Senior Software Engineer, Fauna

Amazon Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 185,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Parental leave

RSUs

Job summary

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to shape architecture for robotic software modules and drive end-to-end delivery from design to production. You will collaborate across R&D, ML, hardware, and operations to deliver integrated solutions and production-grade SDKs for developers.

The role emphasizes leading design decisions, mentoring engineers, and building scalable, robust software systems for real-world robotics applications in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience.
• 5+ years of programming with at least one software language.
• 5+ years of leading design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team.
• Bachelor's degree or above in robotics, mechanical/mechatronics engineering, systems engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithm design, statistics, and system design.
• Experience leading design, build and deployment of complex, performant software in production.
• Experience facilitating discussions with senior leadership regarding technical trade-offs, best practices, and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture and design decisions for robotic software systems, including perception, navigation, motor control, reasoning, and human-robot interaction.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex software systems, from design through production deployment and operational excellence.
• Lead collaboration across research, machine learning, hardware, and operations teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Define technical roadmaps and drive innovation in robotic software development, including production-level SDKs for developer use.
• Design and implement systems and tools that accelerate development velocity for multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

Skills

Software dev experience

Programming languages

Architecture leadership

Mentoring

Data structures

Production deployments

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or above in robotics/engineering

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Software Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will drive technical strategy and architecture decisions for software modules that empower robots to operate.

Key job responsibilities

• Drive architecture and design decisions for robotic software systems, including perception, navigation, motor control, reasoning, and human-robot interaction.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex software systems, from design through production deployment and operational excellence.
• Lead collaboration across research, machine learning, hardware, and operations teams to deliver integrated solutions.
• Define technical roadmaps and drive innovation in robotic software development, including production-level SDKs for developer use.
• Design and implement systems and tools that accelerate development velocity for multi-disciplinary engineering teams.

About the team

Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is building capable, safe, and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces.

We believe that future won’t arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today, too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. We’re changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer, and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products.

Our work spans the full stack: mechanical design, control systems, dynamic modeling, and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality, but experience. We’re building robots that feel responsive, expressive, and genuinely useful.

At Fauna, you’ll work at the frontier of this space, helping define how robots move, manipulate, and interact with people in natural environments. It’s an opportunity to solve hard problems across hardware and software with a team focused on making robotics accessible and joyful to build.

If you care about making robotics real for everyone and building systems that are as delightful as they are capable, we’re interested in hearing from you.

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 or above in robotics, mechanical/mechatronics engineering, systems engineering or related field
• Knowledge of data structures, algorithm design, statistics, and system design
• Experience leading the design, build and deployment of complex and performant (reliable and scalable) software solutions in production
• Experience facilitating discussions with senior leadership regarding technical / architectural trade-offs, best practices, and risk mitigation

Additional Experience

• Experience in robotics design, automation systems development, control systems design, or related product development
• Experience with training and deploying machine learning systems to solve large-scale optimizations, or experience in development or technical support
• Experience mentoring or training the engineering community on complex technical issues
• Track record of delivering developer-facing products with robust SDKs and fault-tolerant distributed systems.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

Qualifications Appréciées

• Experience in robotics design, automation systems development, control systems design, or related product development
• Experience with training and deploying machine learning systems to solve large-scale optimizations, or experience in development or technical support
• Experience mentoring or training the engineering community on complex technical issues
• Track record of delivering developer-facing products with robust SDKs and fault-tolerant distributed systems.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, NY, New York - 184,900.00 - 250,200.00 USD annually