About this role
Your tasks will include <p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">This is an opportunity to bring real change to the world and help stop the acceleration of climate change. We are bringing the farming world into a data-driven future, to reverse soil degradation, reduce chemical overuse, and reduce the carbon footprint of farmers.</span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">To expedite change, we are looking for a senior backend developer to join our ranks. You will be working with professional and talented people and get to help real people - farmers - while fixing the environment.</span></p><br><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:3pt;margin-bottom:3pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Our CTO Andres, who has been with us for nearly 8 years, will be your manager for this position. We can best describe him as a hands-on leader, with a passion for people, which shows in his team’s high scores for employee satisfaction.</span></p> Must-haves <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">strong experience with back-end architecture and databases</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">experience with automated testing</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">a problem-solving aptitude and a need to get things done</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">experience with Ruby-on-Rails</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">fluency in English</span></p></li></ul> Nice-to-haves <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">PostgreSQL</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Kubernetes</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Docker</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">AWS</span></p></li></ul> We will guarantee <ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;"><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:5pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">We work on projects in small teams (4-6 people). Your voice is equal to everyone else on the mission. All ideas are welcome and implemented based on their merit.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">We pair-program regularly as we believe this is a good way to share experience and context.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">We encourage developers to take part in customer research and interviews to make sure everyone in the company knows who they are helping.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">Although we’d love for you to be based in any of the countries we operate, we offer remote work to all our employees.</span></p></li><li style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;margin-left:18pt;"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:5pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:#1d1c1d;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;">We believe rested people are more productive, so we have flexible hours and extended vacation.</span></p></li></ul>