Senior Software Engineer, Heirloom
$145-175k
+ Stock options
Office located in Brisbane, CA
Direct air carbon capture
Be an early applicant
Direct air carbon capture
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
$145-175k
+ Stock options
Office located in Brisbane, CA
101-200 employees
Company mission
To pull billions of tons of CO₂ from the atmosphere.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree (or higher) in computer science, engineering, or related discipline
- Minimum 6-8 years of experience in software engineering
- Experience developing software for hardware and/or industrial applications
- Experience in design, testing, debugging, monitoring, and production deployment
- Proficiency in the application and configuration of messaging systems (e.g., NATS, MQTT, Apache Kafka, etc)
- Knowledge of relational databases and data models; experience with SQL as a tool for structuring persistence
- Proficiency in Golang, Linux/Unix platforms, and Git
- Familiarity with test-driven development
- Ability to operate both in the realms of high-level architectural design and low-level technical implementation
- Avid learner, curious, embracing a growth mindset
- Great collaborator, constantly pushing toward alignment
- Commitment to building and maintaining a workplace environment that prizes engagement, accountability, and respect
- Passionate about building products of substance that serve customers and the environment
- You don’t have to have every listed requirement and skill to be a great fit. If you are passionate about this opportunity and think you have the skills to succeed, please apply!
Desirable
- Experience in designing distributed and micro-service architectures
- Familiarity with Kubernetes
- Familiarity with industrial automation (PLCs or related hardware)
What the job involves
- As a member of Heirloom’s software team you will build, operate, and maintain the software systems needed to support effective carbon removal at scale
- The software team’s work spans orchestrating and controlling our accelerated looping process, advancing research to unlock the next generation of Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology, and establishing reliable and auditable operations through the application of digital tooling
- You will contribute to building sustainable and maintainable systems that will serve the company for years to come
- In doing so, your work would be directly moving the needle on Heirloom’s core technology to enable a low-cost, scalable, and reliable design to meet our goal of removing 1 billion tons of CO2 from the atmosphere
- In this role you will apply the principles of automation, integration, and continuous improvement to ensure that our software systems generate and apply the insights needed to learn and scale efficiently
- You will directly contribute to the design, development, testing, debugging, deployment, and maintenance of software aimed at supporting the company’s R&D activities, as well as that destined for both pilot and commercial DAC facilities
- You will be presented with a myriad of technical problems and ample opportunity to keep pace with the evolving set of tools employed by the software discipline
- You will work alongside a team of world-class software engineers, product managers, and systems engineers committed to delivering high-quality solutions in service of a more liveable future for all
Our take
According to the UN, in order to avoid climate disaster the world needs to both reduce carbon emissions and actively remove CO₂ from the atmosphere. Heirloom develops a technology to handle the latter, using limestone to capture carbon directly from the air and permanently store it - and in doing so delivering high-quality carbon credits for businesses to purchase.
Initially, the company stored captured carbon in underground deposits, but it now also boasts the ability to sequester CO₂ into concrete. This process, which was developed alongside its partner, CarbonCure, actually strengthens the concrete, which can then be used in all types of construction projects.
Crucially, because limestone is so widely available - and because the capture process is a chemical reaction - the process requires minimal land and energy. This allows the company to remain relatively low-impact in its operations, making its carbon removal credits more valuable. This has contributed to the achievement of Microsoft purchasing 315,000 metric tons of carbon removal from the company, in one of the biggest deals of its kind to date.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Dec 2024
$150m
SERIES B
Mar 2022
$53m
SERIES A
Total funding: $204m
Company benefits
- Excellent health, dental and vision insurance covered up to 100% by Heirloom (FSA option)
- 16 weeks paid leave for all Heirloom employees, regardless of primary/secondary caregiver status
- Generous stock options
- Unlimited PTO for salaried employees & 80 hours for full time hourly employees
- 401(k)
- Monthly health and wellness reimbursement
- Robust annual education and conference budget, including airfare and hotel costs
Company HQ
Dogpatch, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Shashank Samala
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded Tempo Automation, a robotics and software company that raised millions in funding from venture capitalists.
Noah McQueen
(Co-Founder & Head of Research)Earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Worked as a Science Advisor at Carbon Direct for a year.
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