Senior Software Engineer, Embedded Linux

Nimble Robotics

San Francisco, USonsite$180k-$250k/yrPosted Jun 6, 2026
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Skills

c++rust

About the role

About Nimble

Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce. We’re training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid, the first robot in the world capable of performing thousands of tasks across the supply chain. We’ve raised over $220M at over $1B valuation and formed a strategic alliance with FedEx to build a national network of autonomous warehouses capable of generating many billions in annual revenue. We are a hardcore and obsessed team of the world’s best engineers and operators. If you are obsessed with your craft, enjoy a high-intensity and fast moving high impact environment, are super high agency in getting hard things done and want to be part of building the world’s most legendary robotics company at the most pivotal moment in history, we want to work with you.

We are on a mission to empower and inspire mankind to accomplish legendary feats by inventing robots that liberate us from the menial. We will accomplish this by training robot AGI to invent and build the Autonomous Supply Chain – everything from the inside of factories and warehouses to your front door – powered by generalist superhumanoids.

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 Fei-Fei Li (Chief Scientist of AI at Google and Director of Stanford’s AI Lab), Marc Raibert (founder of Boston Dynamics), and Sebastian Thrun (founder of GoogleX, Waymo; Stanford Professor and considered the father of autonomous vehicles).

Let’s be legendary.

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

We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join our Infrastructure Team, focused on building the Nimble’s Robotics platform that powers our robotics applications. You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of software development projects including design, implementation, automated testing, field testing, and deployment support.

Responsibilities

Board bring-up and maintenance on embedded ARM system (Device Trees, Bootloader, Kernel Drivers)

Design, implement and maintain system flashing process used in both manufacturing and development scenarios.

Design, implement and maintain system and firmware OTA process.

Customize vendor drivers to support and enhance Nimble’s robotics applications.

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.

Qualifications

Bachelors, Masters, or PhD 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.

Strong proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Rust, C, C++.

Experience with Linux kernel development

Good understanding of computer networking

Experience with uboot, EDK2, platform firmware, UEFI etc

Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across teams

Nice to have

Experience with Rust

Familiarity with CUDA libraries and applications

Familiarity with Nvidia Jeston Platform

Familiarity WiFi protocols

Compensation

The salary range for this position at the start of employment is expected to be between $180,000 and $250,000/year. Your exact offer may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to cash compensation, this position will also receive generous equity for this position.

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's Benefits

Unlimited Flexible 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

Compensation

This Software Engineer role pays $180k-$250k/yr. Within typical range for software engineer roles in United States.

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