Robotics Software Engineer Nimble Brain

Nimble Robotics operates fully autonomous e-commerce fulfillment centers and a robotic 3PL service powered by general-purpose warehouse robots and cloud logistics software.

San Francisco, United States
About Nimble Robotics

Nimble develops AI-powered general-purpose warehouse robots that perform storage, retrieval, picking, packing, sorting, and related fulfillment tasks. It combines the robots with its Cloud Logistics Platform to operate end-to-end autonomous fulfillment centers for e-commerce brands.

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About the Role

You will design and implement real-time robotic control, manipulation, sensing, and task-execution software. You will build sensor-data tools, automated evaluation and remote operations workflows, integrate AI models into robot behaviors, support software-hardware integration, and optimize systems for robustness, low latency, and uptime.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related engineering field
  • 1+ years of software engineering experience building production systems
  • Experience integrating robotics, IoT, or embedded-device SDKs
  • Ability to design, implement, and maintain high-reliability software systems
  • Hands-on Rust development experience
  • Knowledge of testing, documentation, code reviews, and architectural design
  • Cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement robotic software for real-time control, manipulation, sensing, and task execution
  • Build tools and workflows for sensor-data processing, visualization, validation, and debugging
  • Create automated evaluation and remote operations
  • Integrate AI models into production robot behaviors
  • Collaborate on software-hardware integration for robot platforms and upgrades
  • Test, profile, and optimize systems for robustness, low latency, and uptime

Benefits

  • Unlimited flexible time off
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fully paid parking spots
  • 401k
  • Equity program