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Nimble · 1 month ago

Senior Software Engineer - Robotics

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$190K/yr - $225K/yr

3+ years exp

Nimble is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join their Robotics team. The role involves building application systems and integrations that enable robots to operate reliably in production environments, collaborating closely with various engineering teams to create scalable software solutions.

Transportation/Trucking/Railroad

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Lead design and implementation of complex application components that coordinate robot actions, manage system state, and support operational workflows

Design and maintain reliable integrations with robot platforms, APIs, services, and data systems

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

Develop task orchestration and system-level logic that power production robots

Collaborate with ML engineers and robotics engineers to integrate robot capabilities into reliable and scalable software systems

Work with cross-functional teams to define requirements, design architecture, and ensure system robustness

Mentor junior engineers and contribute to improving team processes and technical standards

Participate in and often lead design reviews, code reviews, and technical planning sessions

Triage product or robotics system issues to ensure reliability of production robotics systems; help diagnose and resolve operational issues when they arise

Qualification

RustPythonC++Distributed systemsAPI designScalable systemsCI/CDAWSKubernetesCommunicationSelf learning mindsetCollaboration skills

Required

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

3 - 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 experience designing scalable systems and leading complex technical projects

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams

Willingness to support production operations through an on-call rotation

Preferred

Experience with integrating hardware devices, embedded systems, automation systems

Exposure to automation environments such as warehousing, manufacturing, or logistics

Experience with CI/CD, AWS, Kubernetes, message brokering

Benefits

Generous equity

Company

Nimble

Nimble is building autonomous logistics powered by generalist superhumanoid robots.

Founded in 2019

San Francisco, CA, US

51-200 employees

https://nimble.ai

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