Backend Engineer

2 months ago
Full time role
Hybrid · Remote · Amsterdam, NH, NL... more
Are you ready to put your coding skills to truly good use? Want to accelerate your career in an innovative and technology-focused organization? Join us at SustainCERT! 

Your role
As our next Backend Engineer, you join our fast-growing Technology & Data team. More specifically, you join the Universal Verification & Validation team. This team is responsible for one of our core products, a multi-standard platform that allows for the validation & verification of carbon credits. 

Next to writing clean and scalable code, you can expect to collaborate with the data science and data engineering teams. You join an open and collaborative environment with a culture that fosters psychological safety. The Technology & Data team is very action focused, always trying to push the bar higher, and driven by SustainCERT’s mission of bringing scientific credibility to climate action. 

Our work takes place largely in a remote fashion. For this role, you are ideally based in Luxembourg and will be reporting to the Director of Software Engineering. Applications from candidates based in other locations will be considered case by case. 

Our tech stack consists of, but is not limited to:
.NET / C# / Azure SQL / Azure Functions / Azure Event Hubs / Entity Framework / GraphQL / GIT



Your key tasks 

  • Write clean, scalable code using .NET    
  • Troubleshoot and debug software applications and resolving technical issues    
  • Improve existing software  
  • Collaborate with internal teams to produce software design and architecture   
  • Revise, update, refactor and debug code   
  • Develop and integrate web services using technologies such as RESTful APIs, GraphQL   
  • Collaborate with data scientists and data engineers to develop data-driven solutions 

You have these claims to fame 

  • 3 or more years of professional experience in software development within .NET and C# 
  • Hands-on experience in database design, architecture, and integration   
  • Strong understanding of object-oriented programming concepts and methods, and the entire SDLC and development approaches

Bonus points for

  • Experience with GraphQL APIs    
  • Experience with Azure Cloud   

What we offer 

  • A competitive salary and benefits package;  
  • A full-time, remote role with hybrid possibilities should you be based in the Netherlands or Luxembourg;  
  • A friendly and driven team to be part of;  
  • An innovative international organization at the forefront of making a change.   


Who we are

At SustainCERT, we help quantify and report on the social and environmental impacts from a wide range of sustainability interventions. Our role is to provide robust evidence of progress towards our collective sustainability goals and ensure climate pledges bring real, meaningful impact on the ground.    

We deploy technology to create the next generation of impact accounting and improve the way carbon emissions are measured, reported, and verified: more simplicity, more affordability, more efficiency and always the best level of accuracy and credibility. We are on a mission to mainstream best-practice for the benefit of all – businesses, people, and the planet.    

Come join our team of mission-driven professionals with big ideas, tireless optimism, and the belief that our work can change the world!