Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Platform

Senior Software Engineer, Robotics Platform About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Robotics organization, focused on building the backend and robotics platform software that powers our robot‑enabled products. You will design and ship reliable services, APIs, and operational tooling.

• Collaborate with robotics, ML, and product teams to define requirements and turn them into well‑architected software systems.
• Design, build, and operate backend services and APIs that support production workflows and customer‑facing features.
• Own integrations between our multi‑agent systems, cloud infrastructures, internal tooling, and robot‑facing interfaces.
• Build orchestration and state management services that coordinate long‑running operational processes.
• Improve reliability and scalability through robust testing, observability, incident response, and performance tuning.
• Drive software engineering best practices across the team by producing high‑quality, well‑tested, maintainable code and raising the bar in reviews.
• 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.
• Join an on‑call rotation and help diagnose and resolve production issues.

• Bachelor's, Master's, or Ph.D. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• At least 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
• Strong self‑learning and improvement mindset.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages:
  Rust, Python, C++.
• Strong fundamentals in backend services, distributed systems, data modeling, and API design.
• Demonstrated experience designing scalable systems and leading complex technical projects.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams.

• Experience with observability stack like Open Telemetry.
• Experience with AWS, Kubernetes, CI/CD, infrastructure‑as‑code, and production.
• Experience building internal developer platforms, tooling, or workflow systems.
• Exposure to automation environments such as warehousing, manufacturing, or logistics.

$180,000 - $250,000 a year. This is a starting salary range for candidates meeting the minimum qualifications. The position also receives generous equity.

• Unlimited Flexible Time Off – time you need to travel, rejuvenate, and connect with friends and family.
• Health Insurance – medical, dental, and vision through premier plans.
• Paid bonding time following a birth.
• Paid parking spots.
• Referral Bonus – cash bonus for successful hires you refer.
• 401k – contribution toward retirement planning.
• Equity – ownership through Nimble’s equity program.

We also 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.