Embedded Linux Systems Engineer, Amazon Robotics

RIVR, part of Amazon is a robotics team pioneering Physical AI through real-world deployment and doorstep deliveries. Founded in 2024 as an ETH Zurich spin-off, RIVR developed wheeled-legged robots designed to operate in complex, unstructured environments such as stairs, gates, doors, and uneven urban terrain. We believe that achieving general physical intelligence requires solving real customer problems in the real world, where robots can learn by gathering rich operational data at scale. Following the RIVR acquisition by Amazon in March 2026, we are continuing this mission with greater reach and speed. By combining custom robot hardware, onboard autonomy, and cloud-based coordination, RIVR is building the next generation of safe, reliable autonomous robots for last-mile delivery. Key job 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.