Compensate's purpose is to prevent climate change and reduce the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere. We're looking for an experienced full-stack developer with a focus on the backend to help us enable individuals and businesses to be responsible for their emissions. While doing the legwork in building both the backend and the partner-facing interface with a microservice-based implementation, you would also be involved in envisioning the technical architecture.

About the role

In this role in the growing technical team of Compensate, you will work with the team to define and execute the technical roadmap for the company’s end to end compensation service. You will be involved in developing the vision, but mainly with getting your hands dirty in building both the backend and the partner-facing interface. 

Apart from outstanding technical proficiency and a relish for quality code, a snug fit into this role expects a holistic approach to creating services with both businesses and consumers in mind.

What you will be responsible for:

• Develop a One Stop Shop for business licensing

• Development focused on the backend, but with some responsibilities on the frontend as well

• Implementing a microservice-based architecture

• Participating in and driving cross-functional, technical conversations to stay in lock-step with product, partnerships, and brand

• Proactively anticipate technical risks, implement a system with fault-tolerant capabilities and ensure system stability and scalability

• Actively contribute to technology roadmap and define architecture for decisions related to end-to-end product and public interfaces

  
  

Requirements

• As fullstack as possible, but experience with a wide modern variety of backend (Python/Clojure/Golang/Erlang and the like) and frontend (Javascript/Clojurescript, React, etc) technologies is beneficial

• Knowledge of a large variety of database types as we’re going to be making use of most

• Utilizing cloud architecture as a tool

• Experience building and consuming internal/external APIs 

• Excellent collaboration skills

• You are actively interested in improving engineering practices (TDD, CI, continuous deployment, pair programming, and design/code reviews)

• Experience in implementing products/services with 3rd party partners, leading technical teams and interfacing with non-technical teams is considered a plus

• A real interest in the Compensate mission

What’s on the table for you:

• A super meaningful job. When successful, you’re going to be part of saving the world!

• A friendly, open, and collaborative work environment, where the best ideas win

• Small-team action: freedom to have a big impact on the world and the company (with the accompanying responsibility)

• Competitive salary. While we are a non-profit (no equity), we aren't paying peanuts.