Embedded Software Development Engineer II, Amazon Robotics Embedded Safety Systems
Amazon · North Reading, MA · Software Development
About this role
Amazon is hiring a mid-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in North Reading, MA. The posting calls out experience with Rust, C, CI/CD, Embedded Systems. Compensation is listed at $143,700–$194,400 per year.
- Role
- Embedded Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- mid
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- North Reading, MA
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Mar 31, 2026
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Job description
from Amazon careersJoin our Safety Firmware team at Amazon Robotics and be at the forefront of embedded safety systems development. As a Software Development Engineer II, you'll bridge hardware and software in creating safety-certified solutions for Amazon's warehouse automation systems. Your expertise in C/C++/Rust programming will be essential as you design, implement, test, and maintain embedded software components that ensure people remain safe around our robotic solutions. In this role, you'll collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines, working with mechanical, electrical, cloud software, fleet management, manufacturing, and field support teams. You'll explore the latest development of EdgeAI on resource-constrained embedded systems while adhering to rigorous safety standards and implementing deterministic behavior that protects people interacting with automated robotic solutions. Key job responsibilities - Design and implement embedded software components for safety-critical systems using C/C++/Rust, ensuring high quality, maintainable code that meets rigorous safety standards - Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware design, manufacturing, and software teams to integrate products and solutions end-to-end, from initial design through field deployment - Participate in the full product development lifecycle including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of embedded safety systems - Provide meaningful feedback during code reviews and contribute to improving software quality, customer experience, and maintainability…