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Data Engineer II

Nimble
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/8/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/7/2026
About Nimble

Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to enable fast, efficient, and sustainable commerce. We’re developing a general-purpose robot AI and a warehouse generalist superhumanoid robot, the first robot in the world capable of performing all core warehouse functions. We recently closed a $106M Series C at a $1B valuation,and we are continuing to grow our world-class team.

Mission: to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial.

Vision: invent the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – powered by industry-generalist superhumanoids to deliver faster, more efficient, and more sustainable commerce.

Our founding team comes from the AI labs at Stanford and Carnegie Mellon and our board of directors include famed robotics and AI legends including Marc Raibert (founder of Boston Dynamics), Sebastian Thrun (founder of GoogleX, Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles) and Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanford’s AI Lab).

Join us and leave your mark on the future of robotics, AI, and global commerce.

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

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 obstacles.

Be legendary - Be the very best and do work that inspires.

Be humble - Prioritize growth, learning, and doing whatever is needed to further the mission.

Be dependable - Take ownership and deliver with high agency.

About The Role

Help us advance our robotics moonshot by scaling our data engineering efforts. Drive design and development of data infrastructure across our products and internal tools. You will play a critical role in working with our world-class cross-functional team to architect and build the world’s most advanced robotic systems for the world’s biggest robotics opportunity!

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain scalable, reliable data pipelines.
  • Ensure timely and efficient data collection, processing, and availability.
  • Integrate data from multiple sources for both batch and streaming analytics.
  • Manage and optimize the data lakehouse for performance and reliability.
  • Apply best practices in data modeling, pipeline design, and query optimization.
  • Monitor pipeline performance and troubleshoot issues.
  • Develop and manage ETL/ELT processes for loading data into data warehouses and data lakes.
  • Maintain data integrity and consistency across systems.
  • Collaborate with engineering, product, finance, bizops, and other teams to understand data needs and deliver solutions.
  • Provide data engineering support to ensure data accessibility and usability company-wide.
  • Define and enforce data quality standards.
  • Implement data governance to ensure compliance with internal and external policies.
  • Stay current with industry trends and technologies in data engineering.
  • Continuously improve data processes and infrastructure for efficiency and scalability.
  • Document data engineering processes, designs, and architectures


Qualifications

  • Fast learner with a strong work ethic, high performance standards, and ambition.
  • 1-4 years of experience in a tech company or fast-growing startup.
  • BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
  • Proficiency in writing production-grade code in at least one of: Python, Java, Rust, Go, or Scala.
  • Strong debugging skills and the ability to diagnose and resolve issues efficiently.
  • Experience with Kafka and/or Spark.
  • Experience working with AWS or other cloud platforms.


Nice To Have

  • Experience with modern data engineering tools like Databricks, Clickhouse, DeltaLake, Apache Iceberg, Apache Flink, Parquet, Apache, Arrow Airflow
  • Experience with Robotics, Machine Learning and Mechanical Engineering


Additional Requirements

  • Willing to work extended hours and weekends if needed
  • This position is based full time in our San Francisco headquarters


$140,000 - $190,000 a year

The above range is the base salary range. This candidate will also receive generous equity!

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!

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

Salary : $140,000 - $190,000

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