Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Platform About Nimble Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce. We’re training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid, the first robot in the world capable of performing thousands of tasks across the supply chain. We’ve raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx to build a national network of autonomous warehouses capable of generating many billions in annual revenue. We are a hardcore and obsessed team of the world’s best engineers and operators. If you are obsessed with your craft, enjoy a high-intensity and fast moving high impact environment, are super high agency in getting hard things done and want to be part of building the world’s most legendary robotics company at the most pivotal moment in history, we want to work with you. We are on a mission to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial. We will accomplish this by training robot AGI to invent and build the Autonomous Supply Chain - everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door - powered by generalist superhumanoids. Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends including Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanford’s AI Lab), Marc Raibert (founder of Boston Dynamics), and Sebastian Thrun (founder of GoogleX, Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles). Let’s be legendary. Why Join Nimble? At Nimble, we are committed to building legendary products, a legendary team, and a legendary legacy. Join us and become part of an ambitious, humble, and resourceful culture where your work will leave a lasting impact on the future of robotics and commerce. Nimble's Core Values: Be relentlessly resourceful -Challenge conventions and overcome obstacles. Be legendary -Be the very best and do work that inspires. Be humble -Prioritize growth, learning, and doing whatever is needed to further the mission. Be dependable -Take ownership and deliver with high agency. About the Role We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Robotics organization, focused on building the backend and robotics platform software that powers our robot-enabled products. You will design and ship reliable services, APIs, and operational tooling. This role is primarily software and systems engineering working closely with robotics team. Responsibilities Collaborate with robotics, ML, and product teams to define requirements and turn them into well-architected software systems. Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that support production workflows and customer-facing features. Own integrations between our multi-agent systems, cloud infrastructures, internal tooling, and robot-facing interfaces. Build orchestration and state management services that coordinate long-running operational processes. Improve reliability and scalability through robust testing, observability, incident response, and performance tuning. Drive software engineering best practices across the team by producing high-quality, well-tested, maintainable code and raising the bar in reviews. Mentor other engineers and contribute to improving team processes and technical standards. Participate in and often lead design reviews, code reviews, and technical planning sessions. Join an on‑call rotation and help diagnose and resolve production issues. Qualifications Bachelors, Masters, or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience. At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience. Strong self learning and improvement mindset. Strong proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Rust, Python, C++. Strong fundamentals in backend services, distributed systems, data modeling, and API design. Demonstrated experience designing scalable systems and leading complex technical projects. Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams. Nice to have Experience observability stack like OpenTelemetry. Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and production. Experience building internal developer platforms, tooling, or workflow systems. Exposure to automation environments such as warehousing, manufacturing, or logistics. What else to know $180,000 - $250,000 a year The above range is a starting salary range for candidates meeting the minimum qualifications. This position will also receive generous equity! Culture: We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. We’re not in this to do what’s easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. We’re ambitious, we’re gritty, we’re humble and we’re relentlessly resourceful in pursuit of our goals. If this sounds like you then you might be a great fit! Nimble Robotics, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We make all employment decisions based solely on merit. We provide equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable state, federal or local laws. Nimble's Benefits Unlimited Flexible Time Off: Enjoy the time you need to travel, rejuvenate, and connect with friends and family. Health Insurance: Nimble provides medical, dental, and vision insurance through several premier plans and options to support you and your family. Enjoy paid bonding time following a birth. Take the stress out of commuting with access to fully-paid parking spots. Referral Bonus: Get a cash bonus for any friend or colleagues that you refer to us that we end up hiring. 401k: Contribute towards a 401k for retirement planning. Equity: Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Enter manually Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, txt, rtf Education School * Select... Degree * Select... Select... Select... Start date year * End date month Select... End date year * LinkedIn Profile Website Do you require sponsorship to work in the United States now or in the future? 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