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Nuclear

<div>The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing AI tech-startup in the nuclear and energy space, pioneering a fleet-scale approach to building the next generation of nuclear reactors. Through our design-once, build-many model, we're accelerating the deployment of safe, reliable, and affordable nuclear energy.

We operate with an AI-first mindset. Every employee is expected to leverage AI, technology, and the Nuclear Operating System (NOS) as integral components of their role to improve the quality, speed, and impact of their work. We expect every team member to continuously identify opportunities to automate workflows, enhance decision-making, improve processes, and contribute to the ongoing evolution of NOS as a strategic operating capability that enables The Nuclear Company to scale with excellence.

We hire people who are driven by purpose, thrive in ambiguity, and are energized by building what has never been built before. Our team combines intellectual curiosity with high agency, embraces candid feedback and continuous learning, and holds themselves and others to exceptional standards. Our values&mdash;Trust, Responsibility, Unity, Scrappiness, and Tenacity&mdash;guide how we hire, collaborate, and make decisions every day. They are not words on a wall; they are the standard by which we operate. Trust is the foundation of our safety culture, fostering intellectual honesty, accountability, and open communication, while our values challenge every team member to execute with urgency, humility, resilience, and an unwavering commitment to our mission.

About the role

The Nuclear Company is hiring a Backend Engineer to build the server-side systems behind NOS modules and applications. You will report to the Director of Product Engineering and work in the Product Engineering squad. NOS is the software platform behind one of the largest nuclear buildouts in the United States, and this role builds the APIs, services, and data access the products run on.

This is a hands-on engineering role. You will design and build backend services and APIs for NOS applications, model and access data, and make sure the server side is reliable, secure, and fast. You work with the Staff Software Engineer and product engineers on the applications and with the platform squad on shared services.

You will write production code, review pull requests, debug production issues, and build backends that hold up in a regulated, safety-critical setting.

Responsibilities
<ul>
<li>Build backend services and APIs. Design, build, and maintain the server-side systems behind NOS modules and applications.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Model and access data. Design schemas, queries, and data access patterns that are correct and performant.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Keep the backend reliable and secure. Build for uptime, handle errors well, and follow security and access-control requirements.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Integrate with the platform. Use shared platform services, data, and integrations rather than rebuilding them.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Support the full lifecycle. Write tests, wire services into CI/CD, and support what you ship in production.</li>
<li>Partner with product and platform engineers. Work across the squads so backends fit the applications and the platform.</li>
</ul>
Required Experience
<ul>
<li>5+ years building production backend systems and APIs.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent production experience.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Strong skills in at least one backend language (Python, Go, Java, TypeScript, or similar).</li>
</ul><ul><li>Experience designing APIs and working with relational and/or non-relational databases.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Experience with at least one major cloud (AWS preferred) and modern CI/CD.</li>
</ul><ul><li>A solid grounding in testing, security, and reliability practices.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Good written and verbal communication.</li>
</ul>
Preferred Experience
<ul>
<li>Experience in a regulated or safety-critical industry (nuclear, aerospace, defense, energy, medical).</li>
</ul><ul><li>Experience with event-driven systems, streaming, or real-time data.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Experience with OT/IT integration or industrial data.</li>
</ul><ul><li>Experience building backends for mobile or in-field applications.</li>
</ul>
Benefits
<ul>
<li>Competitive compensation packages</li>
<li>401k with company match</li>
<li>Medical, dental, vision plans</li>
<li>Generous vacation policy, plus holidays</li>
</ul>
Estimated Starting Salary Range 
The estimated starting salary range for this role is $121,000 - $165,000 annually less applicable withholdings and deductions, paid on a bi-weekly basis. The actual salary offered may vary based on relevant factors as determined in the Company's discretion, which may include experience, qualifications, tenure, skill set, availability of qualified candidates, geographic location, certifications held, and other criteria deemed pertinent to the particular role.

EEO Statement 
The Nuclear Company is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an environment of inclusion in the workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit discrimination in all aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, demotion, transfer, compensation, and termination.
<div>
Export Control 
Certain positions at The Nuclear Company may involve access to information and technology subject to export controls under U.S. law. Compliance with these export controls may result in The Nuclear Company limiting its consideration of certain applicants.</div>
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Your safety is our priority. We want to ensure your job search stays secure. Please note that the team at The Nuclear Company only communicates through official @thenuclearcompany.com email addresses. We will never ask for payments or sensitive financial information at any stage of our recruitment process. For your peace of mind, please verify all openings and submit your applications directly through our official careers page.</div></div>

Backend Engineer

<div>About the Team:

STR's Analytics &amp; C2 Division develops novel technologies to solve challenging national security problems through advanced analytics. Our team consists of passionate and motivated individuals with degrees in engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, and data science. We use our expertise and creativity to take innovative ideas from conception to mature implementation in order to improve mission success.

The Collaborative Autonomy and Control (CAC) Group in the AC2 Division works to build software systems that solve critical problems in the areas of uncrewed system autonomy, multi-agent collaboration, resource management, and control. By leveraging expertise in machine learning, algorithms, model-predictive control, and software development, we build tools that support tactical mission planning and execution, autonomous reasoning, and more.

The Role:

As an Autonomy Algorithms Lead Software Engineer, you will work as part of a tightly knit team to design, develop, implement, integrate, test, and demonstrate advanced algorithms and software systems for autonomous platforms. You will provide technical leadership and mentoring on programs working throughout the software and system development lifecycle, from early prototypes to integrated systems. Your work will develop a diverse set of software tools and applications for mission planning systems, automated control processes, unmanned platforms, DevSecOps, and CI/CD pipelines. This position is based in Woburn, MA or Arlington, VA, and will take advantage of STR's flexible, hybrid environment &ndash; when the work does not require use of STR's facilities, you are welcome to work remotely.

Who You Are:
<ul>
<li>Active Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility, for which U.S citizenship is needed by the U.S government</li>
<li>BS in Computer Science or related technical field with 7+ years of experience</li>
<li>5+ years of experience with C++ or Java</li>
<li>Full stack development experience with a heavy focus on backend algorithmic development</li>
<li>Proven understanding of data structures, algorithms, concurrency, and code optimization of backend executables</li>
<li>Proven ability to develop, implement, integrate, and test autonomy algorithms and software</li>
<li>Not interested in Front end UI/UX or database management/interaction</li>
<li>Proven ability to work with research scientists to transition complex mathematical algorithmic concepts to software application</li>
<li>Proven ability to proactively lead and manage modest size engineering teams (5+ engineers) through complete Agile development lifecycle including task definition, delegation, and maintenance</li>
<li>Demonstrated success driving industry best practices in areas such as code review, unit testing, test coverage, static analysis, etc., to ensure mature, high quality software products</li>
<li>Experience in leading system/software architecture design</li>
<li>Comfortable working both with internal leadership and external customers in the development and execution of software product plans</li>
<li>Experience utilizing the following:
<ul><li>Object-Oriented Programming principles for large scale systems</li>
<li>Agile software lifecycle methodologies and tools, such as JIRA, Confluence, Gitlab, static analysis, etc</li>
<li>Test-driven development methodologies</li>
</ul></li></ul><ul><li>A demonstrated ability to adopt new languages, libraries, and technologies</li>
</ul>
Even Better:
<ul>
<li>MS or PhD in Computer Science or related technical field</li>
<li>Experience with the following:
<ul><li>Collection Orchestration</li>
<li>Satellite Constellation Management</li>
<li>Containerization and service-based architectures</li>
<li>Coordinating Electronic Warfare resources</li>
<li>Reinforcement learning</li>
<li>Agentic AI</li>
<li>Programming for embedded and physical devices</li>
<li>Multi-agent coordination of UxVs</li>
<li>MAVLINK or other C2 protocols</li>
<li>ROS</li>
<li>TAK</li>
<li>DevSecOps and CI/CD tool chains</li>
<li>Constraint satisfaction algorithms</li>
<li>Knowledge representation/ontologies</li>
<li>Python</li>
</ul>
</li></ul>Pay Information 
Full-Time Salary Range: $173,000 - $216,000

The salary range listed is based on external market data. Offers are based on factors, such as but not limited to, the candidate's experience, education, training, key skills/critical skills, security clearances, and prevailing market and business conditions.<div>
STR is a growing technology company with locations near Boston, MA, Arlington, VA, near Dayton, OH, Melbourne, FL, and Carlsbad, CA. We specialize in advanced research and development for defense, intelligence, and national security in: cyber; next generation sensors, radar, sonar, communications, and electronic warfare; and artificial intelligence algorithms and analytics to make sense of the complexity that is exploding around us.

STR is committed to creating a collaborative learning environment that supports deep technical understanding and recognizes the contributions and achievements of all team members. Our work is challenging, and we go home at night knowing that we pushed the envelope of technology and made the world safer.

STR is not just any company. Our people, culture, and attitude along with their unique set of skills, experiences, and perspectives put us on a trajectory to change the world. We can't do it alone, though - we need fellow trailblazers. If you are one, join our team and help to keep our society safe! Visit us at www.str.us for more info. 

STR is an equal opportunity employer. We are fully dedicated to hiring the most qualified candidate regardless of race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity, sexual orientation and pregnancy), marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any portion of the employment process, email us at appassist@str.us and provide your contact info.

Pursuant to applicable federal law and regulations, positions at STR require employees to obtain national security clearances and satisfy the requirements for compliance with export control and other applicable laws.</div></div>

Autonomy Algorithms Lead Software Engineer

Speechify

<div>The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify's text-to-speech products to turn whatever they're reading &ndash; PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites &ndash; into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify's text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its 2025 Design Award winner for Inclusivity.
Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting &ndash; Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

We're looking to hire for our Data side of our AI team at Speechify. This role is responsible for all aspects of data collection to support our model training operations. We are able to build high-quality datasets at petabyte-scale and low cost through a tight integration of infrastructure, engineering, and research work. We are looking for a skilled Software Engineer to join us.

What You'll Do
<ul>
<li>Be scrappy to find new sources of audio data and bring it into our ingestion pipeline</li>
<li>Operate and extend the cloud infrastructure for our ingestion pipeline, currently running on GCP and managed with Terraform.</li>
<li>Collaborate closely with our Scientists to shift the cost/throughput/quality frontier, delivering richer data at bigger scale and lower cost to power our next-generation models.</li>
<li>Collaborate with others on the AI Team and Speechify Leadership to craft the AI Team's dataset roadmap to power Speechify's next-generation consumer and enterprise products.</li>
</ul>
An Ideal Candidate Should Have
<ul>
<li>BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or a related field.</li>
<li>5+ years of industry experience in software development.</li>
<li>Proficiency with bash/Python scripting in Linux environments</li>
<li>Proficiency in Docker and Infrastructure-as-Code concepts and professional experience with at least one major Cloud Provider (we use GCP)</li>
<li>Experience with web crawlers, large-scale data processing workflows is a plus</li>
<li>Ability to handle multiple tasks and adapt to changing priorities.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills, both written and verbal.</li>
</ul>
What we offer
<ul>
<li>A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product.</li>
<li>An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.</li>
<li>A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work.</li>
<li>An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.</li>
<li>Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.</li>
<li>Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use.</li>
<li>Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.</li>
<li>Work in one of the fastest-growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.</li>
</ul>
Compensation: The United States base salary range for this full-time position is $140,000-$200,000 + bonus + equity depending on experience

Think you're a good fit for this job?

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
 
And don't forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit?

Refer them!

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.</div>

Software Engineer, Data Infrastructure & Acquisition - Washington, DC, USA

Everforth ECS

<div>Everforth ECS is seeking an Authentication Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office / remote. The role is contingent upon additional funding.

We are seeking a technically focused and detail-oriented Authentication Engineer to join our Identity Governance and Administration (IG&amp;A) team. This role is dedicated to the deployment, management, and continuous improvement of enterprise authentication systems, with a particular emphasis on Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) and modern identity protocols.

You will work at the intersection of identity security and user experience, ensuring that authentication systems are correctly configured, performing reliably at scale, and aligned with the organization's security policies. This is a proactive role where you will identify gaps in authentication coverage, evaluate emerging authentication technologies, and work across teams to drive adoption and strengthen the organization's overall identity security posture.

If you bring deep technical knowledge of authentication systems, experience integrating them across complex enterprise environments, and the communication skills to support both technical teams and end users, we want to hear from you.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 
General Description of Benefits
Requirements:
MFA &amp; Authentication Systems
<ul>
<li>Hands-on experience deploying and managing enterprise MFA platforms (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator, Duo, RSA SecurID, or equivalent)</li>
<li>Strong understanding of modern identity and authentication protocols including SAML, OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, and RADIUS torchora.com</li>
<li>Experience integrating MFA solutions with Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and Single Sign-On (SSO) platforms</li>
<li>Ability to troubleshoot authentication failures across complex, multi-system enterprise environments</li>
<li>Experience developing and enforcing MFA policies aligned with organizational security standards and zero-trust principles</li>
</ul>
Identity &amp; Access Management
<ul>
<li>Working knowledge of enterprise identity and access management (IAM) frameworks and platforms</li>
<li>Familiarity with Microsoft Active Directory, Azure Active Directory, and related Windows-based systems</li>
<li>Understanding of privileged access management (PAM) concepts and how authentication controls integrate within that model</li>
<li>Ability to support risk assessments and security continuous monitoring efforts related to identity and authentication</li>
</ul>
Collaboration &amp; Documentation
<ul>
<li>Ability to support large, cross-functional projects and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders</li>
<li>Experience creating and maintaining clear documentation for authentication configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides</li>
<li>Comfortable working with end users and support teams to resolve authentication issues and support MFA adoption at scale</li>
</ul>
A minimum of 3+ years of experience in identity and access management, with direct hands-on experience deploying and managing enterprise authentication and MFA solutions. Candidates with experience supporting large-scale MFA deployments or authentication migrations will be strongly preferred. 
 
Req Benefits:
<div>Benefits - Everforth ECS</div></div>

Authentication Engineer

<div>Everforth ECS is seeking an Network &amp; Security Infrastructure Engineer to work in our Washington, DC office / remote. The role is contingent upon additional funding.

We are seeking an experienced and technically versatile Network &amp; Security Infrastructure Engineer to take on a high-impact, dual-function role within a large and complex enterprise environment. This position sits at the crossroads of network infrastructure, virtual environment engineering, and security operations, and it requires genuine depth across all three, not surface-level familiarity.

The near-term priority for this role is significant: you will lead a major re-architecture of the organization's VMware ESXi virtual environment to support comprehensive firewall and VLAN implementations that deliver proper network segmentation across the enterprise. This is a foundational infrastructure initiative with direct security implications, and it will require someone who can think and execute at the architectural level within a virtualized environment.

Beyond that primary objective, this role carries ongoing responsibility across two organizational teams. You will provide dedicated firewall support to the Architecture and Engineering division, administering the enterprise's internal and cloud-facing firewall environments. On the networking side, you will support the security operations division, monitoring and maintaining a Cisco-based network infrastructure and an Aruba wireless environment from a security-first perspective.

This role is built for someone who can operate with equal confidence in a virtual environment console, a firewall policy manager, and a network operations context.

Salary Range: $120,000 - $130,000 
General Description of Benefits
Requirements:
Virtual Environment &amp; Network Segmentation
<ul>
<li>Hands-on experience designing and re-architecting VMware ESXi environments in an enterprise setting</li>
<li>Ability to plan and implement VLAN segmentation strategies within virtualized infrastructure to support firewall enforcement and proper traffic isolation</li>
<li>Experience configuring virtual switches, distributed switches, and virtual port groups in support of security segmentation objectives</li>
<li>Familiarity with NSX or equivalent software-defined networking (SDN) platforms as they relate to micro-segmentation and east-west traffic control</li>
<li>Ability to document virtual network architecture clearly and thoroughly, including design decisions, configurations, and future-state plans</li>
</ul>
Firewall Administration
<ul>
<li>Hands-on experience configuring and administering enterprise-class firewall technologies, with specific experience on Check Point and Palo Alto platforms</li>
<li>Ability to implement new firewall architectures, upgrades, and feature rollouts as directed</li>
<li>Experience administering firewall policy including updates, upgrades, policy administration, and validation</li>
<li>Proficiency managing and tuning software blades and associated security features such as IPS, URL filtering, Application Control, antivirus, and advanced malware detection</li>
<li>Ability to review and implement changes consistent with existing firewall policies while maintaining thorough, up-to-date documentation</li>
<li>Strong knowledge of firewall rules, security policies, and security operations within a large enterprise environment</li>
<li>Willingness to work outside of normal business hours when required to support outage resolution or planned maintenance</li>
</ul>
Network Infrastructure &amp; Security
<ul>
<li>Strong hands-on experience with Cisco network infrastructure including routing, switching, and network security configurations in an enterprise setting</li>
<li>Experience supporting and securing Aruba wireless access point environments</li>
<li>Solid understanding of core networking protocols including TCP/IP, BGP, OSPF, VLANs, and VPNs</li>
<li>Ability to monitor and analyze network architecture, communication flows, policies, and protocols from a cybersecurity perspective</li>
<li>Experience identifying and isolating network-based security issues quickly during incidents and outages</li>
<li>Familiarity with network access control concepts and how they integrate with broader security operations</li>
</ul>
Collaboration &amp; Documentation
<ul>
<li>Ability to collaborate across teams including cybersecurity, systems administration, and technology support partners</li>
<li>Experience supporting security continuous monitoring efforts such as risk assessments, vulnerability identification, and patch coordination</li>
<li>Ability to create and maintain clear, accurate documentation for virtual, network, and firewall configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting steps</li>
<li>Comfortable communicating technical findings and infrastructure risk clearly to both technical peers and senior leadership</li>
</ul>
A minimum of 5+ years of experience in network security engineering or a closely related infrastructure discipline is required, with direct hands-on experience on both Check Point and Palo Alto platforms strongly preferred. Candidates who bring demonstrated experience with VMware ESXi re-architecture and VLAN segmentation design &mdash; in addition to enterprise networking and firewall administration &mdash; will be given strong preference over candidates with depth in only one or two of these areas. 
 
Req Benefits:
<div>Benefits - Everforth ECS</div></div>

Network & Security Infrastructure Engineer

CGS Federal (Contact Government Services)

<div>
 Contact Review - Washington, DC Location: Remote Start Date: Negotiable EXPERIENCE &amp; QUALIFICATIONS: Fluency in French Familiarity with document review workflows
 
 
 Examples: Privilege/Responsiveness Review, Redactions, Conceptual Searching, First and Second Review, etc. Experience with electronic document review technology Examples: Relativity, Concordance, ViewPoint, etc. Active bar admission in at least 1 U.S. Jurisdiction and status in good standing THE FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED: Experience as a member of a document review team Familiarity with Relativity 9.0 or higher version 2+ years of legal support experience HOURS &amp; LOCATION Location (including opportunity for remote work) is established on a project-by-project basis Hours (including the opportunity to work outside standard business hours) are established on a project-by-project basis About Contact: Contact Review prides itself on finding high-quality, high-accountability, barred attorneys specifically tailored to the needs of our project. We seek attorneys to assist with document review, privilege review, expert testimony, legal research, and foreign language translation. Unlike other eDiscovery vendors, Contact fosters a culture where every project manager, programmer, engineer, reviewer, and analyst sees themselves as an extension of the projects' team. Here at Contact, we look for ways to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and put our clients in the best possible position to weather the next storm.
 
 
 For more information about Contact Review please visit: https://contactdiscoveryservices.com/managed-document-review/ #CJ $30 - $50 an hour We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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French Document Review Attorney with Security Clearance

<div>
 Contact Review - Washington, DC Location: Remote Start Date: Negotiable EXPERIENCE &amp; QUALIFICATIONS: Familiarity with document review workflows
 
 
 Examples: Privilege/Responsiveness Review, Redactions, Conceptual Searching, First and Second Review, etc. Experience with electronic document review technology Examples: Relativity, Concordance, ViewPoint, etc. Active bar admission in at least 1 U.S. Jurisdiction and status in good standing THE FOLLOWING SKILLS ARE PREFERRED BUT NOT REQUIRED: Experience as a member of a document review team Familiarity with Relativity 9.0 or higher version 2+ years of legal support experience HOURS &amp; LOCATION Location (including opportunity for remote work) is established on a project-by-project basis Hours (including the opportunity to work outside standard business hours) are established on a project-by-project basis About Contact: Contact Review prides itself on finding high-quality, high-accountability, barred attorneys specifically tailored to the needs of our project. We seek attorneys to assist with document review, privilege review, expert testimony, legal research, and foreign language translation. Unlike other eDiscovery vendors, Contact fosters a culture where every project manager, programmer, engineer, reviewer, and analyst sees themselves as an extension of the projects' team. Here at Contact, we look for ways to improve efficiency, streamline workflows, and put our clients in the best possible position to weather the next storm.
 
 
 For more information about Contact Review please visit: https://contactdiscoveryservices.com/managed-document-review/
 
 
 #CJ $27 - $40 an hour We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
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English Contract Attorney with Security Clearance

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