Senior Platform Engineer
The Nuclear Company · Washington, DC
Posted about 3 months ago · $121,000 - $165,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 80 days The Nuclear Company's roles stay open a median of 80 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 68% of The Nuclear Company's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at The Nuclear Company
- high 80 stale, 4 reposted of 84 open
- Hiring momentum
- 111 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-10-22
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from The Nuclear Company's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for The Nuclear Company.
About this role
As a Senior Platform Engineer at The Nuclear Company, you will be responsible for building and maintaining the backend, data, and integration layers of the Nuclear Operating System (NOS). This hands-on role involves owning CI/CD processes, ensuring platform performance, and collaborating with data scientists and engineers to enhance the platform's capabilities. You will also contribute to the design of data structures that enable AI agents to interact safely with NOS data.
- benefits
- 2/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of The Nuclear Company as an employer.
What you need
- 5+ years building and running production backend or platform systems
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent production experience
- Strong coding skills in at least one backend language (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar)
- Hands-on experience building and owning CI/CD pipelines and integrations between systems (REST APIs, event streams, data pipelines)
- Experience with at least one major cloud (AWS preferred) and with configuration management and infrastructure as code
- Working knowledge of data modeling and how data flows between systems
Nice to have
- Experience with Palantir Foundry, Databricks, or Snowflake
- Familiarity with Model Context Protocol (MCP) or other patterns for connecting AI agents to data and tools
- Experience in a regulated or safety-critical industry (nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, medical)
- Front-end experience with a modern framework such as React
- Experience with OT/IT integration, SCADA interfaces, or industrial data
What you get
- Competitive compensation packages
- 401k with company match
- Medical, dental, vision plans
- Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
Worth weighing
- No specific mention of remote work options
- The role involves significant collaboration across various engineering disciplines
- The company emphasizes an AI-first mindset, which may require continuous learning and adaptation
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Listed by The Nuclear Company on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-10-22. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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