Senior Software Engineer, KoBold Metals
$175-210k
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AI-powered mineral exploration company
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AI-powered mineral exploration company
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$175-210k
More information about location
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create value by discovering new ore deposits and expanding existing resources.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building production cloud data systems
- Proficiency with Python
- Ability to write production-quality code that is correct, readable, well-tested, scalable and extensible
- Skilled in large-scale system design
- A track record of taking ownership from definition of the problem and delivering projects with demonstrated impact in an iterative manner
Desirable
- Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React
- Experience with geospatial data and building map-based experiences
- Familiarity with containerization and container orchestration platforms, such as Docker, AWS ECS, Kubernetes, etc
- Formal education or job exposure to natural sciences
- Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Desire to work directly with geologists in the field across the world. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration
- Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not software developers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company
- Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities
- Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Systems Engineering team, you will have the opportunity to shape how we build our systems to realize this vision
- Your work will empower KoBold to unlock invaluable insights and streamline intricate scientific processes
- Collaborating with our exceptional team of data scientists, geologists, and other software engineers, you will have the opportunity to tackle complex problems head-on and collectively pave the way for the discoveries of vital energy transition metals like lithium, copper, nickel, and cobalt
- Deep engagement with exploration geologists and data scientists, continual learning about mineral exploration, and tailoring technology development to the needs of exploration project scientists
- Building data pipelines and tooling for deriving advanced human and machine insights from exploration data, often leading a small group of software engineers to successful delivery
- Developing expertise in KoBold’s Data Systems and deeply understanding how they impact exploration
- End-to-end ownership of projects from design to implementation and testing to continued engagement with colleagues on exploration teams using your solutions
- Responding well to design and code feedback, also providing feedback to teammates
- Operationally managing the team’s services and assisting scientific colleagues with our tooling
Our take
Supported by billionaires Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos and Richard Branson, KoBold Metals utilises AI and Cloud computing techniques to assess the composition of the subsurface in order to explore metals that are used in making batteries installed in electric vehicles and clean energy technologies.
KoBold is a force in its field with significant financial backing, not just from the aforementioned tycoons, but thanks to Andreessen Horowitz, one of Silicon Valley’s leading venture capital funds. In 2019, this enabled KoBold to have funding available for four years, which, since then, has financed explorations at various locations, including Greenland.
As the climate crisis intensifies, the world has increasingly moved towards sustainability and hence demand for sustainable products like EVs has gone up, increasing the need for KoBold’s mineral exploration services. With recent approval for backing a new copper mine in Zambia, along with additional funding, the growing demand for sustainable resources positions KoBold for a promising future.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
50% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2024
$491.5m
LATE VC
Jun 2023
$195m
SERIES B
Total funding: $899m
Company HQ
Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Leadership
Kurt House
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously founded a carbon Sequestration and enhanced oil recovery venture as well as a natural gas asset acquisition platform. They also worked in Private Equity and Corporate Consulting at Bain & Company and spent time as an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University.
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