Staff Software Engineer, Multi-Agent Systems

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Nimble

Nimbleis an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to enable fast efficient and sustainable commerce. Were developing a general-purpose robot AI and a warehouse generalist superhumanoid robot the first robot in the world capable of performing all core warehouse functions. We recently closed a $106M Series C at a $1B valuationand we are continuing to grow our world-class team.

Mission: to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial.

Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends includingMarc Raibert(founder of Boston Dynamics)Sebastian Thrun(founder of GoogleX Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles) and Fei-Fei Li(Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanfords AI Lab).

Join us and leave your mark on the future of robotics AI and global commerce.

Link: Nimble Closes $106 Million Series C Funding Round Scales Fully Autonomous Fulfillment with FedEx

Link: FedEx Announces Expansion of FedEx Fulfillment With Nimble Alliance

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.

Nimbles 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.

Position Overview

As a Staff Software Engineer on the Multi-Agent Systems team you will design the algorithms and software that coordinate large fleets of robots operating in high-throughput real-world warehouse environments. Your work will directly influence robot efficiency safety and the overall capacity and scalability of our intelligent fulfillment systems.

You will architect high-performance distributed robotics software develop multi-robot planning and coordination capabilities and build simulation tools that allow us to test optimize and validate behaviors at scale. This role blends advanced algorithm design with real-world production engineering solving complex systems problems with concrete impact on warehouse throughput and robot performance.

If you enjoy building elegant reliable systems that orchestrate dozens or hundreds of robots simultaneously this role is for you.

Key Responsibilities

- Architect Scalable Robotics Software

- Design and implement high-performance maintainable and fault-tolerant robotics software.

- Work independently across disciplines to diagnose issues evaluate alternatives and deliver robust technical solutions.

- Contribute to the architecture and evolution of Nimbles fleet management and multi-agent orchestration stack.

- Develop Multi-Agent Robot Capabilities

- Build and improve algorithms for task planning multi-agent path planning and multi-robot coordination to maximize warehouse throughput.

- Create features that drive increased automation across workflows like picking packing sorting induction and routing.

- Design optimization algorithms that break down orders and workloads into robot tasks while minimizing congestion and idle time.

- Analytical System Approach

- Analyze real production performance data to understand emergent system behavior uncover bottlenecks and verify the impact of new features.

- Use quantitative insights to inform prioritization algorithm design and long-term system improvements.

- Technical Ownership

- Drive feature areas end-to-end: algorithm design implementation testing deployment and performance validation.

- Own software infrastructure continuous integration production debugging and on-call support for components you build.

- Participate in technical design reviews documentation and cross-functional alignment with hardware operations and cloud engineering teams.

- Help manage sprint planning backlog prioritization and feature launch coordination.

Qualifications

- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science Robotics Mathematics or related field.

- Strong software engineering background with 8 years of experience building production systems.

- Proficiency with at least one systems programming language (Rust preferred; C Go also relevant).

- Strong understanding of algorithms data structures and performance optimization.

- Ability to design and implement complex systems with high reliability and clarity.

- Demonstrated ability to work across a large codebase and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with multi-robot task planning routing or simulation systems.

- Knowledge of warehouse automation logistics software or large-scale distributed systems.

- Experience working with Rust.

- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure backend services or event-driven architectures.

$230000 - $270000 a year

The above range is the salary range. This position will also receive generous equity!

Culture:

We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. Were not in this to do whats easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. Were ambitious were gritty were humble and were 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.

Nimbles 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.

Paid Parental Leave

Enjoy paid bonding time following a birth.

Commuter Benefits

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

Required Experience:

Staff IC

About NimbleNimbleis an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to enable fast efficient and sustainable commerce. Were developing a general-purpose robot AI and a warehouse generalist superhumanoid robot the first robot in the world capable of performing all core warehouse function...