Remote Staff Engineer

Description:

• Overstory's mission is to help solve the climate crisis by providing real-time intelligence about the planet's vegetation.
• They partner with leading utilities worldwide to reduce wildfire risk and increase grid reliability.
• The company has closed a $14 million Series A funding round led by B Capital and The Nature Conservancy.
• As a Staff Engineer, you will work on evolving web tools for utility companies to manage climate change risks.
• Responsibilities include ensuring product scalability, accelerating time to value, and reducing manual work in vegetation analysis.
• Staff Engineers at Overstory are technical leaders who influence technology choices and solve critical challenges.
• The role involves team-scoped scaling challenges with potential for expansion as the company grows.
• Required technical skills include system design, business domain understanding, innovation, and problem-solving.
• The position also involves leadership, mentoring, technology decisions, and collaboration with product managers.
• Ideal candidates have experience in high-growth environments, full-stack development, and working with technologies like React, Python, and Postgres.
• Strong communication, leadership, and learning skills are essential, along with the ability to work in GMT/CET time zones.

Requirements:

• Experience in a high-growth scaleup environment.
• Demonstrated impact on business through technology application.
• Proficiency in React/Typescript, Python/fastAPI, Postgres DB, and data pipelines.
• Familiarity with GCP, cloud run, grafana, k8s, or similar technologies.
• Ability to design and implement scalable and resilient systems.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Passion for learning and staying updated with evolving technologies.
• Availability in GMT/CET time zone or significant overlap with these working hours.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to work on a mission-driven project to reduce wildfires and solve the climate crisis.
• Flexible working environment with autonomy and work-life balance.
• Benefits like a remote working budget, educational budget, and skill development time.
• Supportive team culture with equity and competitive salary.
• Inclusion in a diverse team with people from different backgrounds and nationalities.
• Annual in-person team gathering event and occasional in-person collaboration opportunities.