Senior AI & Digital Engineering Engineer

X-Energy, LLC; Rockville (MD); On-site; USD 180,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K plan with employer match

Medical/Dental/Vision Insurance

Life and Disability Insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement/Professional Dev

Job summary

X Energy, LLC in Rockville, MD is seeking an AI & Digital Engineering Software Engineer IV to accelerate nuclear reactor development workflows by designing AI-native applications and robust platform infrastructure. You will work within a tiger-team, leveraging AI tools to advance requirements, design, and deployment processes across regulatory boundaries.

The role combines front-end, back-end, and data-integration work, with significant autonomy and collaboration with systems engineering,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Engineering, or a related field from an accredited university or college.
• Typically, ten years of relevant software engineering experience, including experience in one or more of the specialization tracks described above.
• Experience with Git, GitLab, CI/CD, and modern development workflows.
• Proficiency with Jira, Confluence, and AI-enhanced development environments (Claude Code or similar AI-assisted development tools).
• Experience working in collaborative, fast-paced development teams.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively in a tiger-team environment to develop production-ready AI solutions.
• Leverage Claude Code and AI-assisted development tools to accelerate development, prompt iteration, and maintenance tasks.
• Apply knowledge of LLMs and AI systems to support the platform's AI-native architecture.
• Partner with systems-engineering, licensing, and quality-assurance organizations to help ensure delivered solutions and AI-generated artifacts meet nuclear-engineering and regulatory expectations.
• Document solutions, architecture decisions, and integration patterns, and support knowledge transfer to relevant technical teams.
• Implement and maintain development best practices and quality standards.
• Execute core tasks and responsibilities with considerable latitude for independent judgment in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Perform work in accordance with X-energy quality assurance procedures.

Skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Systems Engineering, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Claude Code

LangChain

LangGraph

AWS Bedrock

AWS DMS

Kinesis

Neptune

Terraform

GitLab CI/CD

Jira

Confluence

Job description

X Energy, LLC in Rockville, MD is seeking an AI & Digital Engineering Software Engineer IV to accelerate nuclear reactor development workflows by designing AI-native applications and robust platform infrastructure. You will work within a tiger-team, leveraging AI tools to advance requirements, design, and deployment processes across regulatory boundaries.

The role combines front-end, back-end, and data-integration work, with significant autonomy and collaboration with systems engineering,