Software Engineer, Robotics Fleet Optimization
Nimble Robotics2 months ago
Base Salary
$140k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement high-performance, maintainable, fault-tolerant robotics software.
- Build task-planning, multi-agent path-planning, multi-robot coordination, and workload-optimization algorithms.
- Develop features supporting warehouse workflows including picking, packing, sorting, induction, and routing.
- Analyze production performance data to identify bottlenecks and guide algorithm and system improvements.
- Own features through algorithm design, implementation, testing, deployment, debugging, and performance validation.
- Contribute to fleet management, multi-agent orchestration, software infrastructure, continuous integration, on-call support, technical design reviews, documentation, sprint planning, and feature launches.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, Mathematics, or a related field.
- 2–4 years of experience building production systems.
- Proficiency in at least one systems programming language, with Rust preferred and C++ accepted.
- Strong knowledge of algorithms, data structures, performance optimization, and reliable complex-system design.
- Ability to work across a large codebase and collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams.
- Preferred: experience with multi-robot task planning, routing, simulation systems, warehouse automation, logistics software, large-scale distributed systems, Rust, cloud infrastructure, backend services, or event-driven architectures.
Benefits
- Unlimited flexible time off.
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
- Paid parental leave.
- Fully paid parking through commuter benefits.
- Referral bonus.
- 401(k) contributions.
- Equity program.
About Nimble Robotics
Nimble Robotics builds AI-driven warehouse robotics and operates a robotic third-party logistics (3PL) service for e-commerce and omnichannel fulfillment. Its platform includes general-purpose robots for storage, picking, packing, and sorting, offered as autonomous fulfillment services and systems for retailers and shippers. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company is privately held and has an alliance with FedEx to scale autonomous fulfillment within FedEx Fulfillment.