Amazon Robotics Software Developer, AR-JW

Do you want to create the greatest-possible worldwide impact in Robotics The Robotics AI team at Amazon builds high-performance real-time robotic systems that can perceive learn and act intelligently alongside humansat Amazon scale. Our mission is to enable robots to interact safely efficiently and fluently with the clutter and uncertainty of real-world fulfillment centers. Our AI solutions enable robots to learn from new data and to operate safely in partnership with humans.

We hire and develop subject matter experts in AI with a focus on computer vision deep learning intelligent control semi-supervised and unsupervised learning. We target high-impact algorithmic unlocks in areas such as scene and activity comprehension simultaneous localization and mapping closed-loop control robotic grasping and manipulationall of which have high-value impact for our current and future fulfillment networks.

We are seeking hands-on software development engineer who will be deeply involved in developing the code and deploying algorithms for a new piece of hardware. The individual should be technically strong in building scalable ML solutions using a combination of cloud and edge-based tooling. You will contribute to the research and development of a novel sensing platform for our fulfillment sensors and will partner with top-notch scientists and engineers to deliver.

In addition to assisting with the development of novel solutions and prototypes you will directly contribute to implementation of a continuous learning pipeline. A successful candidate has excellent technical depth great communication skills and a drive to achieve results in a collaborative team environment.

You should enjoy the process of solving real-world problems that quite frankly havent been solved at scale anywhere before. Along the way we guarantee youll get opportunities to be a courageous disruptor prolific innovator and a reputed problem solver. This is a great role for someone who wishes to enable the safe application of AI and robotics to significantly impact the lives of millions of consumers.

Key job responsibilities
- Architect design and implement robotic software applications infrastructure and tools.
- Work with stakeholders across hardware science and operations teams to iterate on systems design and implementation.
- Create robust high-quality well-tested software to interface with sensors actuators and other hardware. Design abstraction patterns to make these systems coordinate well.
- Partner with machine learning experts to implement and deploy algorithms such as machine learning and computer vision models.
- Develop systems across the entire lifecycle from proof of concept to production
- Profile tune and optimize system performance.
- Create re-usable software and systems to accelerate robotics development.
- Maintain high standards by participating in reviews designing for fault tolerance and operational excellence and creating mechanisms for continuous improvement.
- Mentor junior team members.

A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members including domestic partners. Benefits can vary by location the number of regularly scheduled hours you work length of employment and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular full-time employees include:

1. Medical Dental and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan

If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly wed still love to hear from you! At Amazon we value people with unique backgrounds experiences and skillsets. If youre passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale please apply!

- 3 years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2 years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience programming with at least one software programming language

- 3 years of full software development life cycle including coding standards code reviews source control management build processes testing and operations experience
- Bachelors degree in computer science or equivalent

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