Staff Software Engineer — Multi-Robot Coordination

Nimble; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Flexible Time Off

Health Insurance

Referral Bonus

401k

Equity

Job summary

Nimble is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for multi-robot coordination in San Francisco. You will design, implement, and operate production software that drives robot coordination, state management, and cross-system integrations in a fast-paced robotics environment.

You’ll mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and collaborate with ML and robotics teams to deliver reliable systems. The role offers generous equity and a culture of ownership and impact.

Qualifications

• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years in production-level software development (C++, Python, or Rust).
• Experience with distributed systems, backend services, API design, CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes.
• Proven ability to lead complex technical projects and communicate across teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop well-architected production-level software systems for robot coordination, multi-robot simulations, system state management, and operational workflows.
• Build and maintain integrations with robot platforms, warehouse management systems, APIs, services, and data systems.
• Improve reliability and scalability through robust testing, observability, incident response, and performance tuning.
• Triage and root-cause field issues reported from the Warehouse, driving necessary fleet software, integration, and robot software changes based on analysis and findings.
• Work closely with robotics engineers, ML engineers, multi-robot coordination teams, and product teams.
• 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.

Skills

C++

Python

Rust

Distributed systems

Backend services

API design

CI/CD

AWS

Kubernetes

Communication

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS

Job description

Nimble is seeking a Staff Software Engineer for multi-robot coordination in San Francisco. You will design, implement, and operate production software that drives robot coordination, state management, and cross-system integrations in a fast-paced robotics environment.

You’ll mentor engineers, lead design reviews, and collaborate with ML and robotics teams to deliver reliable systems. The role offers generous equity and a culture of ownership and impact.