Senior SW Engineer (Robotics), Velocity
Amazon · Westboro, MA · Software Development
senior
Software Engineer
ic
Bachelor's
· Posted Apr 24, 2026
Skills
About this role
Amazon is hiring a senior-level Software Engineer based in Westboro, MA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Scala, React. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent.
- Role
- Software Engineer
- Function
- software engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Full-time
- Location
- Westboro, MA
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Department
- Software Development
- Posted
- Apr 24, 2026
AI Summary
Lead design and architecture of a scalable web application for robot interaction systems. Own significant platform portions, drive technical direction, and mentor engineers. Build high-performance React applications, backend services, and AWS microservices while establishing engineering best practices.
Job description
from Amazon careersWe are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and development of a scalable web application that will transform how teams interact with robots.
You will own significant portions of the system, lead cross-functional initiatives, and set the technical direction for development. This role offers the opportunity to build a greenfield platform from the ground up and directly impact the productivity of thousands of internal users across Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical architecture for the frontend application
- Make critical decisions on technology stack, design patterns, and system architecture
- Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable web application features
- Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows
- Drive technical roadmap discussions and influence product strategy
- Build high-performance, responsive React applications using modern patterns
- Design and implement robust backend services and RESTful APIs to support frontend functionality
- Architect scalable microservices and serverless solutions on AWS
- Ensure code quality through comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e)
- Optimize application performance, bundle size, and load times
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with Amazon standards
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance
- Lead technical discussions and design reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
- Collaborate with product managers and UX designers to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and incident response
- Influence engineering culture and contribute to team growth
- Partner with other teams to ensure system integration and alignment
- Operational Excellence
- Own production systems and ensure high availability and reliability
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and technical debt reduction
- 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
- Experience with web services, APIs, REST, SOAP, microservices, SOA, architecture
- Experience in AWS services
- Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS
- Master's degree in computer science or equivalent
- Experience with version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Experience in Kubernetes, Docker or containers ecosystem
- Proven experience designing and building scalable web applications and APIs
- Strong background in AWS services
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
You will own significant portions of the system, lead cross-functional initiatives, and set the technical direction for development. This role offers the opportunity to build a greenfield platform from the ground up and directly impact the productivity of thousands of internal users across Amazon.
Key job responsibilities
- Define and drive the technical architecture for the frontend application
- Make critical decisions on technology stack, design patterns, and system architecture
- Lead the design and implementation of complex, scalable web application features
- Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and development workflows
- Drive technical roadmap discussions and influence product strategy
- Build high-performance, responsive React applications using modern patterns
- Design and implement robust backend services and RESTful APIs to support frontend functionality
- Architect scalable microservices and serverless solutions on AWS
- Ensure code quality through comprehensive testing strategies (unit, integration, e2e)
- Optimize application performance, bundle size, and load times
- Implement security best practices and ensure compliance with Amazon standards
- Leadership & Collaboration
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, conducting code reviews and providing technical guidance
- Lead technical discussions and design reviews with cross-functional stakeholders
- Collaborate with product managers and UX designers to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Drive operational excellence through monitoring, alerting, and incident response
- Influence engineering culture and contribute to team growth
- Partner with other teams to ensure system integration and alignment
- Operational Excellence
- Own production systems and ensure high availability and reliability
- Implement monitoring, logging, and observability solutions
- Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and technical debt reduction
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
- Experience with web services, APIs, REST, SOAP, microservices, SOA, architecture
- Experience in AWS services
- Experience in at least one modern scripting or programming language, such as Python, Java, Scala, or NodeJS
Preferred Qualifications
- 7+ 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 version control systems and CI/CD pipeline implementation
- Experience in Kubernetes, Docker or containers ecosystem
- Proven experience designing and building scalable web applications and APIs
- Strong background in AWS services
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 https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.
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