Staff Backend Engineer

Carbon Direct

Remote regions

US

Salary range

$184,000–$225,000/yr

Benefits

Unlimited PTO 16w maternity 16w paternity

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What you'll do:

  • Design, build, and deploy robust backend services, data pipelines, and highly available APIs.
  • Prototype quickly, then harden validated prototypes for enterprise-scale adoption.
  • Set technical direction, mentor engineers, and drive cross-team initiatives.

What we're looking for:

  • Extensive staff-level backend engineering experience with vertical ownership from schema to production.
  • Infrastructure fluency: CI/CD, observability, incident response, and experience with AI-augmented systems.
  • Collaboration with product managers, scientists, and customer-facing teams, with genuine interest in climate.

Why Carbon Direct:

  • Apply your skills to climate change with agency to build novel systems in a mission-driven company.
  • Competitive salary range of $184,000-$225,000 and robust benefits including flexible PTO and parental leave.

Carbon Direct

Carbon Direct is a purpose-driven carbon management firm that helps organizations reduce, remove, and utilize their emissions using carbon science. They are a global team spread across 4 countries and 10+ U.S. states, with a culture that values diversity and remote-friendly work.

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