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Senior Software Engineer, Fauna

Amazon

Location

New York, NY

Type

Full-time

Posted

5/5/2026

Compensation

$184,900 - $250,200 per year

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.1% approval+9% YoY
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Job description

The Senior Software Engineer will join Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, to drive technical strategy and architecture decisions for robotic software systems. The team focuses on creating capable and delightful robots that enhance everyday human interactions. This role involves collaboration across various engineering disciplines to deliver integrated solutions and accelerate development velocity. The engineer will also define technical roadmaps and innovate in robotic software development.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
  • 5+ years of programming experience with at least one software programming language
  • 5+ years of experience 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 the design, build, and deployment of complex software solutions in production
  • Experience facilitating discussions with senior leadership regarding technical trade-offs and best practices
  • Experience in robotics design, automation systems development, or related product development
  • Experience with training and deploying machine learning systems for large-scale optimizations
  • 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

Responsibilities

  • Drive architecture and design decisions for robotic software systems, including perception, navigation, and human-robot interaction.
  • Own end-to-end delivery of complex software systems from design through production deployment.
  • Lead collaboration across research, machine learning, hardware, and operations teams.
  • Define technical roadmaps and drive innovation in robotic software development.
  • Design and implement systems and tools that accelerate development velocity for engineering teams.

Benefits

  • Employees at Amazon are often offered comprehensive health benefits—including multiple medical plan options (no pre-existing condition exclusions, 100% covered in-network preventive care), dental and vision plans, a 24/7 medical advice line from day one, expert second-opinion services, and broad mental-health support with several free counseling sessions (including pediatric). Financial wellness typically includes a 401(k) with company match (up to 2%), Restricted Stock Units (equity), FSAs, an emergency savings program, product and partner discounts, and even college-savings and home-purchase programs. Overall, the package is designed to support employees and their families’ health, finances, and day-to-day life.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Amazon Com Services Llc

As of Jul 17, 2026

Initial approvals

3,290

FY2026

Approval rate

99.1%

FY2026

LCA certified

32,937

FY2026

Entry-level share

10.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+9%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-44%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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