At QuantAQ, our mission is to mitigate global air pollution.
As a company, we value the role that fundamental scientific and engineering research play in developing new technologies while doing so with the knowledge that what we build must scale if we want to meet our goals.
At QuantAQ, we provide access to professional-grade air quality data to a variety of clients (including research, government, and the private sector) to empower informed decision-making and to create cleaner (air) outcomes. We provide our clients with everything they need to build and manage distributed air quality sensor networks at scale including our proprietary air quality sensors (developed through years of R+D at MIT and Aerodyne Research) and our integrated software platform. We care deeply about using innovative technologies and socio-technological approaches to help businesses, governments, and community stakeholders obtain actionable air quality information across a variety of contexts.
If you're looking for an opportunity that allows you to highlight your own skills and solve one of society's most pressing environmental challenges, we would love to hear from you. To learn more about QuantAQ, check out our Climatetech Summit video.
We are looking for a talented and experienced full-stack python developer to help drive the development of our core software platform. QuantAQ builds internet-connected air quality sensors and an associated software platform (QuantAQ Cloud). The QuantAQ Cloud supports our globally-distributed sensor network and helps our customers make educated decisions about their air quality in real-time.
The ideal candidate has a breadth of experience and interests across the software stack (including both frontend and backend web development), has experience scaling platforms, and has a desire to work in the (broadly defined) Environmental IoT space. Affinity for UI/UX focused development is desired. We’re a small startup team with rapidly expanding product-market fit, so as an individual contributor you will quickly gain end-to-end ownership over multiple areas of our platform with significant impact. If that excites you, let’s talk!
This role can be entirely remote or hybrid/in-person in San Francisco, CA or Somerville, MA. This role reports directly to the Product Lead.
Some of the tools/buzzwords related to our current tech stack:
Python
Flask
PostgreSQL
Redis
Docker
DigitalOcean
S3
Traefik
Candidates need not meet all requirements below, but the more that you meet, the better match you may be for our existing tech stack. Learning new tools on the fly is expected, and hopefully part of the fun.
Expertise in developing, testing, deploying, and scaling stable and secure software solutions
Expertise in Python and Flask
Experience with Javascript, front-end frameworks (i.e, React, Vue), and modern html/css
Experience with analytics/observability systems and products
Experience with version control (i.e., git, GitHub)
Experience with cloud services and data storage (AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean)
Experience with databases (especially PostgreSQL and Redis), database management, and storage query and optimization
Experience designing, using, and deploying RESTful APIs
Experience with DevOps tools (i.e, Docker, CI/CD, Traefik)
Ability to identify and learn new tools, libraries, and frameworks
Experience deploying ML models in production and familiarity with common ML python libraries such as scikit-learn, PyTorch, etc.
Background or interest in data science and/or machine learning
Background or interest in IoT communication and connected products
Prior experience at a startup or innovation team, iterating on early products and prototypes
Experience with agile collaboration and effective teamwork with distributed teams
Strong written communication, and comfort reasoning under uncertainty
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation for this position is competitive for Seed-stage tech companies in the Boston area: $92,000-130,000 + 0.1-0.4% equity. Benefits at QuantAQ include:
Health insurance with 85% company contribution and 50% contribution for dependants
Dental, vision, and life insurance
401(k) with partial company match
Flexible vacation time
3 weeks PTO + 10 observed Federal holidays
Flexible work hours
QuantAQ is based out of Greentown Labs in Somerville, MA. Greentown Labs is the largest climate tech incubator in North America and includes an awesome community of mission-driven entrepreneurs. Greentown offers numerous networking opportunities and events that cover a variety of topics. We love working out of Greentown Labs!