Backend Software Engineer, Sylvera
Software underpinning carbon markets
Job no longer available
Software underpinning carbon markets
101-200 employees
Job no longer available
101-200 employees
Company mission
To make carbon offsets work for everyone.
Role
Who you are
- Has a demonstrated track record of expertise in software development
- Has hands-on experience working with APIs and an understanding of API best practices
- Has experience working with stakeholders to deliver responsive, well-tested solutions
- Has strong communication skills to adapt well to our highly collaborative environment
- Has a product and customer mindset and thinks holistically about solutions
- Cares deeply about the climate and ecosystems of the earth
- Is a self-starter who thrives in constantly evolving environments, ideally with startup experience
- We’d like someone highly ambitious, motivated and eager to propel their career forward
- We prioritise grit, positivity, and the willingness to get stuck in
What the job involves
- We’re looking for mission-driven, innovative Backend Engineers to join our API Foundation Team and bring technical expertise, strategic thinking, and a passion for efficient data delivery
- Design & Integration: Construct and optimize API solutions that bridge our data platform with its consumers, working on designing the future of our API and building features on our existing API
- Optimization & Scalability: Ensure minimal latency, improve developer experience, and prepare our backend for the scaling of data
- Collaboration: Work in tandem with product teams to meet their unique API requirements
- Feedback & Improvement: Actively gather feedback, implement enhancements, and stay abreast of the latest backend advancements
- Documentation & Security: Safeguard our endpoints, maintain impeccable documentation, and ensure robust data protection
- Support & Troubleshooting: Act as a vital support pillar for API-related issues, guaranteeing swift resolutions
- We’re tech agnostic when hiring, so you don’t need experience with this stack to apply. If you’re not familiar with this stack, then it’s a great opportunity to join our team and learn new technologies (and we’ll support that):
- Node.js
- Typescript
- Python
- REST/ GraphQL API standards
- AWS as our cloud service provider
- Serverless technologies (Lambda, SQS, SNS, SES)
- PostgreSQL
- Snowflake
- Docker
- Circle.ci
- Sentry
- DataDog
Salary benchmarks
Otta's take
Xav Kearney
CTO of Otta
Sylvera is scaling carbon markets with software, by developing tools to quantify stocks of carbon stored in vegetation using AI applied to satellite or drone data.
Using current quantification techniques, it is not possible to provide accurate and regular data on the performance of forestry projects, which leads to issues with corruption, fraud and uncertainty. This leads to significant financial and reputational risk for corporates purchasing offsets and makes it hard for high quality forest projects to secure fair prices and low cost finance at large scale.
By providing a quantitative sequestration audit trail and associated risk ratings, Sylvera intends to underpin effective voluntary carbon markets. This will allow the market to scale to keep the planet under 2C of warming, and unlock huge co benefits for nature and society.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
279% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Employee endorsements
Meaningful work
"Sylvera's mission to bring transparency to the Voluntary Carbon Market leveraging data and expertise is a privilege to be a part of -- being able to..."
Company benefits
- Unlimited Holiday
- Christmas Shut Down
- Private Medical & Life insurance
- Enhanced maternity/paternity leave
- Monthly Friday lunch budget
- Team social budgets
- One-off WFH allowance
- Enhanced Paid Sick Leave
- Mental Health support
Company values
- Own it - We believe in giving people the autonomy to own their impact
- Stay curious - Our business is built on revealing truths and debunking misperceptions
- Do What’s Right, Even When It’s Hard - The right path isn’t always easy or obvious
- Collaborate with Kindness - Great teams are built on open communication and respect
Company HQ
London, UK
Founders
Allister Furey
(CEO)Allister is a repeat entrepreneur with a PhD in Machine Learning and an MBA from London Business School. As well as 10 years developing technology in the renewables industry, he has built and operated business units in Asia, Continental Europe and the UK
Samuel Gill
(President)Sam started his career in the City working for top U.S. law firms. He specialised in the formation and regulation of Investment Funds, working on a number of high-profile launches. More recently, he focused on ESG products, and has advised on major carbon offset issuances
People progressing
Felix joined us at a Carbon Markets & Commercial Strategy Intern. He's created incredible impact, and has since been promoted 3 times to Commercial Operations & Strategy Manager.
Jess joined us as a Senior GIS Engineer and has since seen 3 subsequent promotions. Jess is now our VP Ratings.
Diversity & Inclusion at Sylvera
Jen Burry (Head of Talent)
- We have launched a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion committee, to continue to build a diverse, equitable, and inclusive company while constantly learning with a humble attitude. We have team members focused across the following pillars to establish a baseline and track progress
- Recruitment: Attract great talent and increase the pool of diverse candidates at all levels
- Training: Develop a training library intended to build inclusive behaviours and DEI competency
- Lifecycle metrics: Use data and metrics to track progress across all DEI pillars
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Create and support employee resources groups to foster representation, inclusion, and belonging
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