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Engineering Manager - Software/Cloud, RIVR

Amazon· RIVR Technologies AG / Amazon Robotics
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ZurichFull-timePosted yesterday

About the role

RIVR, part of Amazon, is a robotics team pioneering Physical AI with real-world deployments. The role focuses on leading software/cloud engineering efforts to build and operate production-grade Linux-based systems for robotic hardware, including OTA updates and low-level hardware integration.

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement a production-grade Linux distribution from scratch using Yocto/OpenEmbedded.
  • Develop and maintain custom Yocto layers, write and patch bitbake recipes, and configure Linux kernels to support specific hardware peripherals.
  • Hardware enablement for critical robotics sensors, including GMSL cameras, GPS/GNSS modules, IMUs, and LiDAR.
  • Implement and manage robust Over-the-Air (OTA) update solutions to ensure safe and atomic fleet-wide deployments.
  • Work closely with hardware engineers to bring up new boards, modify Device Trees, and debug low-level interfaces (I2C, SPI, CAN, UART).
  • Profile and optimize the system for boot time, memory footprint, and interrupt latency.

Qualifications

  • 4+ years of experience formally leading engineering teams, managing sprints, and coaching developers.
  • 7+ years of professional experience building and operating large-scale backend systems in a SOA or microservices context.
  • Proven experience architecting solutions on AWS.
  • Proven experience operating a complex SOA architecture at scale with knowledge of failure modes and blast radius reduction.
  • Experience with building and operating ML training infrastructure, integrating it in the SDLC, and handling sensitive data safely and compliantly.
  • Ability to delegate and grow while staying connected to technical details.
  • Strong judgement and ownership mindset with ability to earn trust and develop talent.
  • Exceptional communication skills to convey complex technical ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Required:Leadership and people managementBackend systems in SOA/microservicesAWS architectureDistributed systems reliabilityML tooling in SDLCCloud-native security/compliance

Benefits

  • Equal opportunities employer and commitment to diversity.
  • Privacy and data protection assurances; accommodations available during application/hiring process.
Last updated Oct 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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