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Sr. Software Development Manager

reading, MA

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Job description

Amazon is seeking an exceptional Senior Manager, Software Development to own and drive SW integration and validation on simulation and emulation platforms, own test strategy and test plans including policy validation along with safety for next-generation advanced robotics systems.

You will build deep partnerships with internal robotics teams, our simulation team, and influence product design from concept through production deployment. This role requires deep knowledge and experience using simulation platforms, building emulation platforms, driving test strategy and vision for software and scale for the volume while ensuring sim to real gap measurements accurately measured and published. You will partner with engineering leaders across the robotics organization, shape our product architecture for testability and automation, and define our sw integration and simulation testing roadmap.

Key job responsibilities

End-to-End Architectural Vision for Software Validation

Adversary Testing & Platform Integration: Interface with the platform team to enable adversary testing of the simulation platform, ensuring robustness and resilience under edge-case and failure-mode scenarios.

Setting HIL test beds and continuous validation. Building CICD pipelines

Virtualized Dynamic Environments for Field Testability: Provide virtualized dynamic environments that allow for realizing the testability of software in field environments, enabling rapid iteration and validation without physical deployment.

Safety Qualification through Simulation: Provide virtualized dynamic environments to qualify software for safety, ensuring compliance with safety standards and enabling rigorous validation of autonomous behaviors prior to real-world deployment.

Basic Qualifications

5+ years of engineering team management experience

10+ years of software development experience

10+ years of planning, designing, developing and delivering consumer software experience

Experience managing multiple concurrent programs, projects and development teams in an Agile environment

Experience partnering with product or program management teams

10+ years of experience with embedded device/OS in the areas of FW/SW or test engineering development. This role will need deep expertise working with devices/hardware/systems

Preferred Qualifications

Experience partnering with product and program management teams

Experience designing and developing large scale, high-traffic applications

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 for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The 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. Learn more about our benefits at

USA, MA, N.Reading - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually

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Worksite address

reading, MA, 01814, US

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