Software Engineering Intern, Nucleus Security
Automated vulnerability management solution
Open for applications
Automated vulnerability management solution
101-200 employees
Open for applications
101-200 employees
Company mission
To transform vulnerability and exposure management programs to help enterprises and government agencies prioritize and mitigate risk faster, at scale.
Role
Who you are
- Have previous internship, co-op, or equivalent experience in software engineering or a related field
- Be currently enrolled in a college or university program with plans to graduate on or before June 2027
- Be pursuing a degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field
- Be interested in starting a career in software engineering
- Be willing to learn, ask questions, and receive feedback
- Due to business and regulatory requirements, we are only able to hire U.S. citizens at this time
Desirable
- Experience with PHP and modern PHP practices
- Experience with Python and modern Python practices
- Experience with React and Typescript
- Experience with relational databases such as MySQL
- Familiarity with REST APIs, JSON, and HTTP
- Experience writing or debugging unit tests
- Basic familiarity with Git, Linux, or CI/CD concepts
- Experience working in an Agile development environment
- Interest in cybersecurity, integrations, or developer tooling
What the job involves
- Are you a current college student looking to start your career in software engineering
- Do you want hands-on experience working with real production systems while learning from experienced engineers
- Nucleus Security is seeking a Software Engineering Intern with an interest in full stack development to join our Engineering organization
- As a Software Engineering Intern, you will work alongside experienced engineers to contribute to systems that support integrations, workflows, APIs, and internal tooling across the Nucleus platform. This internship is designed for students who are still in college and intend to begin their careers in software engineering
- You will contribute to real code used by production systems while working on carefully scoped projects that prioritize learning, code quality, and maintainability. No prior professional software engineering experience is required
- Leverage AI to build new features and fix bugs in a Cyber Security Vulnerability Management Platform
- Build out new components for our ReactJS frontend
- Work with third party REST APIs to build new ETL integrations
- Write and improve automated tests to increase reliability and confidence
- Debug issues and learn how to diagnose problems in distributed systems
- Collaborate in code reviews and technical discussions with your team
Our take
Nucleus Security was founded to accelerate, automate, and evolve vulnerability management. It does so by delivering a platform that allows organizations to mitigate vulnerabilities 10 times faster, while using only a fraction of the resources previously required.
What sets Nucleus apart is its focus on complex enterprises. With numerous integrations, the platform unifies existing tools in a security stack, making it easier for companies to streamline their security operations.
This approach has been successful, attracting major clients like Canva, Toyota, and Orange. A leader in transforming vulnerability management for enterprises, Nucleus continues to build out its leadership team and has secured funding to support ambitious growth plans for this year and beyond.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
-4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Feb 2026
$20m
SERIES C
Feb 2024
$23m
SERIES B
Total funding: $66.1m
Company benefits
- Stay Healthy: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and disability plans at no premium
- Secure Your Future: Generous 401(k) plan with company contribution and tuition reimbursement
- Take Time for Yourself: Flexible PTO to encourage a healthy work-life balance
Leadership
Steve Carter
(CEO & Co-founder)Previously co-founded Rampant Technologies, where they continue to serve as a Board Member and Advisor. Has also served as Senior Software Engineer at Raytheon, and Senior Security Software Engineer at LTC Engineering.
Scott Kuffer
(CPO/COO & Co-founder)Previously worked at Rampant Technologies, as Head of Commercial and Security Engineer.
Nick Fleming
(CTO & Co-founder)Previously Systems Security Engineer at Rampant Technologies, and Information Assurance Engineer at both Lockheed Martin and Solers.
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