Job Description
DESCRIPTION
We build and maintain the world's largest fleet of autonomous industrial robots. Our relentless pursuit of excellence drives us to constantly push the boundaries of robotics and software innovation to tackle real-world problems head-on. What we create forms the cornerstone of Amazon's current operations and lays the groundwork for future systems that will redefine customer experiences in ways we've yet to envision. Every day, we're pioneering new advancements and enhancements. Welcome to Amazon Robotics, where we provide you with the tools and support to innovate alongside us in ways that are fulfilling, rewarding, and fun.
Key job responsibilities
The ideal candidate enthusiastically embodies a deep passion for crafting customer-centric solutions and thrives on not only on finding innovative answers to challenging questions, but also in the collaboration with other teams. This candidate takes great pride ensuring that our products meet Amazon-scale while setting new benchmarks for performance and maintainability.
Key Responsibilities:
• Develop and maintain robotic systems for the world's largest autonomous robot fleet.
• Contribute to the architectural design of complex systems and collaborate with peers and other teams to find solutions to challenging problems.
• Contribute valuable feedback during peer reviews and effectively communicate with technical leadership.
• Contribute to the development of new and innovative solutions in a high-paced R&D environment.
• Engineer solutions that strike a harmonious balance between top-notch performance and uncompromising resilience and continue to elevate both.
• Master various components including networking and WiFi, security, navigation, obstacle detection, motor control, and diverse sensors.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits that support you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. 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, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
About the team
Our team drives the execution and continuous improvement of the drive units and other related technologies, including hardware and software-based solutions which serve Amazon Fulfillment Network sites around the world. We do this by building both common, reusable components as well as specialized solutions to find the right mix of reliability and performance. We have a team of super-smart doers who are continually looking for areas to help improve upon how to better handle things that technology does well while relying on people to handle things that humans do better. Our environment is global and complex with a variety of different platforms and systems.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 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
- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
- High level of proficiency with C/C++ and Python
- Hands-on system experience with Linux, including device drivers and multicore systems
- Proven experience diagnosing and debugging complex, difficult, multi-variable system issues
- Hands on experience with embedded or real-time operating systems, such as Free RTOS, RT Linux or Micrium
- Has successfully performed as a team member or technical lead on a complex project
- Proficient oral and written communication skills. Collaborates well in a team environment
Job Tags
Full time, Temporary work, Internship, Seasonal work,