Backend Software Engineer, Chloris Geospatial
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2 days a week in office
Natural capital insight platform
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Natural capital insight platform
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
2 days a week in office
21-100 employees
Company mission
To accelerate the global transition to a net-zero and nature-positive economy with the most robust, relevant, and cost-effective natural capital insights.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related field, or equivalent work experience
- 3-5 years of professional software engineering experience
- 3-5 years of experience with Python or similar language
- Understanding of Object Oriented and Functional Programming paradigms
- Experience working with relational and/or NoSQL Databases
- Independent and self-motivated with excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills
- Is a motivated and looking to join a team of experienced and innovative individuals
- Is excited about the opportunity to join a mission-oriented and high-potential start-up, anchored in pioneering science and focused on delivering best-in-class data and technology for nature-based solutions
- Is a motivated software engineer with an eye for details and looking to join a team of experienced and innovative individuals
- Is passionate about building and testing software products
Desirable
- Experience with AWS services such as Lambda, S3, and DynamoDB
- Experience with Open Source Geospatial tools such as GDAL, Geopandas, Rasterio, Xarray, etc
What the job involves
- We are looking for a talented Software Engineer to support the deployment of Chloris’ innovative technology for enterprise clients in the voluntary carbon markets and supply chain sustainability
- The Software Engineer will work closely with data scientists and subject matter experts to build and deploy the software at the core of our geospatial data processing engine
- Will work closely with the data science team to bring their code to production
- The Software Engineer (Backend) will report to the Head of Engineering and will work closely with the Data Science team
- Design, test, and build the backend software which delivers Chloris Geospatial’s unique insights. Work closely with data scientists to optimize and integrate their code in order to bring it to production
Our take
As companies are beginning to be challenged to adopt nature-based solutions at an increasing rate to meet climate and biodiversity goals, Chloris Geospatial is providing a platform to help them.
A technology company that is providing nature-based solutions to climate change, Chloris Geospatial utilises geographic data in order to help its clients in a number of industries better leverage geospatial data insights. This means they can make better decisions when it comes to their effective actions towards the climate and nature.
With multiple successful funding rounds under its belt, Chloris is set to continue advancing its technology and expand its spatial coverage and grow its customer support services. An important tool, going forward, Chloris' technology is going to greatly help in improving the quality of life around the globe.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jul 2025
$8.5m
SERIES A
May 2025
$14.8m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $25.8m
Company benefits
- Hybrid work environment
Company HQ
Government Center, Boston, MA
Leadership
Marco Albani
(Co-Founder & CEO)Experienced sustainability executive, having worked previously as the first Director of the Tropical Forest Alliance at the World Economic Forum, and as a Senior Expert with McKinsey & Company's sustainability practice.
Alessandro Baccini
(Co-Founder, CSO & President)A member of the NASA Carbon Monitoring System Science Team since 2014, and previously worked as a Senior Scientist at the Woods Hole Research Center.
Giulio Boccaletti
(Co-Founder)With over two decades experience in climate and sustainability, they previously led the water practice of The Nature Conservancy, and was a Climate Scientist at Princeton and MIT.
Mark A. Friedl
(Co-Founder)A Professor of Earth and Environment at the Boston University, they have served on numerous science teams for NASA. Previously co-founded and served as CSO for TellusLabs, a remote sensing technology company.
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