Software Development Manager, Amazon Robotics
DESCRIPTION
Are you excited about building fully autonomous robots that can work and learn in complex environments? The Amazon Robotics is creating new products and technologies that make this possible, at Amazon scale.
The Robotic Manipulation organization is looking for a software development manager who can continue to advance the state-of-the art in our domain. Your team will be responsible for doing the basic research to unlock new abilities, bringing those advancements to production, optimizing them for speed and stability, and building the supporting web services. Our work spans real-time software, machine learning engineering, big data, simulation, and more.
We are a team that launched the first large-scale Robotic Manipulation capability in 2020 (Robin). The solution has now scaled to a fleet of >1300 and has shipped >3B packages. No comparable solutions exist in the world. We have followed it up with newer robots (Cardinal and Sparrow). It's time to scale up to many more types of work, types of robot and even larger fleets of robots to continue to scale our supply chain.
We have come a long way in demonstrating the viability of Robotics at scale but we are still very early in the journey of transforming Amazon Fulfillment and the world. If you are passionate about shaping the future then this is the right opportunity for you.
Key job responsibilities
Prioritize being a great people manager. Building, motivating, collaborating, rewarding and coaching a diverse team of engineers and scientists is the most important part of this role. You will recruit and retain top talent and excel in day-to-day people and performance management tasks.
Initially manage and support engineers that will be modifying existing services, then move on to developing system that drive our robotic workcells. Lead your team to make changes to existing systems to allow the integration of our robotic workcells into existing infrastructure. Once these services have the features needed the team will move on to developing services that will drive our workcells.
Keep your technical skills current to contribute to architecture and design discussions. Lead your team to evolve our service architecture with quality, robustness and Amazon sized scale as top priorities. You will regularly take part in deep-dive troubleshooting exercises and drive technical post-mortem discussions to identify the root cause of complex issues.
Set a vision for your team and create product roadmaps. Help your team sort out technical and product requirements and priorities. Use project management skills to deliver product roadmap items and other cross-team projects.
A day in the life
Amazon offers a full range of benefits for you and eligible family members, including domestic partners and their children. Benefits can vary by location, the number of regularly scheduled hours you work, length of employment, and job status such as seasonal or temporary employment. The benefits that generally apply to regular, full-time employees include:
1. Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
2. Maternity and Parental Leave Options
3. Paid Time Off (PTO)
4. 401(k) Plan
If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we'd still love to hear from you! At Amazon, we value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about this role and want to make an impact on a global scale, please apply!
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of engineering team management experience
- 7+ years of working directly within engineering teams experience
- 3+ years of designing or architecting (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Knowledge of engineering practices and patterns for the full software/hardware/networks development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, certification, and livesite operations
- Experience partnering with product or program management teams
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience in communicating with users, other technical teams, and senior leadership to collect requirements, describe software product features, technical designs, and product strategy
- Experience in recruiting, hiring, mentoring/coaching and managing teams of Software Engineers to improve their skills, and make them more effective, product software engineers
- Experience with computer vision
- Experience with robotic manipulation
- Experience with large fleets (100+) of robots or complex mechatronics
- Experience with supply chains and warehouse operations
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $166,400/year in our lowest geographic market up to $287,700/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.