Senior Embedded Software Engineer

About This Role

This senior engineering role develops the next generation of advanced robotics systems, transforming automation at Amazon's scale. It involves building revolutionary robotic systems that combine AI, sophisticated control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments. The role suits an engineer passionate about safety and performance with an interest in robotics systems, offering global impact on millions of customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain novel robotic systems, contributing to the architectural design of complex systems
• Collaborate with peers and other teams to find solutions to challenging problems
• Take end-to-end ownership of features – from design through validation, launch, and field issues
• Engage and challenge ideas constructively in design reviews, and commit fully to team decisions
• Contribute valuable feedback during peer reviews
• Effectively communicate with technical leadership
• Develop new and innovative solutions in a high-paced R&D environment that balance performance and reliability
• Ramp quickly across unfamiliar domains – networking and WiFi, security, navigation, obstacle detection, motor control, functional-safety-related control, and diverse sensors – and go deep where the problem demands it

Requirements

• 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience
• 5+ years of non-internship professional software development 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, Computer Engineering, or related fields
• Experience in embedded development in C/C++
• Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
• Experience with hardware/software integration and real-time systems
• Experience identifying bugs in architecture, algorithms, functionality, and performance with strong overall debugging skills
• Proficient in RTOS firmware development (e.g., FreeRTOS, Zephyr, RT Linux, Micrium) and/or hands-on Embedded Linux experience, including Linux kernel module and device-driver development on multicore systems

Nice to have:

• 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
• Master's degree or above in computer science, computer engineering, or related field
• 6+ years of robotics system components and controls experience
• Strong proficiency in C/C++ required; Rust or Python a plus
• Experience on both sides of the stack – firmware development for RTOS and Linux kernel/drivers
• Experience developing firmware for closed-loop feedback control algorithms with hard real-time system constraints or firmware for digital signal processing
• Experience with DSP and/or FPGA-based development
• Experience with Embedded Linux platform bring-up
• Comfortable assembling embedded Linux images with a build system such as Yocto or Buildroot
• Performed low-level board bring-up, developed HAL code, BSPs, device trees, or bootloaders for custom hardware, including interrupt/ISR handling, and debugged bare-metal firmware over JTAG
• Worked on multi-processor board designs e.g. MCUs, MPUs, GPUs, NPUs, DSPs, FPGAs, coordinating over Inter-Processor Comms (IPC), DMA, shared memory, or on-chip fabric
• Experience with real-time fieldbus/motion protocols such as EtherCAT, CAN, or similar
• Exposure to networking, communications systems, and data security
• Understanding of RF and wireless communications, especially 802.11
• Hands-on development with sensors such as cameras, radar, lidar, IMU, 3D ToF, or other vision/perception systems
• Experience with functional safety and developing safety-certified systems, especially with IEC 61508
• Shipped embedded software in a demanding physical-product domain – robotics, industrial automation, automotive, medical, or comparable
• Experience handling and analyzing large data sets and with AWS

Benefits

• Sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs)
• 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
• Parental leave

Important Details

• Locations: USA, MA, N.Reading

About the Company

Amazon is developing the next generation of advanced robotics systems to transform automation at its scale.