Remote Compute Software and Infrastructure Intern

Description:

• Kairos Power is seeking a highly motivated Compute Software and Infrastructure intern to join a small software development team.
• The intern will support engineering teams in developing code and compute infrastructure for nuclear power system design and analysis.
• Responsibilities include implementing modeling methods in computational physics and mathematics, developing analysis tools, and deploying CI/CD pipelines.
• The intern will build cloud-based compute infrastructure and ensure teams have scalable and robust tools and workflows.
• Collaboration with nuclear and non-software engineers is essential to define and develop software projects.
• The role involves understanding and implementing complex methods in computational modeling and infrastructure applications.
• The intern will develop, test, and maintain code that adheres to internal software quality compliance and best practices.
• Additional tasks include enhancing CI/CD processes, documenting code, reviewing existing code for optimizations, and managing technical issues.

Requirements:

• Candidates must be currently enrolled in a Master of Science or Ph.D. program related to physics, engineering, mathematics, or computational science.
• Strong experience in computational modeling, scientific computing, and software development using languages and tools such as Python, C++, git, bash, and ssh is required.
• Experience with environment management and containerization tools like conda and docker is necessary.
• Familiarity with software concepts such as object-oriented programming, polymorphism, data structures, and algorithms is expected.
• Knowledge of modern coding best practices, including version control with Git, CI/CD, code reviews, and automated testing frameworks like PyTest or GoogleTest, is essential.
• Familiarity with code documentation tools such as Doxygen or Sphinx is required.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS is desired.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, excellent communication and collaboration abilities, and the ability to work in a highly collaborative team are necessary.
• Candidates should prioritize safety, proactively manage knowledge, and seek efficiencies in problem-solving.

Benefits:

• The hourly range for this position is $32-34 for employees working onsite at the Alameda, CA headquarters.
• Competitive compensation packages are offered to employees.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits are available for employees and their dependents.
• Paid vacation is provided.
• Employees have access to a 401(k) plan and pre-tax health insurance, dependent care, and commuter benefits (FSA).