DevOps Software Engineer

About the role

Chloris is looking for a talented DevOps Engineer to support the deployment of Chloris’ innovative technology for measuring carbon stock for the voluntary carbon markets. Specifically, we are looking for someone who:

• Has experience with cloud computing technologies and bringing containerized software to production

• Is passionate about empowering other engineers by improving workflows and reducing the time from development to production


• Isn’t afraid to roll up their sleeves to tackle new challenges


• Is excited about the opportunity to join a mission-oriented and high-potential start-up, anchored in pioneering science and focused on delivering best-in-class data and technology for nature-based solutions.

The DevOps Engineer will report to the CTO and will work closely with the Big Data, Web Platform, and Data Science Teams.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain cloud infrastructure on AWS to support Chloris's production applications and internal tooling for data scientists and analysts


• Develop and manage CI/CD pipelines to automate the path from development to production for containerized applications


• Manage and optimize Kubernetes clusters powering distributed computing workloads, including our Dask-based geospatial processing system


• Support data science and engineering teams by building and maintaining infrastructure for ML training workflows, data pipelines, and large-scale geospatial processing


• Implement and manage monitoring, logging, and alerting systems to ensure reliability and performance across production services


• Improve developer experience by streamlining workflows, reducing friction in local and cloud development environments, and maintaining clear infrastructure documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent


• 3 - 5 years of professional software engineering experience


• 2+ years of experience deploying and managing infrastructure in an AWS cloud environment.


• Experience working with a container orchestration service (Kubernetes preferred)


• Experience with IaC tools such as Terraform, Cloudformation, Helm


• Experience building and managing CICD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CICD, Jenkins)


• Experience with Linux system administration


• Proficiency in Python, Bash, and Docker


• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills

Location + Time Commitment

This is a full-time position. Location is flexible within the United States, with a preference for locations allowing hybrid work in Boston, MA. Chloris is a hybrid-first company with a transatlantic team based throughout Western Europe and the United States, concentrated near our Boston headquarters. We are committed to providing a hybrid work environment that allows for in-person and on-site collaboration at regular all-hands retreats, in addition to allowing for the benefits that come from flexible, work-from-anywhere arrangements.

** Unfortunately, we are not able to provide employment sponsorship for this role -- either now or in the future. **

About us

Chloris Geospatial is a venture-backed technology company operating at the intersection of space-tech and nature-tech. Our mission is to accelerate the global transition to a net-zero and nature-positive economy with the most reliable, trustworthy, and transparent natural capital data. Our team has deep expertise in remote sensing, AI & ML, ecology, and sustainable business.

Today we use industry-leading technology to measure the amount of carbon stored in terrestrial ecosystems. Our state-of-the-art machine learning algorithms fuse data from multiple Earth observation satellites to provide accurate and scalable measurements of the carbon stocks and change in woody vegetation (forests, shrubs, and mangroves), anywhere in the world.

We are also proud to be an equal-opportunity employer that values diversity. We are excited to build a diverse and inclusive team and we encourage inquiries from talented and motivated applicants from all races, religions, colors, nationalities, genders, sexual orientations, ages, and disability groups. Come join us and help us build the future!