Software Engineer, Source.ag
€71-90k
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office
AI for agriculture
Be an early applicant
AI for agriculture
101-200 employees
Be an early applicant
€71-90k
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office
101-200 employees
Company mission
To grow a prosperous and healthy community connecting food, fun, tech, and farming.
Role
Who you are
- Proven relevant work experience in building, deploying, and operating backend services in a production environment (typically 4+ years)
- Strong proficiency in Golang and/or Python
- Hands-on experience with Docker and a deep appreciation for clean, reproducible development environments
- Experience with relational databases (like PostgreSQL) and an understanding of how to model data effectively
- Familiarity with cloud platforms, preferably AWS
- Preferred start date September 1 or earlier
What the job involves
- As a Software Engineer at Source.ag, you will be a core contributor to the systems that power our AI-driven platform
- You won't just be closing tickets; you will be building and scaling the infrastructure that turns complex data into critical decisions for our growers
- At our core, we are a data-intensive systems company solving real-world agricultural challenges
- Our main technical challenge is to model the complex biological and operational reality of a high-tech greenhouse
- This involves building robust systems to process diverse data streams—from IoT sensors to user-input from our iPad apps—and turning that data into actionable intelligence
- You will be instrumental in designing, building, and scaling these critical systems
- Design, build, and maintain scalable microservices primarily in Golang, with opportunities to work in Python on our ML/data-centric services
- Work with a modern, diverse data stack, including PostgreSQL, TimescaleDB, MongoDB, and our core analytics platform on Databricks
- Build robust, high-performance APIs using gRPC for internal communication and contribute to our GraphQL BFF that serves our frontend
- Own your services from idea to production and beyond. You will write code, build tests, and deploy your services using our GitOps pipeline on AWS (ECS & Lambda)
- Contribute to our architectural evolution. You will be a key voice in discussions around service boundaries, communication patterns, and best practices
- Collaborate across the stack. While your focus will be on the backend, you'll have opportunities to contribute to our frontend (React/Typescript) to help ship features end-to-end
- AI is core to how we operate and what we build
- We equip our engineers with the best tools available, like Cursor, OpenAI Codex or similar tools, to accelerate development
- If you are excited by the opportunity to apply modern AI and LLMs to a unique, real-world dataset to solve complex problems, you will be right at home here
- We believe you'll be successful if you:
- Have a "Problem-First" Mindset: When faced with a request, your first instinct is to ask, "What is the underlying problem we are trying to solve?" You are driven to find the most efficient solution to the root cause
- Take High Ownership: You feel a deep sense of accountability for your work. You see projects through to completion and are proactive about identifying and fixing issues
- Are a Pragmatic Builder: You have a bias for action and know how to find the 80/20 solution to deliver value quickly without sacrificing quality. You have a strong sense of what it takes to build and operate real-world systems
- Think in Systems: You don't just see your service; you see how it fits into the broader architecture. You can reason about dependencies, data flows, and the impact of your changes
- Communicate with Clarity: You can articulate complex technical ideas simply and directly, both in writing (docs, code comments) and in person
Our take
Dutch agtech Source.ag installs AI-powered indoor farms in order to democratise access to sufficient fruit and vegetables whilst using fewer resources. Given that almost 45% of people worldwide do not have access to enough fruit and veg, this is a sizable problem to address.
As the climate crisis worsens, the company's services are in high demand, as indoor farms are essential in providing higher food security under increasingly challenging weather conditions. Source's hi-tech farms are able to protect crops against extreme heat, cold, rainfall or pests.
The company continues to invest in the development of its software that is making greenhouses smarter, whilst also onboarding new customers and expanding partnerships. It is well-funded, which has enabled accelerated product development and supported the expansion of commercial collaborations.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2023
$4m
SERIES A
Feb 2023
$23m
SERIES A
Total funding: $37m
Company HQ
Sloten en Riekerpolder, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Leadership
Rien Kamman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously acted as Associate Director of Data Science for BCG GAMMA and as the Principal for Boston Consulting Group.
Ernst van Bruggen
(Co-Founder & CPO)Previously spent over five years at McKinsey & Company, eventually acting as Engagement Manager.
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