Software Engineer, New Grad

Job description

<p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2">About the company</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":320,"335559739":120}"> </span></p>
<p><u>General Matter enriches uranium.</u></p>
<p>We are designing, building, and operating the world’s lowest-cost enrichment services, here in the US.  </p>
<p>In the process, we are restoring America’s ability to produce nuclear fuel to power AI, advanced manufacturing and critical industries our country relies on to remain competitive. </p>
<p>Fuel drives the cost of advanced reactor electricity production, and enrichment drives the cost of the fuel that advanced reactors consume.  Reliable, low-cost enrichment is the catalyst for the nuclear Renaissance now under way.</p>
<p>Our mission is to make nuclear not only the cleanest and safest source of baseload power, but also the most affordable.  We believe abundant nuclear energy will lead to a post-scarcity society. </p>
<p>We were incubated inside Founders Fund, like Anduril and Palantir before us, and are backed by over a dozen of the world's top venture capital firms.  </p>
<p>Our lean, world-class team of engineers and operators is applying a first-principles approach to solving the problem of nuclear fuel production.  </p>
<p>We are a mission-driven company with a culture of urgency, accountability, and transparency. </p>
<p>Help us build a high-energy society by making the cleanest, safest form of baseload energy the most affordable.</p>
<p><strong>About the Role</strong></p>
<p>We’re looking for an early-career Software Engineer who is excited to build software that directly enables advanced enrichment technology and the systems used to develop, test, and operate it.</p>
<p>As a Software Engineer at General Matter, you’ll work alongside electrical, mechanical, test, and other engineering teams to develop software for real-world technical systems. Your work may span data acquisition and analysis, hardware interfaces, automation, internal engineering tools, test infrastructure, and production systems.</p>
<p>You’ll have the opportunity to own meaningful projects from design through deployment, work closely with the hardware your software supports, and see the impact of your work firsthand. This is a strong opportunity for a recent graduate who enjoys solving challenging problems, learning across disciplines, and building reliable software in a fast-moving engineering environment.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain software supporting engineering, test, and operational systems.</li>
<li>Build tools and applications that interface with hardware, instrumentation, controls, and data acquisition systems.</li>
<li>Develop software to automate testing, experiments, data collection, analysis, and engineering workflows.</li>
<li>Collaborate closely with engineers across software, electrical, mechanical, controls, test, and other technical disciplines.</li>
<li>Translate engineering requirements into reliable, maintainable software solutions.</li>
<li>Debug problems across software and hardware boundaries and help identify root causes.</li>
<li>Develop tests, monitoring, and tooling to improve software and system reliability.</li>
<li>Participate in design reviews, code reviews, testing, and technical documentation.</li>
<li>Take ownership of projects and drive them from initial concept through implementation and deployment.</li>
<li>Learn new technologies and technical domains quickly as project needs evolve.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Basic Qualifications</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field completed by the start date.</li>
<li>Experience programming in one or more general-purpose languages such as Python, C++, C, Rust, Go, or Java through coursework, internships, research, student teams, or personal projects.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of fundamental software engineering concepts, including data structures, algorithms, debugging, testing, and version control.</li>
<li>Strong written and verbal communication skills.</li>
<li>Ability to work effectively in a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary engineering environment.</li>
<li>Interest in working hands-on with software that interacts with physical systems and hardware.</li>
<li>Evidence of exceptional ability (prior projects, portfolio of work, completed products, etc).</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Internship, research, student project, or other hands-on software engineering experience.</li>
<li>Experience with Python and/or C++.</li>
<li>Experience developing software that interfaces with hardware, sensors, instrumentation, embedded systems, or laboratory equipment.</li>
<li>Familiarity with Linux development environments and command-line tools.</li>
<li>Experience with Git, automated testing, continuous integration, or modern software development workflows.</li>
<li>Experience with data acquisition, data processing, visualization, or scientific computing.</li>
<li>Familiarity with networking, databases, distributed systems, embedded software, or control systems.</li>
<li>Experience working on robotics, Formula SAE, rocketry, research laboratories, maker projects, or other multidisciplinary technical teams.</li>
<li>Demonstrated ability to independently build and complete technical projects.</li>
<li>Excitement to work in a fast-paced environment on challenging, high-impact engineering problems.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Additional Requirements</strong></p>
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<ul>
<li>Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.</li>
<li>Ability to come into our office every day. This role is 100% on site and in person.</li>
<li>Currently a US Citizen with capability to obtain and maintain a US Q clearance.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Equal Opportunity Employer</strong></p>
<p>General Matter is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with General Matter is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.</p>
<p><strong>Compensation and Benefits</strong></p>
<p>The base salary range for this role is <strong>$125,000 </strong>annually. </p>
<p>Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. <span data-teams="true">Please note that the stated salary range is an estimate and may be adjusted based on market conditions, business needs, or other factors.</span> In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.</p>
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