Senior Full Stack Software Engineer, Pivotal
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Biodiversity data company
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Biodiversity data company
1-20 employees
Open for applications
More information about location
1-20 employees
Company mission
To provide the data people and companies need to invest in positive outcomes for nature.
Role
Who you are
- 5-7 years’ experience in Python frameworks such as Django or Flask and are comfortable working across the full stack from database, to API, to front-end
- Proficiency in Python and SQL use for data analysis and the ability to write clean, reproduceable and well-documented code. Experience with Typescript & React a plus
- Proficiency using Git for version control and experience of code review processes
- Strategic mindset and experience with roadmap and sprint planning, with demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a product-focused team
- A love for resolving complex problems and taking a proactive approach to analysing issues and generating solutions
- Experience improving quality through thoughtful code reviews, appropriate testing, proper rollout, monitoring, and proactive changes
- A highly analytical and technical mindset with an interest in deploying tech to optimise it to meet our needs
- A positive attitude, ability to handle multiple projects, the self-motivation to learn by doing and able to quickly acquire new technical skills and domain knowledge
- A passion for the preservation of nature and an entrepreneurial mindset and passion for building and growing a successful company, and the ability to work in a fast-paced, evolving environment
- (Ideally) a base in the UK or Western Europe
What the job involves
- Pivotal is seeking an experienced senior full-Stack Software Engineer to play a crucial role in supporting and scaling our products
- The role will work cross-functionally to enhance agile delivery capability for the company, ensuring our customers get access to valuable data & analytics quickly, efficiently and accurately
- It will be high visibility and impactful in building and scaling our data & analytics platform
- Full stack web/mobile application development, from database, to API, to front-end
- Create APIs in Python that interface to both relational databases and cloud storage systems
- Interface with open-sources systems that support geospatial analysis and expert annotation e.g. QGIS, Label Studio
- Design and build front ends for management, reporting and monitoring of our data pipelines, field work and reports for clients
- Design and manage relational databases (PostgreSQL)
- Collaborate with the team to continuously improve the reliability, observability and scaling of critical data processing systems
- Work as part of a small agile team and taking responsibility for testing, documentation and peer-review of pull requests
- Cultivate a culture of collaboration, impact, innovation, and health
Our take
With the worsening climate crisis, investment in biodiversity is critical, as much of the planet’s plant and animal life are necessary for creating products and services that many take for granted. This has resulted in an increase in funding for projects and start-ups that are focused on creating viable, practical solutions. However, in order for these solutions to not only be successful but to be developed at an accelerated rate, optimised data analysis processes are key.
Pivotal is reinventing the economics of biodiversity tracking to offer consumers and businesses with accurate, quantified, and auditable annotated species-level biodiversity data and analytics. The company’s approach links ecological improvements to sizable financial incentives, thus supporting the development of new sustainability-related markets.
Its seed funding round saw investments from some of Europe’s leading VCs and environmental advocates, which has enabled the young company to invest in expanding its team as it accelerates into the next stage of growth.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
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back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2023
$5.7m
SEED
Total funding: $5.7m
Company benefits
- Equity
- Competitive employee participation program
- Remote-first company
Company HQ
King's Hedges, Cambridge, UK
Leadership
Cameron Frayling
(Co-CEO)Co-Founder of Biofidelity, Founder of Lightcast Discovery, and Founder & former CEO of Base4.
Zoe Balmforth
(Co-CEO)Current Strategic Deputy Director (Nature Strategy) at The Biodiversity Consultancy. Previously served as a British Diplomat and Senior Policy Advisor for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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