Software Engineer – Platform

Nucleus Security

Platform Software Engineer building scalable vulnerability-management analytics for Nucleus Security, a cybersecurity company. Developing data ingestion, processing, and analytics features for customer vulnerability management.

Posted 8/5/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in data analytics and software engineering, with a strong focus on building scalable data-driven solutions and ensuring system reliability. Proficient in SQL, PHP, and modern frameworks, with experience in cloud environments and Agile methodologies.

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Data AnalyticsSQL Performance OptimizationPHP ProficiencyAgile/Scrum MethodologiesTechnical Troubleshooting

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Hard Skills

Data AnalyticsSQLPHPUnit TestingIntegration TestingVulnerability ScanningColumn-Store DatabasesAI/LLM IntegrationLinux MaintenanceReact

Soft Skills

CollaborationProblem-SolvingIndependent Work

Tools & Technologies

Zend FrameworkLaminas FrameworkViteTanStack LibrariesCloud Environments

Industry Keywords

Data WarehousingTest-Driven DevelopmentProduction DeploymentData ScalabilitySecurity Analytics

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudLinuxPHPReactSQLZend

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end lifecycle of data-driven analytic features, from prototyping and experimentation through production deployment and customer delivery
Build and evolve the security analytics platform to enable scalable data ingestion and post-ingestion processing
Collaborate with engineering, product, and data teams to translate ambiguous requirements into robust technical solutions
Diagnose, triage, and quickly resolve production issues to ensure reliability and continuous improvement of deployed systems
Improve key application components to enable data scalability

Requirements

What you’ll need

Mid-career software engineering experience
Background in data analytics, data science, and/or data warehousing
Familiarity with SQL, including performance optimization and complex query design
Proficiency in PHP or a similar language for data processing
Experience working in a test-driven environment and writing unit and integration tests
Proven technical troubleshooting ability
Ability to work independently and collaboratively with teams across different time zones
Experience with vulnerability scanning technologies on any part of the tech stack (preferred)
Experience with column-store databases and columnar data, especially SingleStore/MEMSQL (preferred)
Experience integrating AI/LLM-driven features with data platforms (preferred)
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies in a professional setting (preferred)
Experience maintaining applications on Linux platforms in cloud environments (preferred)
Experience with modern PHP and Zend/Laminas Frameworks (preferred)
Experience with modern React, Vite, and TanStack libraries (preferred)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible PTO
401k company contribution (not a match, a contribution)
100% company-paid healthcare
Fully remote
Work with one of the best teams in security
Fun work environment