Full-Stack Software Engineer

Summary

Join Commonwealth Fusion Systems as a Full-Stack Software Engineer and contribute to the development of software for superconducting magnets and tokamaks. Within six months, you will take ownership of an internal web application crucial for scaling magnet manufacturing. This role requires expertise in web software development using TypeScript, React, and Next.js, along with experience in production web application maintenance and support. You will collaborate with internal users, design user interfaces, and ensure the application's reliability. The position also involves learning aspects of engineering and applied physics. This is a full-time position offering a competitive salary, equity, and benefits.

Requirements

• Worked on a production web application, preferably as a technical lead
• TypeScript programming language
• Frontend web development, preferably React
• Backend web development in TypeScript, including interfaces to SQL databases
• Have been on-call for operations/support of a web application
• Able to develop software to a high standard of quality and maintainability using linting, unit and integration testing, code review, and documentation
• Communicating with stakeholders to discover and triage feature needs
• Perform activities such as typing, standing, stooping, and sitting, for extended periods of time
• Work in a facility that contains industrial hazards including heat, cold, noise, fumes, strong magnets, lead (Pb), high voltage, high current, pressure systems, and cryogenics
• Willingness to occasionally travel or work required nights/weekends/on-call

Responsibilities

• Expand and maintain a web application developed in TypeScript (React and Next.js)
• Respond and recover if/when the app fails in production; share on-call duty with teammates
• Design and implement frontend user interfaces, with an emphasis on plotting/visualizing technical data
• Work with internal users to define and solve their needs
• Train internal users

Preferred Qualifications

• Physics or Math background
• Familiarity with Amazon Web Services
• Familiarity with Rust and Web Assembly (WASM)
• Experience working in a startup environment

Benefits

• $150,000 - $250,000 a year
• Equity
• Benefits