Senior Software Dev Engineer , Velocity, Velocity

Amazon
USA, MA, Westboro2026-05-13ONSITE

About the job

As a Software Development Engineer for Amazon Robotics, you will be at the forefront of building and deploying computer vision systems that power our robots. This role combines deep expertise in software engineering, computer vision, and robotics to solve complex challenges in real-world perception, navigation, and path planning. You will work closely with applied scientists, software developers, and product teams to architect, design, and implement robust software systems that enable safe and efficient operations. This position requires a unique blend of strong software engineering fundamentals and computer vision expertise, with a focus on transforming research concepts into production-ready, scalable solutions that operate reliably in diverse real-world environments.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and optimize production software systems for computer vision–based perception, navigation, and planning

Lead the development of scalable, high-performance computer vision pipelines including model integration, inference optimization, and deployment

Transform research concepts into production-ready solutions that meet strict safety and performance requirements

Develop novel software approaches to solve complex technical challenges in perception, navigation, and planning

Create and implement metrics, evaluation frameworks, and testing infrastructure to measure system performance and reliability

Collaborate with applied scientists and engineering teams to integrate ML/CV models into the production stack

Qualifications

Minimum

8+ years of non-internship professional software development experience

Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team

5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience

5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience

Bachelor's degree

5+ years of CS, CE, ML or related field experience

Preferred

5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience

Master's degree in computer science or equivalent

Experience with deep learning frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow) and model deployment/optimization (TensorRT, ONNX)

Experience with real-time systems, embedded platforms, or edge deployment

Publications or patents in computer vision or related fields at top-tier peer-reviewed conferences or journals