Senior Software Engineer

Most software developers build apps. A select few build the tools that help design and construct nuclear power plants. If you’re a skilled full-stack developer who can thrive in a regulated engineering environment and wants meaningful, mission-driven work, this is an uncommon opportunity.

What This Role Offers:

Location: Bellevue, WA

Full-Time | Onsite | 12-Month Contract | High likelihood of extension based on performance/job needs

Schedule: M-F

Salary Range: $56 – $95/hr

Benefits: Healthcare – Medical, Dental, Vision; PTO; Some Paid Holidays; Unmatched 401k

Responsibilities:

• Design, implement, document, and test software based on formally defined requirements and user-reported bugs

• Design and implement refactorizations and maintenance to maximize near- and long-term developer and user productivity

• Support verification and validation efforts to demonstrate code correctness against specifications

• Identify and resolve performance and productivity bottlenecks

• Perform administrative data management operations on the backend based on user and management needs

• Translate new feature requests into formal software requirements

• Train and support engineering users; provide mentoring to other developers

• Support software build and testing systems (Jenkins and related CI/CD infrastructure)

• Support server configuration and maintenance (RHEL environment)

• Facilitate and participate in design reviews; review proposed code changes before release

• Ensure compliance with software quality standards and regulatory requirements

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in an applicable engineering field

• 6+ years of relevant web application development experience

• Advanced programming skills in Python and JavaScript

• 3+ years of in-depth experience with Django and Django REST Framework (DRF)

• 3+ years of experience with a JavaScript framework, preferably Vue3

• 3+ years of regularly writing software tests

• Advanced proficiency with software development tools including git, IDEs, profilers, debuggers, test frameworks, and packaging tools

• Ability to work within the regulatory quality environment of nuclear reactor design and construction

Thomas-Thor provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.