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Radiant · 2 weeks ago

Software Engineering Manager - Infrastructure

El Segundo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

7+ years exp

Radiant is an El Segundo-based startup focused on building portable nuclear microreactors. The Software Engineering Manager for Infrastructure will lead a team to enhance software infrastructure, developer tooling, and data processing capabilities, playing a critical role in advancing the company's engineering organization and reactor design processes.

Clean EnergyEnergyEnergy EfficiencyRenewable Energy

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing team of platform engineers focused on internal tools, compute infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and data processing systems

Partner with engineering leaders across software, simulation, electrical, mechanical, and nuclear disciplines to identify infrastructure and tooling needs

Build infrastructure and tooling necessary to maintain high-quality standards and detect issues in real time across engineering systems

Own the technical roadmap for internal developer tooling: CI/CD pipelines, version control systems, artifact management, build systems, developer environments, testing frameworks, and release processes

Architect and maintain platforms that provide real-time monitoring, Digital Twin visualizations, and analysis tools for Kaleidos reactor systems

Scale data processing infrastructure to support increasingly sophisticated simulation post-processing, visualization, and analysis workflows

Foster a culture of engineering excellence through strong technical practices, automation, and continuous improvement

Recruit and develop top engineering talent while building a high-performance team culture that enables organizational velocity

Qualification

Software EngineeringData InfrastructureProgramming LanguagesSystem DesignContainerizationInfrastructure AutomationCloud EnvironmentsDevOps PracticesPeople ManagementTechnical LeadershipSoft Skills

Required

Bachelor's degree in computer science, physics, mechanical engineering, or a related engineering field from an accredited institution

7+ years of professional software engineering experience in data infrastructure, compute platforms, developer productivity, software tooling, or platform engineering

2+ years of people management or technical leadership experience building and leading engineering teams

Strong software development expertise in programming languages such as Python, Golang, Rust, C#, or C/C++

Deep understanding of system design, data structures, algorithms, and distributed systems architecture

Extensive experience with build systems, data pipelines, and infrastructure automation

Proficiency with containerization (Docker), orchestration (Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

Significant experience working in hybrid cloud/on-premises environments, specifically AWS and Linux systems

Strong foundation in software engineering best practices (version control, code review, testing, CI/CD)

Preferred

Experience in highly regulated industries (aerospace, defense, automotive, nuclear, or medical devices)

Background with simulation workflows, computational modeling, or scientific computing infrastructure

Hands-on experience with big data processing technologies such as Spark, Hadoop, Databricks, Airflow, Apache, or Kubernetes-based data platforms

Track record in developing distributed systems, databases, large-scale data systems, and backend APIs

Experience building or managing infrastructure for hardware-in-the-loop or software-in-the-loop testing environments

Strong DevOps background with expertise in observability, monitoring, and reliability engineering practices. Tools like Datadog, Grafana, InfluxDB, Prometheus, Nagios, etc