Senior Engineer, Scientific Software and Developer Platform, Modeling and Simulation (Fully Remote)

Kairos Power; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology company commercializing the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR). We are seeking a software engineer to design and implement scientific software in Python and C++, owning architecture and performance with close collaboration with nuclear engineers.

You will lead build, packaging, and delivery efforts, owning CI/CD, reproducible packaging for Python and C++, and establishing container patterns and QA automation.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain scientific software in Python and C++.
• Own architecture, performance optimization, and collaboration with nuclear engineers.
• Own CI/CD and reproducible packaging for Python and C++.
• Establish container patterns and quality assurance automation.
• Set engineering standards, review code, and mentor engineers.
• Evaluate build-versus-buy and choose simple, maintainable designs.

Skills

Python

C++

Architecture design

Performance optimization

Code review

Mentorship

Tools

CI/CD

Containerization

QA automation

Job description

• Design, implement, and maintain scientific software in Python and C++.
• Own architecture, performance optimization, and collaboration with nuclear engineers.

Build, packaging, and delivery:

• Own CI/CD, reproducible packaging for Python and C++.
• Establish container patterns and quality assurance automation.

Standards and mentorship:

• Set engineering standards, review code, and mentor engineers.
• Evaluate build-versus-buy and choose simple, maintainable designs.

Kairos Power is a new nuclear energy technology company commercializing the fluoride-salt-cooled, high-temperature reactor (FHR) to enable the world's transition to clean energy. They are a collaborative, safety-conscious team that values simple, maintainable software and equal opportunity.