<p>We support environmental resiliency through profitable investment. We provide capital and talent to accelerate the growth of early-stage climate tech ventures catalyzing the transition from finite to infinite sources of energy, food, water &amp; products.&nbsp;</p>
<p class="sqsrte-large"><span class="sqsrte-text-color--accent">We are committed to helping our portfolio of climate tech startups to achieve scale by providing capital and recruitment of the highest calibre talent. </span></p>

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Accelerating climate tech ventures for a resilient future through capital, talent, and profitability.

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<div>Do you belong on our investment team? ... Inspire us!</div>
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<div>We are good at what we do. We have a ton of fun. We work hard. We want to win. We are trying to do our part for the planet. But...</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>We don't know what we don't know. We would be so excited for someone to join our team and teach us new things (that work) at the&nbsp;same time as learning how we do things.&nbsp;</div>
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<div>It's not too late to be part of a founding team that builds something massive. You can still be an entrepreneur within our business. Your voice will be equal among us. We love people that are the top 5% in their field but haven't yet found the team and role where they can shine their brightest.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div>
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What can you help us learn? Our goals are potentially obvious:</div>
<ul>
<li>We want to generate higher returns for our investors.</li>
<li>We want to maximize our impact.</li>
<li>We want investors and founders to rate us as the best they have ever worked with.</li>
<li>We want to create unique advantages with an enduring moat.</li>
</ul>
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<div><strong>We want someone that will take initiative to own these outcomes. A passion for climate is a must. This is an open call across experience levels for a position that will be curated based on the ideal candidate.&nbsp;</strong></div>
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<div>To apply, preface (and submit as a single file) a PDF of your resume with a one page maximum summary that includes:</div>
<ol>
<li>Your super power</li>
<li>Your proudest achievement</li>
<li>How you believe you will add value to our investment team</li>
</ol>
<div><strong>Boring details ...</strong></div>
<div>Living in Vancouver is a bonus but other North American cities with startup ecosytems are fine too. Open to proposals with all levels of seniority but must have investment experience. We work from the office half time and remote the other half. We pay market salaries but are competitive on perks and culture and ownership.&nbsp;</div>
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<div><strong>Important!</strong></div>
<div>We believe that diverse teams make better decisions and are excited to offer an inclusive, empowering work environment to nurture our employees. However you identify or whatever your path to this page, please apply if this opportunity excites you!</div>

Open Call to our Investment Team

<h3>Our mission (share it!):</h3>
<p>Optiwatt&rsquo;s mission is to reverse global warming through the advancement of electric vehicle adoption and electrification. We make home energy usage cheaper, greener, and more simple by building towards the world&rsquo;s largest network of connected and intelligent electric vehicles to balance the electric grid. Our investors are some of the most active impact investing firms out there, and we hold ourselves accountable to each other and the future generations of this planet. Do you want to straddle the intersection of technology and purpose on our growth trajectory to 1,000,000 homes and beyond? We hope so.</p>
<h3>Our culture (thrive in it!):</h3>
<p>"We're a small team of genuinely ethical people driven by helping others and our planet. And we love our virtual gaming tournaments." - Casey</p>
<p>"I love the people here like a family. We work hard and our laid-back culture is strong. It is a flat, collaborative organization, I pitch directly to the CEO and feel heard, even when it's outside my specialty." - Nina</p>
<p>"We love what we do, which makes it feel more like a fun weekend project than work. And after all the features have been deployed, we sometimes disc golf." - Danny</p>
<p>"The culture is fun, full of hope and excitement. The office is always full of jokes and discussion about how we can better ourselves and the electric grid." - Zoe</p>
<h3>Your impact (grow it!):</h3>
<p>As the Customer Support &amp; Engagement Lead at Optiwatt, you will be directly responsible for managing all user interactions through multiple platforms. Optiwatt is already the largest telematics-based managed charging platform on the continent, your internal role is crucial in making sure our users are getting what they need in a timely manner. Internal tasks include but are not limited to Freshdesk tickets, social media, reviews, engagement management, and quality assurance.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Your primary directives at Optiwatt will be as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li>Process and respond to Freshdesk tickets in a timely manner</li>
<li>Recognize, prioritize, and categorize issues that are presented either as user error vs. software bug.&nbsp;</li>
<li>Respond to and monitor reviews on all platforms including but not limited to apple, google play, and reddit</li>
<li>Creative and interactive engagement with followers on all social media platforms: Instagram, X, Facebook, and TikTok</li>
<li>Understanding and organizing necessary engagement strategies via email or push notifications to users.&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<h4>Requirements:</h4>
<h3>You are someone who is&hellip;.</h3>
<ol>
<li>Excited to work on any of the following; electric vehicles, smart thermostats, the electric grid, technology, climate change reduction</li>
<li>Proven thorough work experience in customer service</li>
<li>Comfortable with online cloud-based customer support software,such as Freshdesk, providing help desk support with all smart automations to get things done faster</li>
<li>Excellent in demonstrating technical, negotiation, and communication skills under difficult circumstances</li>
<li>Organized in prioritization, communication, and time management</li>
<li>A natural communicator, able to process user complaints, establish rapport, and appreciate feedback</li>
<li>Educated, with a minimum of a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in sociology, communication, or a related field&nbsp;</li>
</ol>
<h4>Benefits:</h4>
<h3>Grow with us</h3>
<p>We just closed our Series A and have investors from the most reputable names in venture capital and impact investing: Google Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, and Active Impact Investments. We have our sights set on the stars, so if you're interested in growth potential, the sky's the limit here at Optiwatt.&nbsp;</p>
<p>We invest in your growth because we know that even if you aren&rsquo;t with us forever, empowering you to better tackle climate change helps all of us. The best part of working in the clean technology industry is the enormous collaboration between companies, founders, investors, and yes, even utilities. Everyone is driven by the same goal: reduce global warming and move us towards a truly sustainable future.</p>
<p>We encourage you to step outside of your role and show us what you can do. Ask for opportunity and you will receive it, offer up ideas and you will be heard. We desire to match people with work that excites them the most, and we will support you in your journey to learn and grow to accomplish that goal.</p>
<p>If your resume doesn't quite fit these job requirements, please apply anyway and tell us where you think you could help us! Climate change and grid stability are enormous problems and we would love help from talented people with any background.</p>
<h3>Shine with us</h3>
<p>The salary range for this job is $90,000 to $110,000, plus equity compensation dependent on experience.</p>
<p>Optiwatt is a growing startup that offers competitive salaries and benefits to all employees, rivaling the giants of the tech world. Some of these amazing perks include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ability to work fully remote, hybrid, or in-person in San Francisco (Office on Market and Van Ness)</li>
<li>Stock options dependent on experience and salary flexibility</li>
<li>Healthcare, vision, and dental</li>
<li>$1,500 improvement or mental wellness purchase match</li>
<li>401k contribution and matching</li>
<li>Every other Friday off</li>
<li>Unlimited paid vacation/sick leave, including a mandatory 10 days off per year</li>
<li>Yearly company retreats to far-away places (we are hitting Lake Tahoe and Ecuador this year!)</li>
<li>Flexible work hours, and we mean it. We want you to work when you are most productive, no matter if you are a night owl, early bird, or live in a different US time zone.</li>
<li>Paid career development opportunities (learn a skill!)</li>
<li>Expensed home office supplies, work travel, team entertainment, etc. as necessary</li>
</ul>

Customer Support & Engagement Lead

<p><strong>Company </strong>- RailVision</p>
<p><strong>Location</strong>&nbsp;- Remote (North America)</p>
<p><strong>Work Status </strong>-&nbsp;Full-time/Fixed Term, Part-time, or Fractional (no agencies)</p>
<p>Suffering from climate anxiety? So are we. That's why we developed EcoRail, a software solution for reducing Greenhouse gas emissions across the rail industry.</p>
<p>Like the electric car movement, we strive to improve rail with user-friendly AI technology as we drive the rail industry towards being fully autonomous.</p>
<p><strong>About us:</strong></p>
<p>We are a venture-backed start-up at seed stage, with a growing customer base in the passenger and freight markets. Some of our current customers are Metrolinx, ViaRail, and Genesee &amp; Wyoming.</p>
<p>We&rsquo;ve attracted the attention of some of the top investors in the industry, including Trucks Venture Capital, MUUS Climate Partners, Blackhorn Ventures, and Active Impact Investments.</p>
<p>Our goal is to become a leader in rail software within 3 years and we are already on our way to expanding operations globally! This part is the coolest&hellip;Our solution is an app, unlike other players in rail tech which attach hardware to train engines, so customer onboarding is seamless and the possibilities are truly global with respect to impact and expansion.</p>
<p><strong>Why join us?</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>Our team is awesome. We&rsquo;ve got a superb bunch of approximately 20 bright minds working together to create something amazing&hellip;impact and positive change</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>We&rsquo;re big proponents of a flexible remote-work setup and have designed an amazing way to bond with our teams during quarterly meetings around the globe</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>We value employee health and wellbeing and embrace uncapped paid time off to ensure our teams have the tools to unplug and recharge when needed</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Our high-touch hiring process enables us to create competitive and enticing compensation packages that speak to your needs and interests</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>Our environment fosters learning beyond strict job requirements, and empowers each team member with decision-making power to be the master of their own projects</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>We are committed to hiring from diverse backgrounds because we truly believe it makes our team stronger</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>About You!</strong></p>
<p>As a Recruiter, you will play a crucial role in building a team of passionate individuals dedicated to advancing climate technology. You will work closely with hiring managers to identify and attract top talent, ensuring that our team is equipped with the skills and expertise needed to drive innovation in the climate tech sector. The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic about contributing to a sustainable future, possess a deep understanding of talent best practices, and have a proven track record of recruiting top-tier talent.</p>
<p>RailVision is expecting to grow in the next 6 months, and is open to a variety of work arrangements for the right person to join our team in order to meet hiring targets.&nbsp; Whether it be in a full-time fixed term, part time permanent, or fractional capacity, we&rsquo;d love to chat with you.</p>
<p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Collaborate with Hiring Managers: Partner with hiring managers to understand the specific skills, experience, and cultural fit required for roles.</li>
<li>Strategic Talent Acquisition: Develop and implement effective recruitment strategies to attract top-tier candidates.</li>
<li>Industry Networking: Actively engage with industry professionals, attend relevant events, and leverage professional networks to build a talent pipeline for current and future hiring needs.</li>
<li>Job Posting and Branding: Craft compelling job descriptions that reflect our commitment to sustainability and climate action. Utilize various channels to promote job openings and enhance the company's employer brand.</li>
<li>Candidate Screening and Assessment: Conduct thorough candidate screenings, assess technical and cultural fit, and coordinate interviews with hiring teams.</li>
<li>Diversity and Inclusion: Champion diversity and inclusion initiatives in recruitment, ensuring a diverse and equitable candidate pool.</li>
<li>Collaborative Hiring Process: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, including interview coordination, reference checks, and collaboration with hiring teams to make informed hiring decisions.</li>
<li>Maintain Industry Awareness: Stay informed about trends, technologies, and developments within the climate technology sector to make informed recruitment decisions.</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Qualifications:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field.</li>
<li>Proven experience as a Recruiter in the technology sector, hiring 3 to 5 positions per month.</li>
<li>Familiarity with sustainability and climate-focused technologies.</li>
<li>Strong interpersonal and communication skills.</li>
<li>Passion for environmental sustainability and addressing climate change.</li>
<li>Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, innovative start-up environment.</li>
<li>Demonstrated success in building diverse and high-performing teams.</li>
</ul>

Recruiter

<h3>Our mission (share it!):</h3>
<p>Optiwatt&rsquo;s mission is to reverse global warming through the advancement of smart device adoption. We started by making electric vehicle ownership cheaper, simpler, and more impactful, by building North America's largest network of connected and intelligent cars to balance the electric grid. Next, we expanded into smart thermostats, to revolutionize HVAC intelligence and help put dollars to degrees. But we are still just getting started, as there are a myriad of devices within today's increasingly connected home, and utilities are feeling the stress of rapid electrification across industries. Our investors are some of the most active impact investing firms out there, and we hold ourselves accountable to each other and the future generations of this planet. Do you want to straddle the intersection of technology and purpose on our growth trajectory to 1,000,000 connected homes and beyond? We hope so.</p>
<h3>Our culture (thrive in it!):</h3>
<p>"We're a small team of genuinely ethical people driven by helping others and our planet. And we love our virtual gaming tournaments." - Casey</p>
<p>"I love the people here like a family. We work hard and our laid-back culture is strong. It is a flat, collaborative organization, I pitch directly to the CEO and feel heard, even when it's outside my specialty." - Nina</p>
<p>"We love what we do, which makes it feel more like a fun weekend project than work. And after all the features have been deployed, we sometimes disc golf." - Danny</p>
<p>"The culture is fun, full of hope and excitement. The office is always full of jokes and discussion about how we can better ourselves and the electric grid." - Zoe</p>
<h3>Your impact (grow it!):</h3>
<p>As a Marketing Manager at Optiwatt, you will be directly responsible for connecting millions of residential IoT devices to North America&rsquo;s energy generation and distribution systems over the next few years, drastically reducing CO2 emissions and preventing grid blackouts. Optiwatt is already the largest telematics-based managed charging platform on the continent, pioneering software products that enable data insights, convenience, and bill savings across 100,000+ users of electric vehicles, smart thermostats, and more, but we are determined to extend that lead, with your help.</p>
<p>Your primary directives at Optiwatt will be as follows:</p>
<ol>
<li>Lead the deployment of utility program marketing budgets in specific geographies (big and small, urban and rural) to hit enrollment targets for a device category (EVs, thermostats, etc.) based on sales contracts</li>
<li>Manage a significant evergreen marketing budget ($1M+ annually) and associated engagement campaigns to expand mature Optiwatt software products (EVs) to the US and Canada at the best possible unit economics</li>
<li>Launch new device categories from scratch to achieve product/market fit and category profitability as Optiwatt expands its residential footprint (smart thermostats, battery storage, solar, etc.) at a blistering pace</li>
</ol>
<p>First, you will undergo efforts to understand the customer across device types, in order to better segment and address market needs. You will survey existing and prospective customers to understand their pain points and identify trends, while keeping your finger on the pulse of the modern zeitgeist to remain topical in your consumer outreach. Next, you will evaluate a holistic marketing funnel across digital advertising, app store advertising, search engine optimization, influencer campaigns, referral programs, email marketing, conversion rate optimization, channel partnerships, direct mail, and much more. You will transform this analysis into data-driven recommendations that consistently move the needle towards Optiwatt&rsquo;s lofty growth targets. Finally, you will push the boundaries of Optiwatt&rsquo;s future marketing initiatives, by ideating, prioritizing, testing, and evaluating new ideas for customer acquisition. You will be creative in how you build and represent the Optiwatt brand, as you work diligently alongside the rest of our marketing team who are hungry to make an impact on our customers and the planet. Whether you are a mid-level marketing specialist hungry for ownership, or already have a few years of division management under your belt, you will be principally driven by one single metric: growth. If you are excited to obsess over customer acquisition, activation, and retention, to enhance electrification around the globe, we want to hear from you.</p>
<p>Here&rsquo;s some examples of the exciting stuff you'll be working on:</p>
<ol>
<li>Identify value propositions that will resonate with specific customer segments and test combinations of creative assets, digital advertising channels, and demographic targeting data to achieve campaign results</li>
<li>Analyze trends in user behavior, campaign performance, and channel efficacy to optimize costs, seize opportunities, and inform roadmap iteration</li>
<li>Brainstorm new channels, partnerships, or approaches that Optiwatt could leverage to maximize its user, financial, or impact metrics</li>
<li>Prioritize a backlog of ideas with imperfect information to estimate the likelihood of success, then execute on that plan regardless of experience</li>
<li>Strategize at the highest level in the morning, but also be willing to put boots on the ground in the afternoon, utilizing a scrappy desire to meaningfully translate growth into action regardless of seniority or personal predilection (we have traded avocados for signups in a supercharger parking lot at one point, if that helps paint a picture)</li>
<li>Supply the team with reports on needs, problems, interests, competitive activities, and potential for new products and services</li>
<li>Keep abreast of best practices and promotional trends</li>
<li>Continuously improve through feedback, as an individual, team, and organization</li>
<li>Represent Optiwatt&rsquo;s ethics, mission, and values with the highest level of integrity</li>
</ol>
<h4>Requirements:</h4>
<h3>You are someone who is&hellip;.</h3>
<ol>
<li>Excited to work on any of the following; electric vehicles, smart thermostats, the electric grid, technology, climate change reduction</li>
<li>Proven through work experience in marketing, analytics, product, growth, or related fields&nbsp;</li>
<li>Comfortable with a variety of productivity tools, including excellent knowledge of MS Office and Google Workspace</li>
<li>Knowledgeable of the digital tracking architectures that inform cutting-edge digital conversion campaigns, such as iOS SKAN, MMPs (Adjust/AppsFlyer), Google Tag Manager, Google Analytics, Google Optimize, UTM parameters, deeplinking, and more, and are capable of analyzing and implementing new architectures or solutions to enhance accuracy</li>
<li>Capable of advanced data analysis, including statistical modeling, graphical representation, and KPI reporting, through tools such as PostgreSQL, Python, Data Studio, Amplitude, Mixpanel, Hotjar, and more</li>
<li>Creative and thoughtful, in ideation of novel customer acquisition strategies, specification of physical or digital ads, and development of product enhancements to drive growth</li>
<li>Familiar with operation of push, SMS, and email campaigns through CEPs such as Klaviyo, Braze, MoEngage, or others</li>
<li>Efficient in designing and executing A/B tests, resulting in actionable insights that Optiwatt can either grow from or abandon in minimum time</li>
<li>Highly motivated, target driven, with a proven track record in marketing and a desire to grow yourself within Optiwatt by pulling in work that excites you</li>
<li>Excellent in demonstrating technical, negotiation, and communication skills under pressure</li>
<li>Organized in prioritization, communication, and time management</li>
<li>A natural communicator, able to process customer information, establish rapport, and appreciate feedback</li>
<li>Educated, with a minimum of a bachelor&rsquo;s degree in marketing, business administration, psychology, data science, or a related field (exceptions made for deep industry experience or a proven track record of scrappy success)</li>
</ol>
<h3>You might be able to help with... (not at all required)</h3>
<ol>
<li>Graphic design - do you happen to know Illustrator, Photoshop, XD, Figma, Canva, etc?</li>
<li>Video production/editing - do you have experience in content production or post-production?</li>
</ol>
<h4>Benefits:</h4>
<h3>Grow with us</h3>
<p>We raised $4.3M dollars in March of 2022 from some of the most reputable names in venture capital and impact investing: Google Ventures, Urban Innovation Fund, and Active Impact Investments. Our Series A is right around the corner, and we have multiple capital commitments already, so get in on the first floor right before we explode. We have our sights set on the stars, so if you're interested in growth potential, the sky's the limit here at Optiwatt.</p>
<p>We invest in your career because we know that even if you aren&rsquo;t with us forever, empowering you to better tackle climate change helps all of us. The best part of working in the clean technology industry is the enormous collaboration between companies, founders, investors, and yes, even governments. Everyone is driven by the same goal: reduce global warming and move us towards a truly sustainable future.</p>
<p>We encourage you to step outside of your role and show us what you can do. Ask for opportunity and you will receive it, offer up ideas and you will be heard. We desire to match people with work that excites them the most, and we will support you in your journey to learn and grow to accomplish that goal.</p>
<p>If your resume doesn't quite fit these job requirements, please apply anyway and tell us where you think you could help us! Climate change and grid stability are enormous problems and we would love help from talented people with any background.</p>
<h3>Shine with us</h3>
<p>The salary range for this job is $130,000 to $180,000, plus equity compensation dependent on experience.</p>
<p>Optiwatt is a growing startup that offers competitive salaries and benefits to all employees, rivaling the giants of the tech world. Some of these amazing perks include:</p>
<ul>
<li>Ability to work fully remote, hybrid, or in-person in San Francisco (Office on Market and Van Ness)</li>
<li>Every other Friday off (seriously)</li>
<li>Flexible work hours, and we mean it. We want you to work when you are most productive, no matter if you are a night owl, early bird, or live in a different US time zone.</li>
<li>Stock options dependent on experience and salary flexibility</li>
<li>Year-end employee bonuses</li>
<li>Healthcare (PPO - Health and Dental)&nbsp;</li>
<li>Unlimited paid vacation/sick leave, including a mandatory 10 days off per year</li>
<li>Yearly company retreats to far-away places (we have hit Lake Tahoe, Columbus, and Santa Barbara in the past year!)</li>
<li>Paid paternity/maternity leave</li>
<li>Paid career development opportunities (learn a skill!)</li>
<li>Expensed home office supplies, work travel, team entertainment, etc. as necessary</li>
<li>Optional participation in monthly virtual gaming half-days (the last winner got an Oculus!)</li>
</ul>

Client / Field Marketing Manager 

<div><strong>About Audette</strong></div>
<div>Audette is a climate tech company creating actionable data-driven decarbonization plans for commercial real-estate portfolios. Using AI to capture and analyze key building data, Audette&rsquo;s end-to-end platform digitizes the outdated process of identifying emissions-reduction opportunities.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><strong>About the role</strong></div>
<div>The engineering team at Audette is looking for a Lead Engineer to help us apply best practice in software engineering, software architecture, and clean maintainable code. As a Lead Engineer at Audette, you will be responsible for building out the tools and products that commercial building owners use to convert complex building data into actionable insights.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Our engineering team has extensive expertise across data pipelining, distributed databases, at-scale web-applications, large-scale front-end applications and data visualizations. We work relentlessly towards our goals, and care a great deal about building quality products with a talented, authentic team.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Apply best practices in software engineering, Agile development, software architecture, and writing clean maintainable code.</li>
<li>Manage, mentor, and upskill the software engineering team.</li>
<li>Full stack development in Python, React, and SQL.</li>
<li>Build a distributed software system, including best practices around:
<ul>
<li>observability</li>
<li>communication and decoupling between services</li>
<li>security</li>
<li>feature flagging</li>
<li>CI/CD</li>
<li>testing</li>
<li>code reviews</li>
<li>fast flow</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>&nbsp;Build consensus and buy-in across the team around best practices.</li>
<li>Elevate new features during the growth phase with feedback and rigorous testing.</li>
<li>Monitor and resolve client-side and server-side issues.</li>
<li>Take initiative working with other teams and functions to drive important changes through for our users and our colleagues, and spot places where we can work smarter without having to be asked.</li>
<li>Prioritize well and help others on the team sort through what work is the most important, and help them stay focused.</li>
<li>Ensure optimal performance, refactor codes and fix bugs in the maintenance phase.</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>Key Qualifications</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Experience managing a team of engineers.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills with experience communicating complicated problems effortlessly so others can understand.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of web development principles.</li>
<li>Proactive, with a passion for enhancing user experience and a keen attention to detail.</li>
<li>Familiarity with continuous deployment, automated testing, and feature flags.</li>
<li>Desire to be more than just a dev, to have a product eye, to help decide what to build, how to build it, and own a feature from inception to release.</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>Our Tech Stack</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Frontend
<ul>
<li>TypeScript</li>
<li>React</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Backend
<ul>
<li>Python</li>
<li>Web servers (Quart, Flask, FastAPI)</li>
<li>GraphQL server (Ariadne)</li>
<li>Object Relational Mappers (SQLAlchemy)</li>
<li>Authentication and Authorization (Auth0/Okta, Auth0 FGA)</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Databases
<ul>
<li>PostgreSQL</li>
<li>BigQuery</li>
<li>Firestore</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>&nbsp;Infrastructure
<ul>
<li>Google Cloud Platform
<ul>
<li>Pub/Sub</li>
<li>Artifact Registry</li>
<li>Cloud Run</li>
<li>Cloud SQL</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>Containerization (Docker)</li>
<li>IaC (Terraform)</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Lead Engineer

<div><strong>About Audette</strong></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>There is no carbon-free future without carbon-free real estate. The need to identify pathways to decarbonize the commercial building stock is a large and growing problem, and the manual process of hiring experts to physically visit every building to identify opportunities can not scale with the demand.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Audette is a climate tech company creating actionable data-driven decarbonization plans for commercial real-estate portfolios. Using AI to capture and analyze key building data, Audette&rsquo;s end-to-end platform puts the needed insights into the hands of key stakeholders to help them drive the transition to carbon free real estate.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><strong>About the role</strong></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>As a Senior Software Engineer on the Modelling Platform team, you will work alongside Software Engineers, Data Scientists, Building Scientists, and Machine Learning Engineers to extend our modelling platform to meet emerging customer needs. You will take ownership of entire features as they move from inception through design, prototypes, implementation, and deployment, and identify and make process and infrastructure improvements to help the team quickly ship high-quality software.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Our engineering team has extensive expertise across data pipelining, distributed databases, at-scale web applications, large-scale front-end applications, and data visualizations. We work relentlessly towards our goals and are passionate about building quality products with a talented, authentic team.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Write clean, high-quality code, and tests while keeping the user experience fast and reliable.</li>
<li>Elevate new features during the growth phase with feedback and rigorous testing.</li>
<li>Collaborate with the team to experiment, validate, and develop MVPs during the&nbsp;inception phase.</li>
<li>Identify process and tooling improvements to help the team ship high-quality software&nbsp;more often.</li>
<li>Monitor and resolve client-side and server-side issues.</li>
<li>Collaborate with other teams to drive important changes, and spot places where we can&nbsp;work smarter without having to be asked.</li>
<li>Prioritize well and help others on the team sort through what work is the most important, and help them stay focused.</li>
<li>Ensure optimal performance, refactor code and fix bugs in the maintenance phase.</li>
<li>Define and maintain strong business domain boundaries in the software architecture.</li>
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<div><strong>Key Qualifications</strong></div>
<ul>
<li>Deep experience with Python, including using it for linear algebra, graph traversal optimization, satisfiability problems, and expert systems.</li>
<li>Experience with Docker and Google Cloud Platform, or similar technologies and platforms.</li>
<li>Strong understanding of web development principles.</li>
<li>Experience designing microservice architectures</li>
<li>Deep understanding of modern, scalable software design patterns</li>
<li>Proactive, with a passion for enhancing user experience and a keen attention to detail.</li>
<li>Familiarity with continuous deployment, automated testing, and feature flags.</li>
<li>Desire to be more than just a dev, to have a product eye, to help decide what to build, how to build it, and own a feature from inception to release.</li>
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Senior Software Engineer

<div><strong>The Opportunity</strong></div>
<div>Commercial real estate makes up 20% of global carbon emissions and is far behind on the road to decarbonization. The zero-carbon transition to address this crisis is estimated to drive $10 Trillion in global transactions.</div>
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<div>While the data currently exists, commercial building owners and managers lack the insights to be able to tackle this problem and unlock the Trillions in retrofit spending. Audette brings a holistic approach that models the entire building stock and details decarbonization pathways across entire regions, not just building by building. It presents data at macro scale for economic planning and to building owners themselves who use their records to create custom carbon step-down plans for their portfolios.</div>
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<div>Audette is poised to provide data and insights to a slow and manual industry. This platform can scale and bring us a zero-carbon future. This is a legacy building role for a VP of Engineering to build the platform and scalability to tackle 20% of our global climate crisis.</div>
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<div><strong>Position Overview</strong></div>
<div>Position reports to: Christopher Naismith, CEO</div>
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<div>On behalf of Audette, Active Impact is looking for a VP Engineering who will strike the balance between velocity, scalability, and the cutting-edge of technology. This executive will grow, lead and inspire a talented team while playing a crucial role in shaping and executing the technical vision of the company, driving innovation, and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software products that enable execution against the product roadmap.</div>
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<div>The VP Engineering will be responsible for solving big technical problems and scaling a team, engineering culture, and platform. This person must communicate upward, inward, and outward. The VP Engineering will be responsible for fostering a strong culture and setting cadence for the engineering team with a strong engineering process. This executive will oversee both software development and building sciences and is expected to drive collaboration between the two worlds.</div>
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<div>This executive will have a demonstrated track record as an effective people manager, tracking progress and supporting growth of direct reports and contractor partners. The VP Engineering will provide strong coaching and mentoring to every team member while bridging the gap between product and engineering. This is a pivotal role to the success of Audette.</div>
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<div><strong>Responsibilities</strong></div>
<ul>
<li><strong>Technical Leadership.</strong>&nbsp;Provide strategic direction and technical leadership to the software engineering and building sciences teams. Define and promote best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines that foster scalability, maintainability, and robustness of software systems. Create cross functional partnerships, knowledge transfer and best practices between the two functions that allow for more efficient product development and robust solutioning.</li>
<li><strong>Team Management</strong>. Build, develop, and manage a high-performing software engineering team. Define a distinct talent bar for both tech and building science, level set excellence on the team and create an org that fosters professional growth.</li>
<li><strong>Project Management.</strong>&nbsp;Oversee the software development lifecycle from conception to deployment. Ensure projects are delivered on time for tech org, within budget, and meet the defined quality standards.</li>
<li><strong>Collaboration.</strong>&nbsp;Work closely with product management to understand business requirements and translate them into technical solutions. Collaborate with other leaders to align technical strategies across different teams. Ensure technical vision is in every room.</li>
<li><strong>Innovation &amp; Technology Trends.</strong>&nbsp;Stay abreast of emerging technologies and industry trends and communicate these often. Evaluate and recommend new tools, technologies, and methodologies that can improve development processes and product outcomes.</li>
<li><strong>Quality Assurance.</strong>&nbsp;Champion a culture of quality and continuous improvement. Implement effective testing and quality assurance processes to maintain the high standard of our software products.</li>
<li><strong>Risk Management.&nbsp;</strong>Identify potential risks and challenges in software development projects and take proactive steps to mitigate them. Foster a culture of transparency and open communication to address issues promptly.</li>
<li><strong>Budget &amp; Resource Allocation.</strong>&nbsp;Collaborate with the executive team to define the tech org budget and allocate resources efficiently to meet business objectives.</li>
<li><strong>Code Review &amp; Compliance.</strong>&nbsp;Lead code reviews to ensure adherence to coding standards, security best practices, and regulatory compliance.</li>
<li><strong>Daily Management.</strong>&nbsp;Lead the technology infrastructure, architecture, design, testing, implementation, and maintenance efforts with a focus on optimizing performance and scalability. Create clear progress reports to share out with leadership team.</li>
<li><strong>Inspire and Enlist.&nbsp;</strong>Work with and inspire a group of incredibly smart, mission-driven individuals. Give them tools, mentorship, and motivation to innovate and make the lives of our customers better.</li>
<li><strong>Engineering best practices.</strong>&nbsp;Establish development metrics and quantitative techniques with transparency, holding people accountable, and looking for problems early.</li>
<li><strong>Strategize.</strong>&nbsp;Develop the technology strategy and be held accountable for maintaining enough resources (time, people, money) to achieve the roadmap.</li>
<li><strong>Executive leadership.</strong>&nbsp;Help lead our growing organization while executing with good judgment. Have the ability to balance and role model fun and creativity with a professional tone.</li>
</ul>
<div><strong>Qualifications</strong></div>
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<ul>
<li>Proven experience (10-12 years) in a leadership role with software engineering or related positions.</li>
<li>Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.</li>
<li>Strong background in software development, including hands-on experience with various programming languages and frameworks.</li>
<li>Extensive knowledge of software development methodologies, agile practices, and principles.</li>
<li>Demonstrated success in managing and mentoring software engineering teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.</li>
<li>Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.</li>
<li>Strategic mindset with a strong ability to align technical decisions with business objectives.</li>
<li>Experience in leading the development of large-scale, mission-critical software systems is a plus.</li>
<li>A track record of delivering software projects on time and within budget.</li>
<li>Familiarity with compliance standards and security practices related to software development.</li>
<li>Passion for technology, innovation, and a drive to stay up-to-date with industry trends.</li>
<li>Experience developing cutting-edge approaches underpinned by AI / Machine Learning.</li>
<li>Experience designing secure, stable, scalable solutions across full stack.</li>
<li>Ability to lead and coordinate distinct functions within a distributed technology team both onshore and offshore.</li>
<li>Track record of attracting, screening, hiring and retaining software engineers.</li>
<li>Strong project and people management skills.</li>
<li>Strong communication skills, including executive presentations. Able to proactively, clearly, concisely, and consistently provide information to other business leaders that drive decision-making and demonstrate progress towards larger business objectives.</li>
</ul>
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