Software Engineer
General MatterNuclear Fuel company
Los Angeles, United States$100,000 - $200,000Senior
Founders Fund
Software Engineering
About the role
TL;DR
Develop performant, safe, and high-quality software to control critical systems.
- •As a General Matter Software Engineer, you will develop performant, safe and high-quality software to directly control our systems.
- •Your code will be responsible for commanding actuators and processing high-speed signals in applications where safety and accuracy are exceedingly important.
- •Key Responsibilities Design and implement high-performance, production-grade software systems in C++ and Python, with a strong focus on reliability and maintainability Architect complex solutions from the ground up, making principled decisions around system design, performance trade-offs, and technology selection Lead technical design reviews and code reviews, setting and enforcing engineering best practices across the team Build and maintain automated testing and CI/CD pipelines to ensure software quality at scale Mentor junior and mid-level engineers while driving independent progress on complex, ambiguous technical problems Requirements Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent, with 5+ years of professional software engineering experience Deep proficiency in C++ and/or Python, including language internals, performance characteristics, and idiomatic usage Strong understanding of Linux internals
- •process management, memory models, I/O, and system calls
- •and how they influence software design and performance Strong CS fundamentals
- •algorithms, data structures, concurrency, and system design Demonstrated ownership of large, production-grade systems with evidence of exceptional technical ability
Required skills
C++PythonLinuxGitCI/CDDockerKubernetesAWSGoogle CloudAzureTerraform
Nice-to-have skills
Microservices
Domain expertise
deeptechcleantech
Benefits & perks
Stock options, Medical coverage, Vision coverage, Dental coverage, 401(k) retirement plan
Tech stack
C++PythonLinuxDockerKubernetesCI/CDAWSGoogle CloudAzureTerraformGit