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Software Engineer

Nucleus Security is an enterprise leader in vulnerability and exposure management, providing a platform that unifies security data to help organizations prioritize and mitigate risks faster.

Nucleus Security

Employee count: 51-200

Salary: 80k-110k USD

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Software Engineer – Full Stack
Are you passionate about building real-world systems that power high-impact cybersecurity workflows? Nucleus Security is seeking a Software Engineer to join our growing engineering team and help expand and improve our platform.
This role is ideal for an early-career or mid-level engineer with a strong interest in backend and/or full-stack development, APIs, and scalable systems. You’ll work closely with experienced engineers to build clean, maintainable, and reliable software.
Nucleus Security is transforming how security and development teams manage vulnerabilities at scale. Our platform unifies vulnerability data across scanners and environments, enabling organizations to prioritize and remediate vulnerabilities efficiently. Through our integrations, we empower customers to ingest data from their existing tools with minimal setup and maximum reliability.
As our ecosystem continues to expand, the integrations team plays a critical role in scaling our platform’s reach and value.

Role Overview
As a Software Engineer, you’ll contribute to building and improving core platform features. You’ll work with APIs, data processing workflows, and application services while collaborating with engineering, product, and QA teams.

What You’ll Do

  • 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

What We’re Looking For
Required Experience

  • 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

Preferred Experience

  • 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

Why You Should Be Excited

  • We’re biased, but you will get to work with one of the best teams in security. We have a lot to get done and we work extremely hard, but we have fun in the process.
  • Outstanding 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
Salary Range $80,000 - $110,000 annually

Additional Information
At Nucleus we are committed to achieving excellence in our field by combining diversity, collaboration, teamwork, and pride in our work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, sex, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.


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About Nucleus Security

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What began as a practical solution to a complex problem for a pair of Department of Defense security experts has evolved into a leading force in the cybersecurity landscape. Nucleus Security was born from the firsthand experience of its founders, Steve Carter and Scott Kuffer, who were grappling with the unwieldy and inefficient nature of manual vulnerability management. They envisioned a more streamlined, automated, and intelligent way for organizations to handle the relentless onslaught of security threats. This vision materialized into a platform designed by practitioners, for practitioners, with the core mission of transforming how enterprises and government agencies prioritize and mitigate risks at scale.

The journey started with a clear goal: to build a centralized hub that could unify disparate vulnerability data, automate cumbersome workflows, and ultimately empower security teams to act faster and more decisively. Early on, the focus was on creating a tool that could make sense of the chaotic influx of information from various security scanners and tools. This commitment to unification and automation quickly resonated with organizations struggling to keep pace with the evolving threat landscape. Today, major corporations like Motorola, Paychex, and Mastercard rely on Nucleus to bring clarity and control to their vulnerability management programs. The platform's ability to integrate with over 160 security and business tools allows it to serve as a single source of truth, breaking down data silos and providing a comprehensive view of an organization's risk posture. This success has not gone unnoticed, with Nucleus being recognized on the Deloitte Technology Fast 500 as one of the fastest-growing companies in North America, a testament to its innovative approach and the critical need it addresses in the market.

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Nucleus Security

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51-200 employees

Founded in

2019

Chief executive officer

Steve Carter, Scott Kuffer

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