R & D Senior Software Engineer, Nucleus Security

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proven ability to thrive with minimal direction, especially in ambiguous or R&D-heavy environments
• Strong backend development experience with Python, Django 4.2, and the Django REST Framework
• Solid front-end development experience with TypeScript + React 19
• Experience with relational databases, especially MySQL
• Experience with docker and containerization
• Experience working in a cloud environment, ideally AWS
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies in a professional setting
• Mindset: Creative thinker who enjoys solving hard problems and experimenting with novel soluntions
• Cyber Security Passion: Demonstrated interest or background in cybersecurity. Experience in vulnerability management, threat intelligence, or related domains is highly desirable

Desirable

• Are you looking for more in life than just building another web app? Does upending cyber security resonate with you? We're a rapidly expanding cybersecurity startup revolutionizing vulnerability management for organizations of all sizes.
• For our customers, vulnerability management has always been a game of catch-up, with limited asset coverage and manual processes.
• Nucleus' primary mission is to create a fast, scalable platform that not only addresses these challenges but also makes vulnerability management simple, fun, and effortless. Currently, we're looking for a passionate Senior Python Software Engineer to join our growing team of engineers
• As a Senior Software Engineer in our Engineering team, you'll operate at the frontier of innovation, taking early ideas and high-level product vision and translating them into real, impactful software
• You’ll work closely with product and security experts to design and build new features, services, and tools that push the boundaries of what’s possible in vulnerability management
• This role offers a balanced blend of backend and frontend development, with approximately 50% of your time spent architecting scalable backend systems and the other 50% dedicated to crafting dynamic, user-focused frontend experiences
• You will work with the Founders, multiple members of the R&D team, and the engineering team to develop new, experimental technologies as part of Nucleus’ innovation mission
• The core responsibility is to develop our new to market, AI-driven vulnerability intelligence platform and data feed. Take ownership of design, implementation, an deployment in conjunction with the R & D team
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the globe, each working in different technology stacks
• Build scalable backend systems using Python (Django) and MySQL or SingleStore
• Develop dynamic and responsive user interfaces with TypeScript, React and Tailwind
• Investigate and incorporate emerging trends in cybersecurity into product ideas
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Participate in architectural discussions and code reviews