Senior Robotics SWE, Path Planning

Nimble; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

Health Insurance

Referral Bonus

401k

Equity

Parking

Job summary

Nimble is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build the core software powering our next‑generation autonomous robots. You will develop systems that deliver exceptional reliability, precision, and efficiency in real production warehouses.

You will work across robotics and autonomy, designing scalable production‑grade software and collaborating with AI, hardware, and infrastructure teams to improve uptime, performance, and intelligence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 4+ years of production-level coding in C++, Python, or Rust.
• Experience with distributed systems, backend services, API design, CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robot behaviors and task-level intelligence across a large scale fleet of robots.
• Develop and scale multi-agent path planning and real-time task allocation strategies.
• Design and implement task orchestration and robot behaviors for robust recovery.
• Drive improvements in autonomy quality using data and metrics.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering for software–hardware integration.
• Lead technical design reviews and architecture decisions for core subsystems.
• Mentor engineers and technicians to improve reliability and testing.

Skills

Distributed systems

Backend services

Collaboration across teams

Analytical decision-making

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

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).

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 build the core software powering our next-generation autonomous robots. In this role, you will develop the systems that allow our robots to operate with exceptional reliability, precision, and efficiency in real production environments. You will work across robotics and autonomy—building robust, production-grade software that scales as we deploy more robots into high-throughput warehouse operations. You’ll collaborate closely with our AI, hardware, and infrastructure teams to integrate frontier AI capabilities into practical, real-world robotics systems and to continually improve robot uptime, performance, and overall intelligence.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement robot behaviors and task-level intelligence across a large scale fleet of robots.
• Develop and scale multi-agent path planning algorithms and optimization strategies to maximize fleet throughput and solve complex task allocation challenges in real-time.
• Design and implement task orchestration and robot behaviors across nominal and edge-case scenarios, ensuring high task success rate and robust recovery.
• Drive measurable improvements in autonomy quality, using data and operational metrics to iterate on task success rate, recovery behavior, and system reliability.
• Collaborate with hardware engineering on seamless software–hardware integration for new robot platforms and upgrades.
• Participate and lead technical design reviews and drive architecture decisions for core subsystems and features.
• Mentor cross-functional engineers and technicians, and raise the bar on reliability, testing, and operational excellence.
• Triage robotics system issues to ensure reliability of production robotics systems; help diagnose and resolve operational issues when they arise

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent experience
• 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.

Additional Requirements

Compensation

The pay range for this position at the start of employment is expected to bebetween $190,000 - $250,000/year. Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this position will also receive generous equity for this position.

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.

Contribute towards a 401k for retirement planning.

Equity

Be an owner in Nimble through our equity program