Staff Data Engineer (Tech Lead)

Staff Data Engineer

About Us

Climate X is a purpose-driven climate adaptation data company set to revolutionise how the world manages assets, property, and infrastructure. 

We apply cutting-edge, peer-reviewed science to help prevent the worst impacts of climate change. We combine climate projections, remote sensing observations, and modelling to project the frequency and severity of physical climate risks such as floods, subsidence, storms, etc.

Our SaaS platform lets financial institutions and real estate firms look at future climate pathways to:

• help identify how property/company assets could be damaged by severe weather events and
• what that damage might do to the asset valuations.
• become more resilient to climate change and make smarter investment and lending decisions.

We advocate diversity with our founders, team, and investors from various backgrounds. We’re not building just a team but a place of innovation where problem solving, and fun coexist to address the most significant challenge our society is facing now. 

Having recently secured a Series A funding round led by Google Ventures, we are positioned for significant growth and innovation in the climate tech space.

The Impact You’ll Own

As a Staff Data Engineer at Climate X, you will play a dual role, balancing hands-on technical work with leadership responsibilities. You will not only shape our data engineering function for Spectra and Carta but also begin to manage a small team of data engineers. This role is designed for individuals who have demonstrated technical leadership or mentoring capabilities and are ready to take on direct management responsibilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Execution:
• Design and implement scalable, high-performance data processing pipelines.
• Develop and maintain our cloud-based data infrastructure on AWS.
• Architect efficient database schemas for storing and querying large volumes of geospatial and time-series data.
• Lead the integration of our core products, Spectra and Carta, to enhance our overall data capabilities and product offerings.

• Leadership and Team Management:
• Manage a team of 2-3 data engineers, guiding their professional development and daily activities.
• Foster a culture of collaboration and innovation within the team, providing technical oversight and acting as a mentor.
• Ensure the team's projects align with broader business goals and maintain high standards of quality and efficiency.

Essential Skills

• Strong understanding of a variety of data engineering tooling with ability to determine and implement an appropriate stack.
• Strong experience working with our existing technologies (Python, AWS, Bash, Postgres).
• Excellent communication skills with ability to work cross-functionally with Technology, Science and Product.
• Strong hands-on data engineering experience, including data modelling, data warehousing, building ETL pipelines, and designing efficient database schemas.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to troubleshoot complex data-related issues

Desirable Skills

• Expertise in big data technologies such as Hadoop, Spark, or distributed computing frameworks
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, and data security best practices
• Experience working with both relational databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL) and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Cassandra)
• Proficiency in using data visualization tools and libraries (e.g., Tableau, Matplotlib, Seaborn)

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a forward-thinking company that values innovation and impact.
• Lead and grow with a team that is at the forefront of climate technology.
• Enjoy a collaborative work environment that encourages growth and innovation.

Benefits

🌍 Contribute to a business making purposeful impact related to climate change

💡 Monthly training & conference budget to help you upskill and develop your career (£1,000 per year)

📈 6 monthly appraisals and 12 monthly pay reviews

💰 Pension contribution scheme

🏡 Flexible hours and hybrid working (3 days/week in office; core hours 10am-4pm)

🏥 Mental Health and Wellbeing support via Oliva

🏖 25 days holiday, plus Bank Holidays, annual 3-day Christmas-closure, and half day on your birthday (36.5 days total!)

🏏 Optional quarterly socials, dinners, and fun nights out

🥐 A fully stocked supply of snacks, fruit, and refreshments for the days when you are in the office

👶 Enhanced maternity, paternity and pawternity

Equal Opportunities

Climate X are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.