Senior Robotics Software Engineer – Safe Autonomy

Amazon; Pasadena (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

Paid Time Off (PTO)

401(k) Plan

Job summary

Amazon is seeking a robotics Software Dev Engineer to own the integration of Compass software across mobile robots, manipulators, and legged platforms. You will partner with motion planning, perception, and safety firmware teams to enable scalable deployment on millions of robots.

You will implement robust APIs, ensure real-time performance, and contribute to safety-critical software that scales with Amazon's autonomous robotics initiatives, including strong emphasis on CI/CD and testing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming in at least one software programming language.
• 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.
• Proficiency in C++, Rust, and/or Python with experience writing production-quality code for real-time systems.
• Experience developing software for robotic systems, embedded platforms, or safety-critical applications.
• Familiarity with robotics middleware (e.g., ROS/ROS2) and real-time communication frameworks.
• Experience designing software abstractions, APIs, or hardware abstraction layers for multi-platform deployment.
• Strong understanding of software engineering best practices including version control, CI/CD, code review, and testing.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain the software integration layer that enables Compass safety modules to interface with diverse robot platforms.
• Build robust abstractions and APIs that decouple safety logic from platform-specific hardware, enabling rapid deployment across new robot form factors.
• Collaborate with motion planning, perception, and controls teams to ensure seamless data flow and real-time performance between safety systems and autonomy stacks.
• Develop and maintain interfaces to safety-rated firmware and hardware, ensuring compliance with functional safety requirements.
• Architect scalable, production-grade software that can operate reliably across millions of deployed robots.
• Write high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code in C++ and/or Python for real-time robotics applications.
• Define integration testing strategies and build simulation-based validation pipelines to verify safety behavior across platforms.
• Contribute to system design reviews, technical documentation, and cross-team alignment on interface contracts.
• Identify and resolve performance bottlenecks in real-time safety-critical software paths.
• Mentor junior engineers and raise the bar on software engineering practices within the team.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

ROS/ROS2

Safety-critical

Education

Master's degree in Robotics/CS/Controls

PhD in Robotics/CS/Controls

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Testing

Job description

Amazon is seeking a robotics Software Dev Engineer to own the integration of Compass software across mobile robots, manipulators, and legged platforms. You will partner with motion planning, perception, and safety firmware teams to enable scalable deployment on millions of robots.

You will implement robust APIs, ensure real-time performance, and contribute to safety-critical software that scales with Amazon's autonomous robotics initiatives, including strong emphasis on CI/CD and testing