Client:
Our client is looking for an experienced Senior Backend Engineer to play a pivotal role in the development of our carbon software, used by our online retail customers to help them measure, monitor, and reduce their carbon footprint. You will be joining as one of the first employees in a fast growing start-up and have the opportunity to help shape everything that comes next. This role is perfect for someone with an intuition for data and who enjoys leading their own work. We value entrepreneurial minded people, who always think ‘customer first’.
Position Responsibilities:
• Build data driven systems from the ground up, with a high degree of autonomy.
• Lay the technical foundation of our platform and take full ownership of your work.
• Mine data for insights into carbon reduction potential.
• Enable our systems to scale to processing hundreds of millions of transactions a day.
• Build data pipelines for normalization and integration using Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning.
• Build internal management tools working on all layers of the stack including the frontend.
Who we are looking for (qualifications)
• You know how to build systems from the ground up.
• We are not looking for expertise in our stack — we are more interested in the ability to pick up technologies quickly. We currently use the following:
• Programming languages: Golang, Python, JavaScript, TCL, TypeScript
• Databases: Postgresql (Cloud SQL), Neo4j, Redis
• Infrastructure: Google Cloud Platform, Google Kubernetes Engine, Docker
• Other key technologies: Kafka, JSON REST APIs, Vue.js, D3.js
• Enjoy working collaboratively within a team, as well as autonomously.
• A proactive passion for solving climate change.
• Fluent in English.
Must haves
• Docker (+4 years)
• JavaScript (+4 years)
• ProstgreSQL (+4 years)
• TypeScrip t(+4 years)
• Kafka (+4 years)
• Redis(+4 years)
• Golang (Go) (+4 years)
• Python (+4 years)
Expected length of the engagement:
• 12 months (Extension)
Location/Overlap requirements:
• Fully Remote – Worldwide
Client Budget: $5000 - $7500 per month