Systems Development Engineer Jobs in Massachusetts
Systems Development Engineer jobs in Massachusetts are in strong demand, concentrated in the state's defense and aerospace, cloud computing, and biotech infrastructure sectors, with openings at every level from entry-level associate engineer through principal and staff engineer. Greater Boston, Cambridge, and the Route 128 corridor account for the largest share of postings, and established employers such as Raytheon Technologies, Amazon Web Services, and MIT Lincoln Laboratory have lasting, active hiring programs for this role. Automation tooling, distributed systems, and DevOps infrastructure are the most consistently sought specialties across Massachusetts listings. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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DESCRIPTION
In this role, you'll collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines, working with mechanical, electrical, cloud software, fleet management, manufacturing, and field support teams. You'll explore the latest development of EdgeAI on resource-constrained embedded systems while adhering to rigorous safety standards and implementing deterministic behavior that protects people interacting with automated robotic solutions.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement embedded software components for safety-critical systems using C/C++/Rust, ensuring high quality, maintainable code that meets rigorous safety standards
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware design, manufacturing, and software teams to integrate products and solutions end-to-end, from initial design through field deployment
- Participate in the full product development lifecycle including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of embedded safety systems
- Provide meaningful feedback during code reviews and contribute to improving software quality, customer experience, and maintainability across your team's products
- Explore and implement new possibilities for EdgeAI on resource-constrained embedded systems while maintaining deterministic behavior and reliable performance
A day in the life
Your day begins with a team sync-up through a standup meeting or messaging platform to align on priorities and progress. From there, you might spend time collaborating with cross-functional teams to design a complex system, implement embedded software components, work with hardware teams on integration challenges, or debug tricky problems. You'll review peers' code commits, contribute to continuous integration systems, and document your work to ensure knowledge sharing across teams. Throughout the day, you'll balance technical work with communication to ensure safety requirements are met while delivering high-performance embedded solution
About the team
Join the world-leading Safety Firmware team at Amazon Robotics, where we develop embedded safety systems deployed across Amazon's robotic fleet. We specialize in safety-certified solutions that combine rigorous standards compliance with deterministic, reliable performance. Our "secret sauce" is integrating safety considerations from initial design through delivery, enabling us to meet ambitious schedules without compromising quality. As Amazon's automation portfolio expands, our team has evolved into specialized groups united by common DNA and a shared commitment to excellence in safety-critical embedded software development.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
- Experience writing low level drivers
- Experience in embedded wireless systems
- Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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, MA, North Reading - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Westboro - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
DESCRIPTION
In this role, you'll collaborate across multiple engineering disciplines, working with mechanical, electrical, cloud software, fleet management, manufacturing, and field support teams. You'll explore the latest development of EdgeAI on resource-constrained embedded systems while adhering to rigorous safety standards and implementing deterministic behavior that protects people interacting with automated robotic solutions.
Key job responsibilities
- Design and implement embedded software components for safety-critical systems using C/C++/Rust, ensuring high quality, maintainable code that meets rigorous safety standards
- Collaborate cross-functionally with hardware design, manufacturing, and software teams to integrate products and solutions end-to-end, from initial design through field deployment
- Participate in the full product development lifecycle including scoping, design, coding, testing, deployment, and maintenance of embedded safety systems
- Provide meaningful feedback during code reviews and contribute to improving software quality, customer experience, and maintainability across your team's products
- Explore and implement new possibilities for EdgeAI on resource-constrained embedded systems while maintaining deterministic behavior and reliable performance
A day in the life
Your day begins with a team sync-up through a standup meeting or messaging platform to align on priorities and progress. From there, you might spend time collaborating with cross-functional teams to design a complex system, implement embedded software components, work with hardware teams on integration challenges, or debug tricky problems. You'll review peers' code commits, contribute to continuous integration systems, and document your work to ensure knowledge sharing across teams. Throughout the day, you'll balance technical work with communication to ensure safety requirements are met while delivering high-performance embedded solution
About the team
Join the world-leading Safety Firmware team at Amazon Robotics, where we develop embedded safety systems deployed across Amazon's robotic fleet. We specialize in safety-certified solutions that combine rigorous standards compliance with deterministic, reliable performance. Our "secret sauce" is integrating safety considerations from initial design through delivery, enabling us to meet ambitious schedules without compromising quality. As Amazon's automation portfolio expands, our team has evolved into specialized groups united by common DNA and a shared commitment to excellence in safety-critical embedded software development.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of non-internship professional software development experience
- 2+ years of non-internship design or architecture (design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems experience
- Experience in embedded development in C/C++
- Experience with full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- 3+ years of full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations experience
- Experience with general troubleshooting/debugging of hardware
- Experience writing low level drivers
- Experience in embedded wireless systems
- Knowledge of computer architecture, operating systems, and parallel computing
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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, MA, North Reading - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
USA, MA, Westboro - 143,700.00 - 194,400.00 USD annually
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Systems Development Engineer Job Market in Massachusetts
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What Massachusetts Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in systems development engineer jobs across Massachusetts.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or a related technical field
- Proficiency in at least one scripting or systems language such as Python, Go, or C++
- Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems or cloud infrastructure
- Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code tools, and containerization platforms
- Strong debugging and performance-tuning skills across Linux or Unix-based environments
- Ability to obtain or maintain a security clearance, required by many Massachusetts defense employers
Systems Development Engineer Jobs in Massachusetts: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a systems development engineer in Massachusetts?
Most Massachusetts employers require a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or a closely related field, though some accept equivalent demonstrated experience. Massachusetts does not issue a state license for this role, so the hiring path runs through technical interviews and portfolio review. Candidates who build experience with cloud platforms, automation tooling, and open-source infrastructure projects are consistently competitive. Many Massachusetts employers, particularly in the defense corridor, also require or prefer candidates who can pass a federal security clearance background check.
How much do systems development engineers make in Massachusetts?
Systems development engineers in Massachusetts earn a median of about $165,210 a year, based on May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics wage data, ranging from around $102,810 for the lowest 10% to over $213,970 for the top 10%. Pay rises with experience, specialty, and employer.
Which companies hire systems development engineers in Massachusetts?
Employers hiring systems development engineers in Massachusetts right now include Amazon, MIT Lincoln Laboratory, and General Dynamics Mission Systems, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Massachusetts's concentration of defense primes along Route 128 and major cloud and biotech infrastructure teams in Greater Boston means the employer mix tends to skew toward large, technically complex organizations with ongoing platform and tooling needs.
Which Massachusetts cities have the most systems development engineer jobs?
Reading, Lexington, and Pittsfield are the Massachusetts cities with the most systems development engineer openings. Greater Boston and Cambridge drive the largest share of postings because they are home to major cloud providers, research universities, and biotech and defense firms with large infrastructure teams. Other listings cluster along the Route 128 technology corridor, where long-established defense and systems companies maintain substantial engineering headcount.
Are there remote systems development engineer jobs in Massachusetts?
Yes, and more than most fields. About 50% of systems development engineer openings tied to Massachusetts are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, reflecting the role's desk-based, collaborative nature. The parts of the work most likely to be fully remote are software tooling, automation scripting, and monitoring infrastructure, while on-site presence is more common in roles tied to classified defense programs or hardware-adjacent systems.
How can I get hired as a systems development engineer in Massachusetts with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is a new-graduate role or rotational engineering program at a large Massachusetts employer. Companies such as Raytheon Technologies and Amazon Web Services run structured new-grad and associate engineer programs that place candidates with limited professional experience. Adjacent roles like site reliability engineer intern, IT systems analyst, or junior DevOps engineer are common lateral entry points. Building a demonstrable portfolio with open-source contributions, automation scripts, or cloud lab projects gives candidates a measurable edge in Massachusetts technical interviews.
Where can I find and apply to systems development engineer jobs in Massachusetts?
You can find and apply to systems development engineer jobs in Massachusetts on Migrate Mate, which lists current Massachusetts openings from employers actively hiring for this role. Find the roles that fit your background and apply directly to the ones that match.
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