Software Engineer
Description
We are looking for a Software Engineer to lead the development of a platform to empower investors and technology companies to achieve their climate and social goals.
This is a great opportunity to apply your engineering expertise in an up-and-coming female-led startup in climate tech. As a Software Engineer, you will have an instrumental role in defining and building the first product. Barcelona is the preferred location, but the day-to-day work is remote. The founder is from Barcelona and the headquarters of the company are in New York City.
About Kara
Kara is building the ESG and impact data infrastructure for the innovation economy and its capital stack. Like Carta, for ESG and impact.
Kara provides shared data infrastructure across companies and capital providers. Kara aims to become the system of record for ESG and impact data for private markets.
For our go-to-market product, we have focused on the investor platform: it allows investors to gather data about the ESG and impact performance of their portfolio companies. The platform automates data collection via APIs, easily monitors results through a dashboard, and makes the results seamless to share with limited partners (LPs) and other stakeholders. The platform provides access to standardized and regulatory frameworks (SFDR, UN PRI, UN SDGs, Net Zero, SASB, etc).
There is regulation in Europe called SFDR, and the US' SEC is looking to announce new rules for ESG disclosures for private investors in October, which will be an excellent opportunity to grow through compliance.
Capital is the ultimate lever for change. Kara aims to be the ESG data clearinghouse for all capital invested. We'd love for you to join us.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and own new product functionality and/or infrastructure leveraging modern frameworks and tooling (most likely TypeScript, React, Node.js, Golang). Prior experience with these technologies is not necessary.
- Deeply understand our customers and our market to build solutions addressing key pain points and opportunities for competitive advantage.
- Work with other engineers and product managers to make a significant impact on our customer base, enabling them to improve their environmental and social impact.
- Contribute to building Kara’s engineering culture as we grow.
Requirements
- Proven experience as Software Engineer in a high-performing software company.
- Have at least 4 years of professional experience as a software engineer — although we’re open to other levels of experience!
- Sensibility towards product, customer insights, and MVP definition
- BSc/BA in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field.
- Based primarily out of Barcelona or surroundings, but with day-to-day work being remote.
Benefits
- This can either be a full-time position (with corresponding benefits) or a contractor.
- At Kara, we are committed to hiring diverse talent of different backgrounds and as such, it is important to us to provide an inclusive work environment for all. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender identity, age, religion, sexual orientation, veteran or disability status, or any other protected class. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage and welcome people of all backgrounds to apply.