Amazon is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer to join their on-robot software team, focusing on perception, SLAM, navigation, and spatial memory for advanced robotics systems. This role involves leading the development of software that enables robots to understand their environment and navigate effectively. The position offers the opportunity to work with cutting-edge AI and robotics technology, shaping the future of automation and human-robot collaboration. Candidates will collaborate with applied scientists to transition research prototypes into production-ready components.

• 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 or tech lead for an engineering team
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field, or 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience designing and shipping perception, computer vision, SLAM, or navigation software for robots or autonomous vehicles
• Master's degree or PhD in Robotics, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field with a focus on computer vision, state estimation, or machine learning
• Experience optimizing machine learning models or computer vision pipelines for real-time inference on embedded GPUs
• Experience with navigation and autonomy stacks such as ROS 2 and Nav2
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Set the technical direction for the robot's perception, SLAM, navigation, and spatial memory software.
• Own the robot's perception and navigation performance in real facilities and drive improvements.
• Collaborate with applied science leaders to transition research from prototypes to production.
• Make architectural tradeoffs regarding what runs on the robot versus in the cloud.
• Define how perception and mobility integrate with planning, manipulation, and safety.
• Build an evaluation strategy to demonstrate robot performance improvements.
• Raise the engineering bar through design reviews, mentoring, and hiring.

• 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.