# Robotics SDE, Safe Autonomy, Compass

We are seeking a robotics Software Dev Engineer to join Compass. In this role, you will own the integration of the Compass software into various platforms, including mobile robots, mobile manipulators, and legged robots. You will interface with motion planning, sensing and perception, and safety firmware and create abstractions that enable the Compass software to be easily deployed across millions of robots. Key job responsibilities Design, implement, and maintain the software integration layer that enables Compass safety modules to interface with diverse robot platforms (mobile robots, manipulators, dynamically stable robots) Build robust abstractions and APIs that decouple safety logic from platform-specific hardware, enabling rapid deployment across new robot form factors Collaborate with motion planning, perception, and controls teams to ensure seamless data flow and real-time performance between safety systems and autonomy stacks Develop and maintain interfaces to safety-rated firmware and hardware, ensuring compliance with functional safety requirements Architect scalable, production-grade software that can operate reliably across millions of deployed robots Write high-

- **Id**: 4100698
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/amazon-robotics-sde-safe-autonomy-compass-2>
- **Role**: Robotics
- **Role family**: Robotics
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Pasadena, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: yes
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-11T21:39:47Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-11
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-11T21:39:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6411
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Health insurance, Parental leave, Restricted stock units
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Advertising, Cloud Platforms (IaaS & PaaS), Logistics, Streaming & OTT Platforms

## Company

- **Id**: 19
- **Name**: Amazon
- **Domain**: amazon.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/amazon>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Career site

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 78
- **Open postings**: 4525
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.887
- **Repost share**: 0.003
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 30
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-11T05:49:22Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 143700
- **Max**: 194400
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 194400

## Technologies

- **C#** — Optional: no
- **C++** — Optional: no
- **Java** — Optional: no
- **Motion Planning** — Optional: no
- **Perl** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-11T21:39:47Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 23,961 · green card filings: 81; Filings 12m: 23961

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 31
- **Reasons**: conf:4, win:early, comp:brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T02:12:34Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 194400
- **Is top pay**: yes

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