Software Engineer (App Engineer, Elixir expert)

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, build, and ship full-stack features across our Elixir/Phoenix/LiveView, JavaScript, and Postgres stack, spanning both our core wildfire resilience platform and our utilities applications
• Work with large geospatial datasets — raster, vector, and tiled data — to surface forest planning, scenario building, and treatment outcome insights to end users
• Partner with Product and Design to scope, refine, and deliver user-facing workflows for land managers, foresters, and partner organizations
• Own features end-to-end, from technical design through deployment, monitoring, and iteration based on user feedback
• Contribute to platform reliability through code review, automated testing, observability, and on-call participation in our Sev process
• Collaborate with Environmental Analysis and Infrastructure teams to integrate geospatial models (Pyrologix, ForSys/Patchmax, canopy height) into the application experience
• Improve developer experience and engineering velocity through tooling, refactoring, and documentation
• Mentor and pair with other engineers, and participate in technical interviews as the team grows

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production web applications
• Proficiency in Elixir, including OTP
• Proficiency with relational databases (Postgres preferred) and SQL, including schema design, query optimization, and migrations
• Demonstrated ability to ship features end-to-end in a collaborative, cross-functional environment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to scope ambiguous problems with PMs, designers, and domain experts
• Comfort working in a fully remote, fast-paced startup environment
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience with Phoenix/LiveView
• * Experience building geospatial or map-based applications, including working with interactive maps and spatial UI patterns
• * Experience working with geospatial data (PostGIS, GDAL, GeoJSON, vector tiles, Mapbox/MapLibre, tippecanoe)
• Experience with AWS, Docker, and modern CI/CD workflows
• Background in climate tech, environmental science, GIS, forestry, or another mission-driven domain
• Prior work at an early- to mid-stage startup

Salary Range

• $100,000 – $200,000
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan
• Unlimited PTO policy
• Company equity
• Cell phone stipend (per pay period)
• Home office setup allowance (one-time)

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