulation platform for advanced robotics development. You will design scalable cloud-native infrastructure in AWS to support distributed workloads, tooling, and automated validation throughout the engineering lifecycle.

The role emphasizes leadership in design and architecture, maintaining robust, production-grade systems while collaborating with robotics and research teams to accelerate innovation.