Staff Software Engineer Robotics

San Francisco, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About Nimble

Nimbleis a frontier robotics and AI company building the next era of autonomous logistics. We design manufacture and deploy intelligent robots that enable fast efficient and sustainable commerce at global scale. Our team is building generalized robot intelligence and developing the worlds first generalist super-humanoid robots capable of performing all core warehouse workflows with superhuman performance.

We recently closed a $106M Series C at a $1B valuation and we are continuing to grow our world-class team. Our long-term vision is to create the Autonomous Supply Chainreinventing how goods move through factories warehouses and last-mile distribution using next-generation intelligent robotic systems.

Nimble was founded out of Stanford and Carnegie Mellons top AI labs and is backed by the worlds most prestigious investors. Our board includes iconic leaders in AI and robotics such as Marc Raibert (Founder of Boston Dynamics) Fei-Fei Li (Former Chief Scientist of AI at Google Director of Stanfords AI lab) and Sebastian Thrun (Waymo Founder of Google X Kitty Hawk and Udacity).

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

Link: Introducing Nimble Intelligent Fulfillment Robots at Scale

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 constraints.

Be legendary - Pursue excellence and craft work that inspires.

Be humble - Prioritize growth learning and the mission over ego.

Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver with integrity.

About the Role

We are looking for a Staff Software Engineer to join our Robotics team. You will help build the application systems integrations and orchestration that enable robots to operate reliably in production environments. This role is about creating the software that allows robots to perform useful tasks at scale from coordinating behaviors to integrating with enterprise systems working closely with robotics engineers ML engineers multi-robot coordination teams and product teams.

Responsibilities

- Own and drive the architecture of critical application systems integrations and orchestration frameworks that power production robotics

- Identify propose and launch high-impact technical initiatives that improve system reliability scalability or developer efficiency

- Proactively uncover gaps or opportunities in system performance architecture or workflows and drive solutions from concept to production

- Establish engineering standards best practices and long-term technical roadmaps for the robotics application stack

- Drive engineering best practices across the team by producing high-quality well-tested and maintainable code

- Work cross-functionally with robotics engineers ML engineers multi-robot coordination teams infrastructure teams and product teams to set technical direction and align long-term priorities

- Mentor and develop engineers across the organization; provide technical leadership through design reviews and hands-on guidance

- Triage product or robotics system issues to ensure reliability of production robotics systems; Serve as an escalation point during on-call rotations guiding diagnosis and recovery during critical system incidents

Qualifications

- Bachelors Masters or PhD in Computer Science or related field or equivalent

- 7 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

- Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals backend services distributed systems and API design

- Demonstrated ability to lead teams and influence technical direction across organizations.

- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

- Experience with CI/CD AWS Kubernetes messaging systems

- Willingness to support production operations through an on-call rotation

Nice to have

- Experience with integrating robotics platforms hardware devices embedded systems or automation systems

- Exposure to automation environments such as warehousing manufacturing or logistics

$230000 - $270000 a year

The above range is the salary range. This position will also provide 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!

Press:

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

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

Paid 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 a frontier robotics and AI company building the next era of autonomous logistics. We design manufacture and deploy intelligent robots that enable fast efficient and sustainable commerce at global scale. Our team is building generalized robot intelligence and developing the world...