Software Engineer - Simulation Platform
Proxima Fusion2 days ago
Munich, GermanyMid Level
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain software solutions for stellarator simulation and design.
- Automate large-scale scientific simulation workflows.
- Build and maintain cloud-based data storage and applications for collaboration, knowledge discovery, and data exploration.
- Integrate AI tools where they provide meaningful leverage.
- Work directly with researchers to apply simulation tools to specific use cases.
- Guide users and co-develop applications that unblock stellarator R&D programs.
Requirements
- Proficiency in Python.
- Interest in scientific computing workflows, cloud- and web-based systems, and data management.
- A user-first mindset and willingness to learn relevant domain knowledge in a dynamic startup environment.
- Familiarity with Pydantic, JAX, React, TypeScript, FastAPI, cloud services, cloud-based applications, or data management systems is desirable but not required.
- Interest in current software development practices, agentic development, and modern data pipelines and scheduling solutions.
Benefits
- Work on complex technology challenges supporting commercial fusion power.
- Collaborate with researchers, engineers, and experienced colleagues across Proxima Fusion.
- The company emphasizes diverse perspectives, purpose-driven work, and professional growth.
- The interview process includes a recruiter interview, technical screening, technical panel, and CEO call.
Tech Stack
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Proxima Fusion
Proxima Fusion designs and builds stellarator-based fusion power plants for utility-scale electricity generation, developing hardware, superconducting magnets, and control software to commercialize fusion energy. Founded in 2023 and headquartered in Munich, it is a privately held spin-out from the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) with teams in Munich, Zurich, and Oxford. The company advances the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator lineage through next-generation machines (Alpha and Stellaris) on the path to commercial deployment.