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Datacenter Robotics Engineer, Datacenter Robotic Products & Services

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Santa Clara, CAJob$134–185K/yrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 4 days ago

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Compensation
$134–185K/yr
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

AWS seeks a Robotics Engineer to build systems operating in data centers and a Generalist Machine Learning Engineer to turn robot-collected imagery, LiDAR, thermal streams, and other sensor data into reliable outputs. The role owns production ML across perception, model fine-tuning, evaluation, and data pipelines, collaborating with robotics and software engineers. Intermittent travel of approximately 30% to AWS sites, suppliers, vendors, and validation tests is expected.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Software Engineering, requiredDebugging, requiredPython, requiredMachine Learning, requiredML Data Pipelines, requiredFeature Pipelines, requiredModel Training, requiredModel Evaluation, requiredModel Deployment, requiredAWS ML Stack, requiredAmazon SageMaker AI, requiredAmazon Bedrock, requiredAmazon S3, requiredGPU Training, requiredAmazon EC2, requiredComputer Vision, requiredPerception, requiredDetection, requiredSegmentation, requiredRecognition, requiredSensor Data, requiredML Leadership, nice to haveROS 2, nice to haveMCAP, nice to haveSensor Fusion, nice to haveEdge Deployment, nice to haveOpen Model Fine-Tuning, nice to haveLLM Evaluation, nice to haveEvaluation Harnesses, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering or Related Fields, required4+ Years Software Engineering Experience, requiredProduction ML Experience, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Description

AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensures our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain — and we're looking for talented people who want to help.

You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.

Within AIS, the DC Robotics team is growing in maturity, so now is the time to join and drive game changing and rapid innovation used by AWS globally. Our designs will fundamentally change the data center, providing operational and financial benefits that are critical to the success of the AWS business and its millions of customers. Our engineers solve challenging technology problems and take big bets on new concepts, enabling AWS services to continue to revolutionize the industry. This role provides the opportunity to be a technical lead driving the innovations being developed and deployed in the next generation data centers.

AWS is seeking a Robotics Engineer to support building systems that operate in our data centers and collect rich sensor data at scale. We're seeking a Generalist Machine Learning Engineer to own the ML that turns robot-collected data — imagery, LiDAR, thermal streams, etc — into useful, reliable outputs. The ideal candidate has a proven track record of reliable performance in production across a broad range of problems — perception, model fine-tuning, evaluation, and the pipelines that feed and serve them. This role closely collaborates with robotics and software engineers so model outputs are usable downstream, and so field data feeds back into better training data and better models.

As Amazon has a global presence, intermittent travel will be necessary and should be expected to be approximately 30% to AWS offices, data centers, suppliers, vendors, and product validation tests. While most travel will be domestic, some international travel may be required.

About the team

Why AWS

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating — that’s why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.

Diverse Experiences

Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn’t followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don’t let it stop you from applying.

Work/Life Balance

We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there’s nothing we can’t achieve in the cloud.

Inclusive Team Culture

Here at AWS, it’s in our nature to learn and be curious. Our employee-led affinity groups foster a culture of inclusion that empower us to be proud of our differences. Ongoing events and learning experiences, including our Conversations on Race and Ethnicity (CORE) and AmazeCon conferences, inspire us to never stop embracing our uniqueness.

Mentorship and Career Growth

We’re continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth’s Best Employer. That’s why you’ll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or above in computer science, machine learning, engineering, or related fields

  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, including shipping ML to production.

  • Strong general software engineering and debugging skills, and fluency in Python.

  • Hands-on experience owning problems across the full ML stack: data/feature pipelines, model training, evaluation, and deployment.

  • Hands-on experience with the AWS ML stack (or equivalent) — Amazon SageMaker AI (training, tuning, endpoints), Amazon Bedrock, S3-based data/feature pipelines, and GPU training on EC2.

  • Computer vision / perception experience (detection, segmentation, recognition) on real-world sensor data — RGB, PCD, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience as the sole or lead ML engineer on a team of otherwise non-ML engineers.

  • Familiarity with robotics data and tooling (ROS 2, MCAP, sensor fusion) and edge deployment.

  • Experience fine-tuning and evaluating open models / LLMs, and building evaluation harnesses.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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 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.

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 https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits .

USA, CA, San Francisco - 134,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

USA, CA, Santa Clara - 134,300.00 - 185,000.00 USD annually

USA, TX, Austin - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

USA, WA, Seattle - 116,800.00 - 160,000.00 USD annually

How this job compares

Set against the 1,202 open Robotics Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$134–185K/yr
  • California median$150–226K/yr289 salary ranges
  • US median$144–221K/yr860 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $160K, is 18% below the California median midpoint ($195K) — in the middle half of Robotics Engineer salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 408 open Robotics Engineer jobs in California and 1,202 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Robotics Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (853 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 444 of the 1,202 open Robotics Engineer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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