Job Summary:
The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. They are seeking an AI Engineer 1 to help build and run the backend, data, and integration layers for their software platform, NOS, which supports one of the largest nuclear buildouts in the United States.
Responsibilities:
โข Help build and maintain the application and data integrations that connect NOS to internal systems, partner APIs, and external data sources, working from well-scoped tickets under senior review.
โข Take ownership of scoped CI/CD and release tasks that keep NOS builds repeatable, tested, and traceable.
โข Do basic backend and DevOps work: build and fix backend services, write tests, and handle routine platform monitoring and maintenance.
โข Ramp on Palantir Foundry, the data ontology, and the MCP interfaces that let AI agents work against NOS data and start contributing to them.
โข Partner with the Platform Engineer, data scientists, AI/ML engineers, and product engineers, and grow from paired work toward independent delivery.
Qualifications:
Required:
โข Computer science degree or equivalent, with 0-2 years of professional experience (internships, co-ops, and project work count).
โข Strong fundamentals in at least one backend language (Python and/or TypeScript preferred; Go or Java also welcome).
โข Some hands-on exposure to basic DevOps and backend work: CI/CD, version control, REST APIs, or wiring systems together, from an internship, a job, or a personal project.
โข Has built something with AI beyond using a chat assistant: multi-step prompts, custom tools, AI in the codebase, or a small agentic project.
โข Good written and verbal communication, and willingness to learn the nuclear and regulated-industry context.
Preferred:
โข Exposure to a major cloud (AWS preferred), including coursework or personal projects.
โข Coursework or project work in CI/CD, infrastructure as code, or configuration management.
โข Coursework or project work in LLMs, agentic systems, or data modeling.
โข Familiarity with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or Snowflake.
โข Internship or project work in a regulated or mega-project industry (nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, medical).
Company:
The Nuclear Company enables the deployment of nuclear power plants at fleet-scale by integrating government and industry partners. Founded in 2023, the company is headquartered in Lexington, USA, with a team of 51-200 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.