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Senior SDE, Simulation Infrastructure & Platform

Amazon.com Inc
  • North Reading, MA
    11 days ago

    Job Description

    Amazon is seeking exceptional talent to help develop the next generation of advanced robotics systems that will transform automation at Amazon"s scale. We"re building revolutionary robotic systems that combine innovative AI, sophisticated control systems, and advanced mechanical design to create adaptable automation solutions capable of working safely alongside humans in dynamic environments. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of robotics and automation at an unprecedented scale, working with world-class teams pushing the boundaries of what"s possible in robotic dexterous manipulation, locomotion, and human-robot interaction.

    We are seeking a Senior Software Development Engineer to help build and operate the simulation platform supporting advanced robotics development at Amazon. This role focuses on designing and scaling high-performance, cloud-native infrastructure that enables distributed simulation workloads, learning pipelines, and automated validation systems. You will play a key role in transforming advanced simulation capabilities into reliable, maintainable, and scalable software systems that accelerate robotics innovation.

    Key job responsibilities

    • Design and operate the core simulation platform infrastructure supporting large-scale robotics development and learning workloads
    • Architect and scale cloud-native systems in AWS, including distributed job orchestration, resource management, and cost-efficient compute utilization
    • Own CI/CD pipelines, build systems, and automated testing infrastructure for complex C++ and Python codebases
    • Develop and maintain tooling to manage simulation environments, assets, and versioned artifacts across teams
    • Improve performance, reliability, and reproducibility through observability, profiling, and automated regression systems
    • Establish and enforce software engineering best practices, including modular architecture, code quality standards, and long-term maintainability
    • Partner with robotics and research teams to productionize advanced capabilities into robust, scalable software systems
    • Enable large-scale validation, benchmarking, and certification workflows through automated evaluation infrastructure

    About the team

    Our team is building a comprehensive simulation platform for advanced robotics development, combining locomotion and manipulation capabilities. We operate at the forefront of physics simulation, reinforcement learning, and sim-to-real transfer, collaborating with world-class robotics engineers, applied scientists, and mechanical designers in a fast-paced, innovation-driven environment.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationNorth Reading, MA
    IndustryRetail
    Company Size10,000 employees or more
    Year Founded1994
    Websitehttp://Amazon.com/militaryroles

    About Company

    At Amazon, we don’t wait for the next big idea to present itself. We envision the shape of impossible things and then we boldly make them reality. So far, this mindset has helped us achieve some incredible things. Let’s build new systems, challenge the status quo, and design the world we want to live in. We believe the work you do here will be the best work of your life.

    Wherever you are in your career exploration, Amazon likely has an opportunity for you. Our research scientists and engineers shape the future of natural language understanding with Alexa. Fulfillment center associates around the globe send customer orders from our warehouses to doorsteps. Product managers set feature requirements, strategy, and marketing messages for brand new customer experiences. And as we grow, we’ll add jobs that haven’t been invented yet.

    It’s Always Day 1
    At Amazon, it’s always “Day 1.” Now, what does this mean and why does it matter? It means that our approach remains the same as it was on Amazon’s very first day – to make smart, fast decisions, stay nimble, invent, and stay focused on delighting our customers. In our 2016 shareholder letter, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos shared his thoughts on how to keep up a Day 1 company mindset. “Staying in Day 1 requires you to experiment patiently, accept failures, plant seeds, protect saplings, and double down when you see customer delight,” he wrote. “A customer-obsessed culture best creates the conditions where all of that can happen.” You can read the full letter here

    Our Leadership Principles
    Our Leadership Principles help us keep a Day 1 mentality. They aren’t just a pretty inspirational wall hanging. Amazonians use them, every day, whether they’re discussing ideas for new projects, deciding on the best solution for a customer’s problem, or interviewing candidates. To read through our Leadership Principles from Customer Obsession to Bias for Action, visit https://www.amazon.jobs/principles

    Skills

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
    • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
    • Automationunmatched
    • Benchmarkingunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • C++ Programming Languageunmatched
    • Cloud Architectureunmatched
    • Cloud Computingunmatched
    • Continuous Deployment/Deliveryunmatched
    • Continuous Integrationunmatched
    • Control Systemsunmatched
    • Human Interactionunmatched
    • Machine Toolunmatched
    • Mechanical Designunmatched
    • Performance Managementunmatched
    • Physicsunmatched
    • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
    • Quality Metricsunmatched
    • Reinforcement Learningunmatched
    • Reliability Engineeringunmatched
    • Resource Managementunmatched
    • Roboticsunmatched
    • Simulationunmatched
    • Software Developmentunmatched
    • Software Engineeringunmatched
    • System Testunmatched
    • Systems Scalabilityunmatched
    • Test Automationunmatched

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