Nuclearn.ai is looking to solve the problem of keeping critical infrastructure reliable, efficient, and safe in the nuclear and utility industries by building AI-powered software and hiring a VP of Engineering to lead the engineering strategy end-to-end.
Requirements
- React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS
- Python (FastAPI)
- PostgreSQL, SQLite; Redis, RabbitMQ, Celery; Docker/Podman, Kubernetes; GitHub Actions
- Sentry, Netdata; (growing OpenTelemetry footprint)
- PyTest, Cypress; CI-driven test automation and V&V evidence capture
- dependency/SBOM scanning, SIEM/EDR, secrets management, vulnerability management, identity/SSO
- hardened images, secure update channels, fleet telemetry, backup/restore, DR runbooks
Responsibilities
- Design the org across backend, frontend, platform/SRE, hardware/infra, cybersecurity, and QA; define interfaces and ownership boundaries that mirror the architecture.
- Be hands-on in the codebase, especially early on - contributing directly to critical features, reviews, and infrastructure while building and mentoring the team.
- Own SDLC and release management (branching, feature flags, safe rollbacks) across services and clients.
- Institute typed APIs and schema-migration discipline (backfills, idempotency, partitioning).
- Drive Sentry triage and error-budget/SLOs; implement retries, back-pressure, DLQs, and circuit breakers.
- Embed AI in the toolchain: automated test generation, static-analysis + AI code review prompts, release-note drafting, log summarization, and postmortem drafting.
- Define and publish customer-visible reliability metrics (uptime, success rates, SLA adherence).
Other
- U.S. citizenship or permanent residency (green card) is required due to DOE export compliance.
- Have led 5 - 20+ engineers across multiple disciplines at a startup serving regulated enterprises.
- Are a player-coach: you can dive into technical details and still scale the org.
- Care about correctness and safety: typed contracts, migrations with backfills, idempotent jobs, V&V that catches sharp edges.
- Communicate clearly under pressure and keep teams focused when the alerts page lights up.
