About the Role
Design and maintain backend services that power climate technology applications, ensuring high performance, reliability, and scalability across distributed systems.
Responsibilities
- Develop and manage robust backend systems for climate innovation platforms
- Build scalable APIs and services to handle large volumes of environmental data
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define system requirements
- Optimize data processing pipelines for efficiency and accuracy
- Implement secure and maintainable code following engineering best practices
- Support the deployment and monitoring of production systems
- Work with cloud infrastructure to ensure system availability and resilience
- Contribute to architectural decisions and technical planning
- Integrate third-party services and data sources into core platforms
- Ensure compliance with data privacy and security standards
- Troubleshoot and resolve backend performance issues
- Write automated tests to ensure code quality and reliability
- Participate in code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions
- Refactor legacy components to improve maintainability
- Support real-time data streaming and processing workflows
- Design database schemas and query structures for complex datasets
- Collaborate with frontend teams to deliver seamless user experiences
- Use version control and CI/CD pipelines effectively
- Monitor system health and respond to incidents promptly
- Stay current with emerging backend technologies and practices
Nice to Have
- Experience in sustainability or environmental technology domains
- Exposure to geospatial data processing systems
- Knowledge of carbon accounting or emissions tracking platforms
- Familiarity with data interoperability standards in climate science
- Contributions to open-source climate-related software projects
Compensation
Competitive salary based on experience and location
Work Arrangement
Hybrid or remote options available with team coordination across time zones
Team
Collaborative engineering team focused on building technology to address climate challenges
Why This Role Matters
This position directly contributes to technology solutions aimed at reducing carbon emissions and advancing sustainability initiatives globally.
Technology Stack
Uses modern backend frameworks, cloud-native services, container orchestration with Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka, and infrastructure managed through Terraform.
Visa sponsorship available for qualified candidates depending on role location
