Software Engineer - Backend

ABOUT UNRAVEL CARBON

Unravel Carbon enables companies to assess their carbon footprint by tracking their digital financial footprint with its proprietary carbon emission factor model; making it easy, fast and convenient to become climate positive.

We aim to accelerate the participation of all companies, big and small, in the global fight against climate change. And we want to do it the 21st century wayautonomous, painless, and beautiful.

Unravel Carbon consists of a team of software engineers, data scientists, founders and climate experts with a passion to solve the worlds most pressing issueclimate change. Collectively, our leadership team has launched and invested in multiple companies, and are now combining their experience and knowledge here at Unravel.

We are backed by some of the worlds best funds and investors and are part of Y Combinators W22 batch. 

Unravel Carbon was founded in 2021 with headquarters in Singapore.

Unravel Carbon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/unravelcarbon/

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for early members of our India team. You will be part of the team that establishes our India product development team. We are looking for candidates who have high potential, are excited about tackling the climate change problem and are excited to grow in a high-growth environment while working with the Singapore HQ.

A junior/mid-level backend software engineer. Must be comfortable to work in a small development team and have the initiative to work alone on smaller problem sets. Must be passionate about climate-tech for a better future.

• Build backend server applications using Flask/DJango framework

• Collaborate with the data team to integrate data pipelines into our backend system.

• Collaborate with the front end team.

• Analyze processes and code to troubleshoot problems and identify areas of improvement.

• Participating in continuing education and training to remain current on best practices, learn new programming languages, and better assist other team members.

• Take lead on projects, as needed.

ABOUT YOU

• Willingness to learn, be a self-starter, and thrive in uncertainty; you would be one of the first few employees at an early stage startup, be prepared to venture into unknown territory, collaborate and learn

• Meticulous and detail-oriented

• Required skills:

  • Python Backend Development Frameworks (Flask, Django). Backend development in other languages/frameworks can be considered too

  • NoSQL databases (MongoDB)

  • SQL databases (MySQL, Postgres, DuckDB)

  • Running/managing Linux servers on Cloud services (AWS/GCS/Azure)

• Optional skills:

  • Front End Web development (ReactJS)

  • Python data science tools (Pandas, Numpy, Scipy)

  • Python NLP tools

YOUR WORK STYLE

• An understanding of agile product development

• Self exploration and self learning of the latest technologies and applying them to solving the technical challenges our team face

• Self­-starter (proactive and independent) with an ability to prioritize different assignments and tasks to meet deadlines

• Comfortable working in a collaborative environment

• Eager to think outside of the box and creatively problem-solve

YOUR PREFERRED BACKGROUND

A Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, IT, or related discipline AND 1+ years working experience in the IT industry. 

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We offer an exciting challenge for a purpose-driven person who thoroughly enjoys learning and takes up responsibilities in a multi-cultural, primarily virtual, and pioneering organization.  

We nurture a culture that allows you to thrive, where your skills can be honed and your ideas will be heard, and where collaboration across teams and with global partners is the default.

At Unravel Carbon, we are committed to cultivating a workplace that celebrates and values diversity, promotes equity, and ensures inclusion for all employees. Our commitment to DEI is foundational to our culture, guiding our actions, policies, and practices. We are committed to implement unbiased recruitment strategies, diverse candidate sourcing, and inclusive hiring practices to attract and retain talent from varied backgrounds.