Senior Software Engineer

Summary

Join KoBold, a leading mineral exploration company, as a Senior Software Engineer. You will play a crucial role in building and improving data systems for mineral exploration, working closely with data scientists and geologists. This position involves designing, developing, and maintaining data pipelines, tooling, and services. You will be responsible for the end-to-end ownership of projects, ensuring successful delivery and impact. The ideal candidate possesses strong software engineering skills, experience with cloud data systems, and a passion for learning about mineral exploration. KoBold offers a remote work opportunity with a competitive salary and the chance to contribute to a sustainable future.

Requirements

• 4+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building production cloud data systems
• Proficiency with Python
• Ability to write production-quality code that is correct, readable, well-tested, scalable and extensible
• Skilled in large-scale system design
• A track record of taking ownership from definition of the problem and delivering projects with demonstrated impact in an iterative manner

Responsibilities

• Deep engagement with exploration geologists and data scientists, continual learning about mineral exploration, and tailoring technology development to the needs of exploration project scientists
• Building data pipelines and tooling for deriving advanced human and machine insights from exploration data, often leading a small group of software engineers to successful delivery
• Developing expertise in KoBold’s Data Systems and deeply understanding how they impact exploration
• End-to-end ownership of projects from design to implementation and testing to continued engagement with colleagues on exploration teams using your solutions
• Responding well to design and code feedback, also providing feedback to teammates
• Operationally managing the team’s services and assisting scientific colleagues with our tooling

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React
• Experience with geospatial data and building map-based experiences
• Familiarity with containerization and container orchestration platforms, such as Docker, AWS ECS, Kubernetes, etc
• Formal education or job exposure to natural sciences
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about all aspects of mineral exploration, particularly in the geology domain. Desire to work directly with geologists in the field across the world. Enjoys constantly learning such that you are driving insights through using our tools in exploration
• Ability to explain technical problems to and collaborate on solutions with domain experts who are not software developers. A strong communicator who enjoys working with colleagues across the company
• Excitement about joining a fast-growing early-stage company, comfort with a dynamic work environment, and eagerness to take on an evolving range of responsibilities
• Keen not just to build cool technology, but to figure out what technical product to build to best achieve the business objectives of the company

Benefits

• Remote work
• US base salary range for this full-time exempt position is $175,000 - $210,000