We are seeking a Principal Software Development Engineer to lead the autonomy stack for Fauna Robotics. You will own the full system that lets a mobile robot build a map of its environment, know where it is, and move safely through the entire space of diverse, unstructured environments that humans operate in.

This role requires both deep technical ability and the judgment to set direction for a team of senior specialists. You will contribute directly to the most complex components, define long-term technical vision, and partner closely with research scientists on novel SLAM, navigation, and perception algorithms. The autonomy stack is the backbone of everything the robot does; you will integrate the pieces that make it work.

Key job responsibilities
Lead the integration of the full autonomy software stack: mapping, localization, odometry, path planning, obstacle avoidance

Set technical direction for a team of senior specialists working on individual autonomy sub-problems

Integrate novel SLAM, navigation, and perception algorithms from research into the production stack

Define the long-term autonomy roadmap and decompose the architecture across multiple workstreams

Represent autonomy in cross-functional architectural decisions: sensor selection, compute budget, hardware constraints

Establish testing and validation methodology: metrics, regression benchmarks, simulation-based testing, and field-readiness criteria

About the team
Fauna Robotics, an Amazon company, is building capable, safe, and genuinely delightful robots for everyday life. Our goal is simple: make robots people actually want to live and interact with in everyday human spaces.

We believe that future won’t arrive until building for robotics becomes far more accessible. Today, too much effort is spent reinventing the fundamentals. We’re changing that by developing tightly integrated hardware and software systems that make it faster, safer, and more intuitive to create real-world robotic products.

Our work spans the full stack: mechanical design, control systems, dynamic modeling, and intelligent software. The focus is not just functionality, but experience. We’re building robots that feel responsive, expressive, and genuinely useful.

At Fauna, you’ll work at the frontier of this space, helping define how robots move, manipulate, and interact with people in natural environments. It’s an opportunity to solve hard problems across hardware and software with a team focused on making robotics accessible and joyful to build.

If you care about making robotics real for everyone and building systems that are as delightful as they are capable, we’d like to hear from you.