[Remote] Software Engineer
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Nucleus Security is transforming how security and development teams manage vulnerabilities at scale, and they are seeking a Software Engineer to join their growing engineering team. The Software Engineer will contribute to building and improving core platform features while collaborating with engineering, product, and QA teams.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to building and maintaining features in support of the product roadmap
- Debug and troubleshoot customer reported issues and fix bugs across the stack
- Continuously learn and improve your technical skill set
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable code
- Work with external APIs to ingest, process, and store data to and from 3rd party systems
- Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver high-quality features
- Participate in code reviews and team discussions
Skills
- 0–5 years of professional software engineering experience
- Experience with a backend programming language
- Experience with a frontend framework (react, vue, …)
- Familiarity with web development concepts (APIs, HTTP, frontend/backend interaction)
- Basic understanding of relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL)
- Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a distributed team
- Experience working with PHP or Python, especially in frameworks like Laminas, Laravel, or Django
- Experience building a frontend experience using React
- Experience working with REST APIs
- Familiarity with cloud environments (e.g., AWS)
- Experience with test writing (unit/integration tests)
- Exposure to Linux-based environments
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Exposure to cybersecurity or vulnerability management tools
- Experience using AI tools and agents to accelerate your development
Benefits
- 401k company contribution (not a match, a contribution)
- 100% company-paid healthcare options
- Company HSA contribution on eligible insurance plans
- 100% company-paid vision & dental
- 100% company paid short term disability insurance
- 100% company paid life insurance
- Fully remote
- Flexible PTO
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