About the role

What will you do at Amazon?

The Amazon Robotics Autonomous Mobility software team develops the autonomy

software that powers Proteus, Amazon’s first fully autonomous warehouse robot.

We are growing and are looking for a Software Development Engineer to join our

Platform, Data and Tools team.

You will be part of an exceptional group of engineers building the platform and

architecture for our onboard mapping, perception, motion planning and control

software. In addition, you will collaborate with engineers and scientists across

the team to develop and enhance our ML training and deployment pipelines.

Key job responsibilities

Specific areas of focus may include (but are not limited too):

- Optimizing runtime performance of core algorithms by exploiting underlying

hardware acceleration capabilities

- Integrating new sensors and hardware components into the autonomy software

stack

- Developing and customizing our Nvidia Jetpack based platform and OS.

- Developing software to enable remote diagnostics, recovery and control of

autonomous robots

- Designing and developing software interfaces to enable hardware testing and

manufacturing processes

- Developing embedded middleware to accelerate the development of other

engineering teams

- Mentor other engineer team members

A day in the life

Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family

members, including domestic partners and their children.

Benefits

can vary by

location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of

employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The

benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:

1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage

2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options

3. Paid Time Off (PTO)

4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you

exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with

unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this

role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!

About the team

We are a multi-disciplinary organization of collaborative Applied Scientists and

Software Engineers with expertise in Computer Vision, SLAM, motion planning,

controls, embedded development, and more. Our mission is to deliver autonomous

navigation software that utilizes state-of-the-art sensor technologies and

algorithms to enable safe and efficient operation of autonomous mobile robots

throughout the Amazon fulfillment and transportation network. We take this

mission seriously and work hard to achieve it, but we have a lot of fun along

the way. After all, what's more fun than building robots? Basic

Qualifications

- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 3+ years of programming with at least one software programming language
experience
- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering,
Mathematics, or a related field
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++, or experience programming with at
least one software programming language

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience
with CUDA kernels or ML/low-level kernels
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards,
code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and
operations experience
- Experience with the AWS platform, web services, software development, or
related technologie
- Experience building custom distributions using tools such as Yocto or
Buildroot
- Experience with robotics middleware (ROS/ROS2) or visualization tools
(Foxglove, RViz)
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of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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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
[https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits].
USA, MA, North Reading - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually

Which skills does this role require?

C++CEmbedded developmentMachine learningNvidia jetpackPerceptionMotion planningControl softwareHardware integrationEmbedded softwareAutonomy platformControl systemsHardware accelerationDiagnosticsManufacturingComputer visionSLAMAutonomous mobile robotsSoftware engineeringData pipelinesDeployment pipelinesMachine Learning

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