Full Stack Software Engineer

Join us in our mission to commercialize fusion energy

About Type One Energy

Type One Energy Group is mission-driven to provide sustainable affordable fusion power to the world. Established in 2019 and venture-backed in 2023 the company is led by a team of globally recognized fusion scientists with a strong track record of building state-of-the-art stellarator fusion machines together with veteran business leaders experienced in scaling companies and commercializing energy technologies

If you are searching for the best new ideas and share our vision join us as a Full Stack Software Engineer. This is what you need to know:

Location: Knoxville TN

Salary: Highly Competitive Plus Benefits

Contract: Permanent full time

Reporting to: VP Stellarator Optimization

Your role in the mission:

We are seeking a highly motivated Full Stack Software Engineer who is passionate about integrating data with emerging technologies to drive innovation.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of software engineering data systems and modern cloud technologies and who wants to build solutions that empower both science and engineering teams across the organization

• Design & Build End-to-End Solutions:Lead the design development and deployment of scalable high-performance full stack applications that address complex business and scientific needs.
• Collaborate Across Teams:Work closely with scientists engineers and product teams to translate requirements into technical solutions that accelerate research and development.
• Stay Ahead of Tech Trends:Actively explore evaluate and implement emerging technologies frameworks and best practices continuously improving system performance maintainability and developer experience.
• Programming & Development:Write clean efficient and well-documented code using languages such as JavaScript TypeScript Java Python SQL HTML/CSS and Go.
• Database & Data Engineering:Design and maintain data models and integrations across relational (RDBMS) and non-relational (NoSQL) databases. Develop tools and pipelines to gather analyze and synthesize large diverse data sets delivering insights through visualizations and reports.
• Cloud & DevOps Enablement:Utilize cloud services (AWS Azure or GCP) and modern DevOps practices (CI/CD containerization GitHub workflows) to ensure robust and reliable deployments.
• System Troubleshooting & Optimization: Proactively identify and resolve technical issues conduct performance tuning and optimize applications for scalability and reliability.
• Lifecycle Ownership: Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycleincluding planning requirements gathering architecture coding testing and deployment.

What youll need:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering or a related field.
• 2 years of hands-on experience in at least one of the following languages: JavaScript TypeScript Java Python SQL or Go.
• 2 years of experience with relational (SQL) or NoSQL database technologies.
• Strong understanding of the software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile development practices.
• Familiarity with DevOps practices such as CI/CD pipelines version control (GitHub) and automated testing.
• Proven experience developing debugging and maintaining production-grade applications in a professional environment.
• Comfortable working in Linux-based environments and with command-line tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science Data Science or related field.
• Experience with modern front-end frameworks (e.g. React Angular Vue).
• Hands-on experience with cloud computing platforms (AWS Microsoft Azure or Google Cloud).
• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker Kubernetes).
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work independently and in cross-functional teams.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

We offer:

In addition to a basic salary and yearly bonus you will also get

• Stock and share options
• Relocation allowance
• Insurance plans
• 401k retirement options
• And many more great voluntary benefits

Type One Energy applies proven advanced manufacturing methods modern computational physics and high-field superconducting magnets to develop its optimized stellarator fusion energy system. Its FusionDirect development program pursues the lowest-risk shortest-schedule path to a fusion power plant over the coming decade using a partner-intensive and capital-efficient strategy.

Type One Energy is committed to community engagement in the development and deployment of its clean energy technology. For more information visit or follow us on LinkedIn.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Type One Energy is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity searching for the best new ideas and remaining open to unique perspectives. Therefore all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment independent of race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or veteran status age or any other characteristics protected by applicable federal state or local laws. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.