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Software Engineer, Simulation Development

Nimble
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/5/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/4/2026
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.

Role Summary

We're looking for a passionate and experienced Software Engineer to build and enhance our core robotic fleet simulation platform. This role is central to safeguarding our software releases, integrating with critical systems, and enabling our path to the desired operational volume. You'll own the development of a robust, user-friendly, and highly effective simulation environment that drives business outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

  • Platform Development: Design, develop, and maintain a robust and user-friendly robotic fleet simulation platform, including seamless integration capabilities, an intuitive UI, streamlined workflows, and efficient data pipelines.
  • Automated Release Guard: Implement and manage nightly, automated robotic fleet simulations to act as a crucial software release guard, with a roadmap to expand coverage to robotic control software releases.
  • System Integration: Drive ad-hoc integration projects between the robotic fleet simulator and other warehouse systems software.
  • Simulation Configuration: Configure, manage, and optimize input parameters and models within the simulator to accurately reflect real-world warehouse operations.
  • Data Integrity & Analysis Pipeline: Ensure the integrity of simulation output data, own the data management pipeline, and establish organized systems for data analysis and consumption by cross-functional teams.
  • Collaboration: Work closely with the core simulation software team and simulation validation engineer to align development with operational requirements.


Qualifications

  • Bachelors or masters in computer science or electrical engineering, or equivalent experience
  • 3 years of professional experience in software development, preferably in simulation, modeling, or game engine development.
  • Proficiency in Python, C and experience with software architecture, API design, and data pipeline technologies.
  • Experience with CI/CD tools, automated testing frameworks, and large-scale data analysis tools.
  • A strong commitment to quality, automation, and creating developer tools that are reliable and easy to use


$120,000 - $200,000 a year

The above range is the base salary range. This position will also provide 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 : $120,000 - $200,000

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