Lead FullStack/Backend Engineer - Agritech ***Completed***
We have been contracted to find a strong technical lead to rapidly scale our client’s technology and empower farmers around the world to fight climate change through agroforestry. This role would be the backbone of the engineering team; you’ll be leading the technical strategy and long-term vision for scaling backend systems that support our mobile app and web app. You will help shape internal processes to drive team efficiency as well as mentor teammates to strengthen individual skills and share your learnings. You will work closely with the data science team and reforestation team to ensure incorporation of the best techniques to measure and monitor carbon captured through agroforestry.
Our client is an international social enterprise on a mission to regenerate the world’s tropical forests. They do this by developing highly impactful reforestation projects on behalf of brands to help them meet their climate commitments. Their innovative technology platform provides third-party forest and carbon reporting by combining local and satellite data with machine learning. This means companies have the information they need to invest in reforestation with confidence while ensuring farmers get paid for the trees they grow.
Responsibilities:
● Work with Director of Product and Engineering to develop technical specifications to deliver scalable products on budget and on time
● Make architectural decisions that are cost-effective and avoid technical debt
● Teach junior software developers how to create high-quality software
● Drive team efficiency improvements, mentor teammates to strengthen skills, and share your learning
● Identify engineering team gaps and needs and help hire and onboard talent to fill these needs
Skills, Qualifications, and Experience required:
● 5+ years of industry experience in the area of full-stack development or backend development
● Experience building and scaling distributed cloud service architectures
● Experience working with Python, Java, and PostgreSQL
● Experience working with PostGIS (a plus)
● The ability to handle ambiguity, communicate well with other teams, and empathize with customers
● Enjoys an environment that emphasizes communication and making other teammates better.
You are an ideal candidate if you are :
● Has a passion for fighting climate change through reforestation and carbon removals
● Experience working with geospatial applications and databases (a plus)
● Experience working implementing machine learning algorithms (a plus)
● Experience working with event-driven architectures (a plus)
This is a full-time position and open to full-time remote work. The have an office in Vancouver, BC, and it is available for employees who prefer in-person settings. Salary is competitive and based on experience.
Contact: Amanda Du Toit amanda@corporate.bc.ca