Software Development Engineer, Perception, Fauna

We are seeking a Software Development Engineer to build and scale the software systems that power perception and state estimation on our intelligent this role you will design implement and maintain production-quality software that enables robots to understand their position and motion in real time even in challenging and dynamic environments.

You will own the full software lifecyclefrom architecture and design through implementation testing and deploymentensuring that perception systems are reliable performant and maintainable at scale. You will build robust infrastructure for sensor data processing algorithm integration and embedded deployment pipelines while collaborating closely with applied scientists and hardware engineers to bring cutting-edge research into production.

This is a deeply hands-on engineering role. You will write high-quality well-tested code design scalable systems and drive operational excellence across the perception software stack. The ideal candidate has strong software engineering fundamentals experience building real-time systems and a passion for robotics.

Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement production software systems for real-time perception and state estimation on robotic platforms like Sprout
- Build scalable data pipelines for processing calibrating and managing multi-sensor data (cameras IMUs and other sensing modalities)
- Develop and maintain deployment infrastructure for embedded hardware (e.g. ARM GPU-accelerated edge devices) including CI/CD pipelines OTA updates and monitoring
- Architect software interfaces between perception controls and navigation subsystems within the robots autonomy stack
- Optimize system performance under strict latency memory and power constraints through profiling benchmarking and iterative improvement
- Build and maintain testing frameworks simulation environments and evaluation infrastructure for perception systems
- Drive operational excellence including alarming metrics runbooks and on-call support for production robotics systems
- Collaborate with applied scientists to translate research prototypes into production-ready maintainable code

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- Bachelors degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science Engineering Mathematics or a related field
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language
- Knowledge of programming languages such as C/C Python Java or Perl
- Experience designing and building large-scale production-quality software systems
- Strong understanding of data structures algorithms and object-oriented design
- Experience with version control (Git) code review processes and CI/CD pipelines
- Familiarity with Linux/Unix development environments

- Experience with real-time or embedded systems programming (C/C on ARM/GPU platforms)
- Experience with robotics middleware such as ROS/ROS2
- Familiarity with perception systems (SLAM VIO sensor fusion) or computer vision
- Experience with NVIDIA Jetson Qualcomm RB5 or similar embedded AI platforms
- Experience building and maintaining deployment pipelines for edge/embedded devices
- Track record of shipping software to production on physical hardware at scale
- Experience with performance profiling optimization and resource-constrained environments
- Familiarity with ML model deployment and inference optimization on edge devices
- Experience with infrastructure-as-code containerization or embedded Linux
- Strong communication skills and history of cross-functional collaboration

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status disability or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process including support for the interview or onboarding process please visit for more information. If the country/region youre applying in isnt listed please contact your Recruiting Partner.

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 NY New York - 158100.00 - 213800.00 USD annually