Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Applications

Helion

  • Everett, WA
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
About HelionWe are a fusion power company based in Everett, WA, with the mission to build the world's first fusion power plant, enabling a future with unlimited clean electricity. Our vision is a world with clean, reliable, and affordable energy for everyone.Since Helion's founding in 2013, we have raised over $1 billion from long-time investors such as Sam Altman, Mithril, and Capricorn Investment Group and new investors SoftBank and Lightspeed to propel us forward. Our last prototype, Trenta, completed 10,000 high-power pulses and reached plasma temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius (9 keV). Now, we're turning up operations for Polaris, working towards delivering the world's first fusion power plant.More than ever, it's a pivotal time to join us and have the opportunity to solve real challenges to create a better energy future. You will see first-hand how we value urgency, rigor, ownership, and hard truths, knowing it will take each to do what no one has before. Joining us, you will push the boundaries of what's possible and transform humanity for the better - because the world can't wait.What You Will Be Doing:You will scale Helion's enterprise applications to support the deployment of fusion energy. This first-of-its-kind role offers cross-functional collaboration with teams across the company. You will own and build high-impact systems that power functions from finance to manufacturing, without layers of product management. You will report to the VP of Engineering, and this is an onsite role located at our Everett, WA office.You Will:
  • Identify and solve operational pain points across finance, engineering, supply chain, inventory, and production
  • Design full-stack solutions, including architecture, data models, APIs, UIs, and tech stack decisions
  • Define and establish development standards for reliability, scalability, and future team growth
  • Build scalable systems to support operational growth from millions of parts per year to millions per day
  • Implement logging, metrics, and automated testing to increase visibility and enable smarter decisions
  • Own and evolve a strategic roadmap that accelerates operations, reduces costs, and minimizes vendor reliance
Required Skills:
  • Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering or a related field
  • 8+ years of experience building high-scale, reliable production systems
  • Full-stack experience with a track record of choosing and applying the right tools for the job
  • Ability to convert ambiguous problems into tested, maintainable code
  • Fast, iterative, and data-driven development approach
#LI-Onsite #LI-KL1Total Compensation and BenefitsHelion's compensation package includes a competitively benchmarked base salary, meaningful equity grants, and comprehensive benefits. Final compensation is determined through a holistic evaluation of your experience, qualifications, and our commitment to internal equity - ensuring fairness and transparency across our teams. We are committed to fostering a fair and equitable environment in every aspect of our operations, including compensation.This is an exempt salaried role.Annual Base Pay$171,000—$212,000 USDBenefitsOur total compensation package includes benefits, including but not limited to:
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision plans for employees and their families
  • 31 Days of PTO (21 vacation days and 10 sick days)
  • 10 Paid holidays, plus company-wide winter break
  • Up to 5% employer 401(k) match
  • Short term disability, long term disability, and life insurance
  • Paid parental leave and support (up to 16 weeks)
  • Annual wellness stipend
Helion is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the interview process, please let us know.

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