Senior Software Developer - Amazon Robotics , Autonomous Mobility

Overview In this role you will help build the autonomy platform for Proteus, Amazon’s first fully autonomous warehouse robot. You’ll work on perception, localization, and SLAM alongside a multidisciplinary team to advance onboard mapping, AI-driven perception, and robust control. You’ll optimize performance on embedded hardware and contribute to scalable data replay, monitoring, and visualization tools. This is a hands-on leadership role shaping the robotics software stack and its successful deployment in a fast-moving fulfillment network. Compensation / BenefitsMedical, Dental, and Vision CoverageMaternity and Parental Leave OptionsPaid Time Off (PTO)401(k) PlanSign-on payments and RSUsComprehensive benefits including mental health support ResponsibilitiesEvaluate and integrate new sensors into the autonomy software stackDevelop sensor fusion techniques for obstacle detection and localizationDevelop SLAM shared across robot fleetDevelop ML capabilities and infrastructure for perception and localizationOptimize runtime performance exploiting hardware accelerationBuild frameworks for large-scale replay and analysis of sensor dataBuild frameworks to monitor/manage resource utilization on embedded computeBuild visualization tools for analyzing and debugging robot behavior Key requirements5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience5+ years of programming experience in at least one software language5+ years of leading design or architecture of systems (design patterns, reliability, scaling)Experience as a mentor, tech lead, or leading an engineering teamMentorship and technical leadershipCross-functional collaborationStrong communicationModern C++PythonRobot Operating System (ROS) or similar robotic frameworks