Company:

Rubicon Carbon is a next-generation carbon solutions provider. Led by a world-class management team, Rubicon is an innovative platform that channels capital to unlock at-scale decarbonization projects and delivers trusted, enterprise-grade solutions for carbon credit purchases. Rubicon strives to deliver greater scale, confidence, and innovation across all facets of the carbon market and meet the growing demand for end-to-end, high-integrity emissions reduction solutions. 

Position Overview:

As a backend engineer, you will report to the VP of Data and Engineering, and you will work closely and cross-functionally across the entire organization, while having ownership over the full spectrum of marketplace platform development. In this role, you will be exposed to all aspects of the development cycle, namely backend development, frontend development, testing, and infrastructure automation. We’re looking for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity and with an ownership mindset! 

The ideal candidate has substantial technical experience in a small and agile startup team, and is comfortable in very fast paced environments with tight deadlines. Strong programming skills are a must, and experience with Typescript and Python is a plus. Clear communication and strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively on a team are also important for success in this role.

This is a remote/hybrid-optional position but candidates must be based within one hour of our New York City, Los Angeles, or San Francisco offices

Responsibilities:

• Deliver on the technical architecture of the product and refine as required to stay relevant to the functional & technical goals
• Partner closely across Technology and Product teams to deliver a high-quality product to our customers
• Constantly look for better ways of solving technical problems and designing solutions, not afraid to challenge the status quo
• Use modern tools and techniques to contribute to the full lifecycle of software architecture, development, and testing ​
• Act as technical lead for one or more software development initiatives ​
• Develop cloud-native services and applications
• Lead and document solution design and technical strategy for initiatives
• Communicate with users, other technical teams, and management to collect requirements, identify tasks, and provide estimates ​
• Share information and ideas to improve project execution and outcomes; be receptive to constructive feedback ​
• Keep appropriate stakeholders informed of any problems or issues ​
• Manage competing priorities to consistently meet commitments and deadlines
• All other duties as assigned

Experience:

• BA or BS, preferably in computer science, engineering or science / technology-based disciplines  ​
• At least 5 years of experience programming professionally
• Experience on the development side of B2B marketplaces or trading platforms a huge plus
• Expertise in the areas of design patterns, application architecture, data structures, and algorithms 
• Expert level experience in aspects of modern software development including Agile development, Object-Oriented Design, Test-Driven Development, Continuous Delivery, and frontend, server-side, and database development ​
• Understands how to decompose a requirement into testable components ​
• Experience with AWS platform is desirable.
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes is a plus.
• Strong programming skills with demonstrated ability to architect, design, and develop software solutions using JavaScript, TypeScript, Python. Working knowledge of FastAPI and React or similar associated frameworks is a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to lead software development projects ​
• Comfortable with fluid situations and pressing deadlines. Able to handle diverse situations and changing priorities.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team, with excellent interpersonal communication and organizational skills ​
• Detail-oriented, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities ​
• Passion for sustainability and climate

Compensation

The approximate annual base compensation range for this position is $150,000 to $210,000. The actual offer, reflecting the total cash compensation package, long-term incentives, and excellent benefits, will be determined by a number of factors including the applicant’s experience, job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity among our team, among other factors.