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In addition, you will collaborate with engineers cross the team to develop and enhance our robotic capabilities.\nKey job responsibilities\nSpecific areas of focus may include (but are not limited too):\n- Evaluating and integrating new sensors into the autonomy software stack.\n- Developing sensor fusion techniques for obstacle detection and localization.\n- Developing machine-learning capabilities and infrastructure for robotic perception and localization.\n- Optimizing runtime performance of autonomy algorithms by exploiting underlying hardware acceleration capabilities.\n- Building frameworks for large-scale replay and analysis of events in pre-recorded sensor data.\n- Building frameworks to monitor and manage resource utilization on embedded compute platform.\n- Building visualization tools for analyzing and debugging robot behavior.\nBasic qualifications\n- 5+ years of non-internship professional software development experience\n- 5+ years of programming with at least one software programming language experience\n- 5+ years of leading design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience\n- Experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team\nPreferred qualifications\n- 5+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience\n- Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent\n- Experience with perception, localization, sensor-fusion, computer-vision, or machine-learning for robotics.\n- Expertise in modern C++ and experience with python.\n- Experience with Robot Operating System (ROS) or similar robotic frameworks.\n- Experience with AWS services and technologies\nAmazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.\nOur 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.\nThe base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. 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