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About Nimble
Nimble is 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’s 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 Chain—reinventing how goods move through factories, warehouses, and last-mile distribution using next-generation intelligent robotic systems.
Nimble was founded out of Stanford and Carnegie Mellon’s top AI labs and is backed by the world’s 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 Stanford’s 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.
Nimble's 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:
Help us advance our robotics moonshot by design, development and implementation of theoretical and practical robotic systems. Including perception, motion planning, kinematics, path planning, multi-agent path planning, and non-linear controls
You will play a critical role in working with our world-class cross-functional team to build the world’s most advanced robotic systems for the world’s biggest robotics opportunity!
Responsibilities
- Define and execute engineering plans within robot perception, non-linear controls and motion planning, multi-agent path planning
- Develop, maintain and scale fault-tolerant and fail-safe robotic software
- Prototype, test, debug and deploy algorithms and robotic systems
- Develop advanced algorithms to obtain optimal real-time performance
- Provide input on all aspects of product development from brainstorming to final delivery.
- Welcome new challenges and work independently across disciplines to both investigate issues and identify solutions.
Qualifications
- Fast learner, A-player, great work ethic and ambitious
- BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science, Robotics, Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
- 1-3+ years of industry experience in robotics software or related field
- Experience with system architecture, design and development
- Strong experience writing production code in C, C++ and Python
- Ability to identify and resolve bugs and issues.
Culture:
We embrace challenges and strive to make the impossible possible each day. We’re not in this to do what’s easy or to be mediocre. We want to create something legendary and leave our mark on the world. We’re ambitious, we’re gritty, we’re humble and we’re 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.
Nimble's 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
Nimble Robotics San Francisco, California, USA Office
San Francisco, CA, United States, 94103
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