The Nuclear Company

Spring 2027 Software Engineering Intern

The Nuclear Company
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29 days ago
Washington, DC, USAIntern

Responsibilities

  • Build new features and full modules within the Nuclear Operating System for regulatory automation, cost and schedule, supply chain, and commercial portal functions.
  • Build AI-powered software using LLM- and agent-backed features, retrieval-augmented generation, and tool-calling against internal systems.
  • Develop data integrations across Palantir Foundry, AWS GovCloud, and other systems.
  • Convert build-a-thon prototypes into production-grade features and build field deployment tooling.
  • Build automated testing and compliance infrastructure, triage issues, and root-cause failures.

Requirements

  • Be currently enrolled in a BS program in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical field.
  • Be available for the full six-month term and return to school afterward.
  • Have strong programming fundamentals in at least one of Python, TypeScript, Java, Go, Rust, or C++.
  • Have a record of shipping working software through course projects, personal projects, internships, or co-ops.
  • Be a U.S. Person, defined here as a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, due to export-control requirements.
  • Be willing and able to work on-site in Washington, DC, five days per week, for the full six-month term.
  • Preferred qualifications include exposure to LLM APIs, retrieval-augmented generation, agents and tool-calling, Palantir Foundry, AWS or another enterprise cloud platform, algorithms, data structures, cloud infrastructure, modern front-end frameworks, and nuclear or regulated-industry concepts.

Benefits

  • Six-month Spring 2027 co-op running January through June.
  • Full housing and relocation support for co-ops outside the Washington, DC metro area.
  • 401(k) with company match.
  • Medical, dental, and vision plans.
  • Generous vacation policy and holidays.
  • On-site in Washington, DC five days per week.
The Nuclear Company

About The Nuclear Company

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