# Senior Scientific Software Engineer

Xcimer Energy leverages decades of research on Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) combined with groundbreaking new laser architecture. Our mission is to deploy fusion power plants to meet global decarbonization goals as fast as possible. Xcimer has assembled a team of leaders in tough tech, fusion science, and manufacturing with a track record of rapid execution. Supported by leading investors, Xcimer is uniquely positioned to deliver limitless, clean, fusion power to combat climate change. Join us in powering a better world with inertial fusion! This is a full-time, onsite role based at our headquarters in Denver, CO. As a Senior Scientific Software Engineer, you lead the design and development of software systems that support scientific analysis, visualization, machine learning, and internal applications. You will be part of a high-performing software team working closely with simulation and experimental groups to turn data, models, and control systems into reliable, scalable tools that accelerate R&D. This is a senior, hands-on role with ownership over technical direction and system architecture. A physics background is not required, but you should be comfortable operating in data-dri

- **Id**: 702294
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/xcimer-senior-scientific-software-engineer>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: senior
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Denver, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-08-29T03:54:57Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-08-29
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-07T17:45:30Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 70
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 4283
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Nuclear Energy, Lasers & Laser Systems, Air Defense

## Company

- **Id**: 685639
- **Name**: Xcimer Energy
- **Domain**: xcimer.energy
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/xcimer>
- **Size band**: 201-500
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Lever

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 93
- **Open postings**: 15
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0.067
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 87
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 168000
- **Max**: 198000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 198000

## Technologies

- **C++** — Optional: no
- **CI/CD** — Optional: no
- **CUDA** — Optional: no
- **Cython** — Optional: no
- **Docker** — Optional: no
- **Fortran** — Optional: no
- **HPC** — Optional: no
- **Kubernetes** — Optional: no
- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **Matplotlib** — Optional: no
- **MPI** — Optional: no
- **NumPy** — Optional: no
- **Pandas** — Optional: no
- **PyBind11** — Optional: no
- **Python** — Optional: no
- **Scikit-learn** — Optional: no
- **SciPy** — Optional: no
- **SLURM** — Optional: no
- **STL** — Optional: no
- **C** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Days open**: 70

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 7
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T03:11:33Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 51
- **Band**: ok
- **Label**: Likely open
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.853
- **P room**: 0.6
- **Age days**: 70
- **Expected fill days**: 87
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:late, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-07T05:47:08Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 198000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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