Nimble Robotics
Robotics Software Engineer
$140K–$230K
San Francisco, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Aug 16, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
San Francisco, California, United States - Experience
- 1+ years of software engineering experience building production systems.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related engineering field.
About the job
Build and optimize production-grade software for autonomous robots operating in high-throughput warehouse environments.
What you'll do
- Develop robot control, manipulation, sensing, and reliable task-execution software, plus tools for sensor-data processing, visualization, validation, and debugging.
- Create automated evaluation and remote-operations capabilities; integrate frontier AI models into robot behaviors with predictable, safe performance.
- Collaborate across AI, hardware, and infrastructure teams to integrate platforms and improve system robustness, latency, and uptime.
What they ask for
- 1+ years of software engineering experience building production systems.
- Proven ability to design, implement, and maintain complex, high-reliability software systems.
- Experience integrating with robotics, IoT, or embedded device SDKs.
- Hands-on development experience in Rust.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with software best practices, including testing, documentation, code reviews, and robust architectural design.
- Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science, Robotics, or a related engineering field.
Pay
$140,000 and $230,000/year (USD, base salary)
Tools
Rust
AI focus
Integrate frontier AI models into production robot behaviors and work with AI research teams to improve robot intelligence.
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