Senior Software Development Manager, AI Robotics ...

Join our innovative team as a Senior Software Development Manager, where you'll blend hands-on technical expertise with dynamic leadership. In this position, you'll guide your team to create cutting-edge physical AI solutions that thrive in real-world environments. Utilize Amazon's expansive computational resources to tackle ambitious challenges, including the development of large-scale multi-modal robotic foundation models and efficient, scalable model architectures for diverse robotic applications. Key Responsibilities: Lead the ML infrastructure team to design and develop model training and simulation environments for creating substantial robotics foundational models focusing on reasoning, perception, locomotion, and manipulation. Collaborate closely with AI researchers to implement and optimize large-scale training of new model architectures. Define a clear roadmap and build a physics-realistic simulation environment for reinforcement learning, closed-loop simulations, and synthetic data generation. Develop and implement tools for efficient data creation, model experimentation, and continuous integration. About Our Team: At Frontier AI & Robotics, we are reimagining the future of robotics. Our team is at the forefront of building intelligent robotics through advanced foundation models and end-to-end learned systems. We tackle some of the most complex challenges in AI and robotics, from developing sophisticated perception systems to innovative manipulation strategies that operate in complex real-world scenarios. What distinguishes us is our unique blend of ambitious research vision and practical results. We leverage Amazon's robust computational infrastructure and extensive real-world datasets to train and deploy cutting-edge foundation models. Our work encompasses everything from multimodal perception using images, videos, and sensor data to developing adaptive manipulation strategies that meet the demands of real-world applications. Vow to push the boundaries of robotics and collaborate with world-class researchers while witnessing your innovations deployed at an unparalleled scale. Basic Qualifications: 10+ years of engineering experience. 5+ years of experience in engineering team management. Proven ability to manage multiple concurrent programs, projects, and development teams in an Agile environment. Proficiency in Python and C++, with experience in building large-scale training infrastructure using PyTorch. Experience with Isaac Sim, Unity, Unreal, or industry-equivalent 3D game engine technologies. 10+ years of experience in planning, designing, developing, and delivering infrastructure software. Experience collaborating with product or program management science teams in research-driven environments. Preferred Qualifications: Experience in designing and developing large-scale, high-traffic applications. Experience with physical robots, reinforcement learning, and synthetic data generation; familiarity with optimizing physics simulations for articulated robots and rigid body interactions. Deep understanding of varied model architectures such as VLM, Imitation Learning, VLA. Experience implementing techniques from research papers. We’re an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of protected veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Los Angeles County applicants: Job responsibilities include working cooperatively with other team members, upholding excellence under pressure, and communicating effectively to ensure outstanding customer service while adhering to all relevant laws and company policies. Base salary range for this role: San Francisco - 253,100.00 - 342,300.00 USD annually, Seattle - 220,100.00 - 297,700.00 USD annually.

Created: 2026-03-10