Senior Software Engineer (Full-Stack) - Lithos Carbon : Job Details

As a Senior Software Engineer at Lithos, you\'ll work directly with our Head of Engineering to build the operating system for one of the largest carbon dioxide removal efforts in history. Carbon removal is a mass transfer problem, and we need to create an entirely new industry capable of removing tens of billions of tons of CO2 — the same order of magnitude as humanity\'s entire global production of food or concrete, and to do all this within the next decade. We are building the operating system to plan, orchestrate, track, and optimize enhanced rock weathering. You\'ll combine deep full-stack technical skills with empathy and design thinking to build and scale our interconnected platform. Some of the diverse challenges you might work on include interactive geospatial tools, workflows for digitizing maps and records, data pipelines from agricultural machinery, and LIMS for field samples.

Base pay range

$140,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Lithos Carbon revolutionizes the carbon capture industry through enhanced rock weathering technology. We work with farmers to spread basalt rock on farmland, which increases soil health and repurposes post-industrial waste. Our technology aims to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a fraction of the cost of other methods, while helping farmers improve crop yields. Our team includes leading academic scientists and proven entrepreneurs, and we are backed by investors such as Union Square Ventures and Greylock Partners. We started commercializing the technology in 2022 and have signed customers for permanent carbon removal credits including Stripe, Alphabet, Shopify, and McKinsey\'s Frontier program.

You can read about our work in FastCompany, Axios, and on our blog.

• Collaborate with the Head of Engineering to design and implement the operating system for planning, orchestrating, tracking, and optimizing enhanced rock weathering programs.
• Develop interactive geospatial tools for mapping, analysis, and optimization.
• Build automated and human-in-the-loop workflows for digitizing maps and records.
• Create data pipelines for ingesting, converting, and analyzing raw data logs from agricultural machinery.
• Ensure audit-ready representation, tracking, and reconciliation of real-world activities.
• Contribute to Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS) for tens of thousands of field samples.

• You have experience building apps for non-technical power users in a fast-paced, early-stage environment. We\'re flexible on background, but candidates without mid-senior engineering experience are unlikely to fit.
• You are fluent in modern web development across the full stack and have experience with technologies similar to our current stack (React, Typescript, Phoenix and LiveView, Postgres/PostGIS/SQL). You should be able to rapidly pick up a new language or technology from first principles rather than seeking years of experience in a specific language or tool.
• You have excellent communication skills and are comfortable operating in a highly ambiguous environment, capable of working independently and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to achieve business goals.
• You balance scrappy, resourceful solutions with recognizing long-term investments, and know when to take on tech debt or pay it down.

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity compensation
• Comprehensive health coverage including medical, dental, and vision
• Access to our 401k plan
• Unlimited PTO and sick days

Lithos provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetics, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, pregnancy or related condition, or any other basis protected by law.