Backend Engineer — AI-First Nuclear NOS Platform

The Nuclear Company; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 121,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation packages

401k with company match

Job summary

The Nuclear Company in Washington, DC is hiring a Backend Engineer to build the server-side systems behind NOS modules and applications. You will report to the Director of Product Engineering and work in the Product Engineering squad.

NOS is the software platform behind one of the largest nuclear buildouts in the United States, and this role builds the APIs, services, and data access the products run on. This is a hands-on engineering role.

Qualifications

• 5+ years building production backend systems and APIs.
• Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent production experience.
• Strong skills in at least one backend language (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar).
• Experience designing APIs and working with relational and/or non-relational databases.
• Experience with at least one major cloud (AWS preferred) and modern CI/CD.
• A solid grounding in testing, security, and reliability practices.
• Good written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Build backend services and APIs. Design, build, and maintain the server-side systems behind NOS modules and applications.
• Model and access data. Design schemas, queries, and data access patterns that are correct and performant.
• Keep the backend reliable and secure. Build for uptime, handle errors well, and follow security and access-control requirements.
• Integrate with the platform. Use shared platform services, data, and integrations rather than rebuilding them.
• Support the full lifecycle. Write tests, wire services into CI/CD, and support what you ship in production.
• Partner with product and platform engineers. Work across the squads so backends fit the applications and the platform.

Skills

Backend engineering

API design

Relational databases

Cloud computing (AWS)

CI/CD practices

Security & reliability

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS or related field

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

SQL/NoSQL

Job description

The Nuclear Company in Washington, DC is hiring a Backend Engineer to build the server-side systems behind NOS modules and applications. You will report to the Director of Product Engineering and work in the Product Engineering squad.

NOS is the software platform behind one of the largest nuclear buildouts in the United States, and this role builds the APIs, services, and data access the products run on. This is a hands-on engineering role.