Robotics Software Engineer - Multi‑Robot Coordination

Nimble; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

Health Insurance

Referral Bonus

401k

Equity

Parking spots

Job summary

Nimble is hiring a Software Engineer III to design, develop, and maintain software for multi‑robot coordination in production environments. You will coordinate robot behaviors, manage system state, and integrate with enterprise systems in a fast, high‑ownership setting.

You will work with robotics, ML, and product teams to build fault‑tolerant, scalable software and to drive continuous improvements across the warehouse operations and backend services.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 2-4 years of experience in production‑level coding in C++, Python, or Rust.
• Demonstrated experience or knowledge of distributed systems, backend services, API design, CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes.
• Demonstrated experience designing scalable systems and leading complex technical projects.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.
• A proven track record of using analysis to influence high‑stakes operational and engineering changes.

Responsibilities

• Push and maintain code in production for robot coordination, system state management, and operational workflows.
• Build and maintain integrations with robot platforms, APIs, services, and data systems.
• Develop fault‑tolerant, fail‑safe robotic software and scalable systems.
• Triage and root‑cause field issues reported from the Warehouse, driving necessary fleet SW, integration, and Robot SW changes based on analysis and findings.
• Work closely with robotics engineers, ML engineers, multi‑robot coordination teams, and product teams.
• Lead or contribute to design reviews, code reviews, and technical planning.
• Guide and support operations in the warehouse to achieve and sustain throughput goals.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Distributed systems

Backend services

API design

CI/CD

AWS

Kubernetes

Communication

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

API design

Job description

Nimble is hiring a Software Engineer III to design, develop, and maintain software for multi‑robot coordination in production environments. You will coordinate robot behaviors, manage system state, and integrate with enterprise systems in a fast, high‑ownership setting.

You will work with robotics, ML, and product teams to build fault‑tolerant, scalable software and to drive continuous improvements across the warehouse operations and backend services.