In this role, you will help build and improve our portfolio of high-impact tools and products for global climate law and policy.

Here are some examples of what you might work on: 

• Bringing cutting edge data science work into a product domain where the user experience best practices haven’t been fully fleshed out. Our work is at the forefront of shaping the experience for researchers using an AI-powered research platform  

• Build out new features to help people find answers in large, complicated, dense text documents. This could be anything from helping with their search to active reading to data visualisation work  

• Continuing to develop our tools for  supporting data partners in curating large libraries of climate-related documents

• Building out our “virtual research assistant” roadmap ambition, including leveraging and productionising large language models to help researchers analyse data   

You will be working in a cross-functional team which uses a diverse tech stack such as the following (note: previous experience across all of these is not necessary): 

• Backend: Python, FastAPI, PostgreSQL, Vespa, SQLAlchemy, Flask 

• Frontend: React, Next.js

• Data Science: Python, Jupyter, PyTorch, Pandas, Spacy, Huggingface, Numpy, Streamlit, Weights and biases 

• Infra: Pulumi, Docker, AWS AppRunner, Step Functions, Grafana cloud monitoring, Prefect

Must haves: 

• Passion for learning and problem solving 

• Experience using Python with one of the modern frameworks (Django, Flask, FastAPI, Tornado etc) to build REST APIs 

• Experience using React for frontend features

• Strong database knowledge, SQL and PostgreSQL 

• Solid understanding of software engineering fundamentals, version control (Git), shell scripting, OOP, unit and integration testing, and CI/CD

• Some experience in system architecture and making technical decisions

• Some exposure to AWS (or other cloud platform) and best practices like EC2, S3, auto-scaling, security

At least one of the following: 

• Working on an AI driven product. Used to working closely with data scientists or machine learning engineers, understanding some of the concepts and terminology

• Experience contributing to data-dense products with complex, scaling architectural needs

• Demonstrated passion for open-source software

Our ideal candidate will champion engineering excellence, open source, and delightful user experiences. 

We are looking for candidates with significant experience in highly collaborative cross-functional teams, excitement about working in a startup/scaleup environment and all that brings. 

We are a mission driven organisation, and work best with people who have strong alignment with our values. We care about them deeply.

• Salary ranging from £80-90k, depending on experience

• A deep commitment to employee wellbeing, including policies such as 4 day workweek (same pay, Fridays off), generous leave, and a wellbeing allowance

• A vibrant, collaborative, empathetic work culture that thrives on innovation and the impact of our work

• A hybrid work environment (2 days a week) in London’s leading climate tech hub, offering views of the river in London’s County Hall Building. 

We know that applying for a new job can be full of uncertainties - and we aim to reduce those by communicating clearly. Our process is made of several stages (see below). After each stage, we’ll contact you as soon as we can and no longer than 2 working days, to let you know if you will be progressing to the next stage.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation during the process of application and selection, please let us know.

Process:

1. 1 hour behavioural interview with Director of Engineering and one other team member

2. 1.5 hour interview with two team members, consisting of a paired technical assessment 

3. 1 hour system design interview with two team members

4. 30 minutes values fit interview with CEO and Head of People

5. Opportunity to chat to other team members (this is not an interview, but gives you the opportunity to get to know the team and learn more about us in an informal setting)

6. Offer subject to references

Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor work visas. Only applicants legally authorised to work in the UK will be considered.

Climate Policy Radar is an equal-opportunity workplace. We will not discriminate and will take affirmative action measures to ensure against discrimination in employment, recruitment, advertisements for employment, compensation, termination, upgrading, promotions, and other conditions of employment against any employee or job applicant on the bases of heritage, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disabilities, relationship choices and status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. 

We actively encourage applicants from diverse and historically underrepresented backgrounds. Not sure if you tick all the boxes but feel like you align with our values, are excited about working in Climate Change and AI and have the potential to do well in the role? Click apply! We’d love to hear from you.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation in the process of application and selection, please let us know.