Senior Software Engineer
The Nuclear Company2 days ago
Base Salary
$121k - $143k/yr
Responsibilities
- Lead the design and development of scalable, high-quality software for critical nuclear energy applications.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.
- Integrate software with hardware, control systems, physical systems, and external interfaces.
- Implement rigorous testing, debugging, documentation, and quality assurance practices for regulatory compliance.
- Identify and resolve complex performance issues in demanding operating environments.
- Drive challenging technical solutions from concept through deployment.
- Create and maintain design specifications, architecture diagrams, and testing protocols.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a closely related technical field.
- At least 4 years of progressive software development experience.
- Experience developing software for highly regulated, safety-critical, or mission-critical industries; direct nuclear experience is highly preferred.
- Proficiency in one or more of JavaScript, TypeScript, or Python.
- Experience with full software development life cycles, software design patterns, data structures, algorithms, version control, and collaborative development workflows.
- Expertise designing and implementing complex software architectures.
- Strong understanding of software quality assurance principles and testing methodologies.
- Ability to debug and troubleshoot intricate software systems.
- Preferred experience with offline-capable, air-gapped, disconnected, constrained, or containerized applications.
- Preferred experience integrating third-party physical security systems and applying AI features or ML models to production workflows.
- Exposure to nuclear, critical infrastructure, defense, or physical security domains is preferred.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, written, verbal communication, and collaboration skills.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation packages.
- 401k with company match.
- Medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Generous vacation policy plus holidays.
Tech Stack
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About The Nuclear Company
The Nuclear Company develops and constructs nuclear power plants in the U.S., pairing proven reactor technologies with a fleet-scale, design-once/build-many model for utilities and grid operators. Founded in 2023 and privately held, it focuses on standardizing plant design and digital delivery to reduce costs and deployment timelines. The company works to supply reliable baseload electricity and expand nuclear capacity across American markets.