About the Organization

Founded in 2001, SkyTruth is a conservation technology nonprofit that uses satellite imagery, analytics, and technology to promote conservation for people and the planet. We advance conservation by equipping the environmental community with (1) Accessible environmental monitoring and insight tools and (2) Credible and compelling analysis to halt the expansion of fossil fuel development, protect biodiversity, and hold industrial polluters and governments accountable. Our goal is to simplify complex geospatial data and tools for those working to combat climate change and the biodiversity crisis, including climate campaigners, journalists, conservation organizations, and others working at the forefront of conservation.

Our current core focus areas include:

• Cerulean. A global monitoring system for ocean oil pollution that is designed to reveal the harms and risks of ocean pollution and offshore oil development. Cerulean uses satellite imagery to identify oil slicks, and AIS ship broadcasts and offshore oil platform locations to identify potential sources.
• 30×30. Our 30×30 Progress Tracker makes it easy for anyone to see how the world is progressing toward protecting 30% of land and water by 2030, and to get involved in this ambitious global conservation initiative.
• Democratization of geospatial data. By making earth observation data accessible and actionable, we enable the environmental movement, journalists, and resource constrained groups to take action. We believe that no one should need expertise, time, or money to know what’s happening in the world around them.

About the Position

SkyTruth seeks a creative, pragmatic software engineer with a focus on front-end development and a solid understanding of back-end and cloud infrastructure. You will (1) lead and collaborate on the development of high-visibility frontend applications and (2) support the team in cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and software development practices. This is a great role for someone who wants to grow their skills and lead high visibility engineering initiatives at a growing organization. This role is 100% remote (US-based only) and will report to the CTO. Occasional travel (<10%) may be necessary to participate in conferences, presentations, meetings, and twice-annual in-person team retreats.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and maintenance of SkyTruth’s dynamic mapping applications, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience. Applications you may work on include including the 30×30 Progress Tracker, Alerts, and Cerulean.
• Collaborate closely with software engineers, scientists, and product managers to design and implement user-centric applications and features.
• Work alongside the technical team to contribute to cloud infrastructure setup, tooling, and automation.
• Maintain informed awareness and continuing education on software development practices and tooling so we continue to use the best tools and methods to get the job done.
• Other duties as assigned.

Key Qualifications

• At least 2 years of experience developing frontend interfaces using React (NextJS, Remix, or similar frameworks).
• Experience with Tailwind, Storybook, Figma, or other tools for designing UI components.
• At least 2 years of experience with version control (Git, GitHub) and basic CI/CD tooling in a collaborative environment.
• At least 1 year of experience developing and maintaining applications in a cloud environment (SkyTruth primarily uses Google Cloud) and using serverless tools and automations (e.g., Terraform; Docker; Google Cloud Run).
• Experience with or willingness to learn modern database technologies such as SQL, Django, PostgreSQL, or similar, as well as APIs for querying those databases.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English).
• Ability to work and excel independently while having a strong desire to support, collaborate, and solve problems alongside colleagues.
• If your experience and interests only match some of the above, we still want to hear from you!

Desirable

• Experience working with geospatial data and dynamic mapping.
• Experience at smaller startups or organizations (<25 people) beginning to scale agile workflows, review processes, and pair programming opportunities as the team size expands.
• Experience maintaining open source code for public good.
• Experience developing interactive UI prototypes with Figma or similar for use in early user research feedback cycles.

Compensation and Benefits

This is a full-time salaried position with an expected salary range of $100,000 to $130,000, with final compensation depending on skills and experience. SkyTruth’s robust benefits package includes a retirement plan with generous company match, 4 weeks of paid vacation, ample sick leave, 12 paid holidays, and 100% covered health, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance for employees. Additionally we offer a remote work stipend, a professional development stipend, and paid parental leave. We use HR policies to embrace and support a positive and productive remote work culture and want our team to live full lives outside of work.

Our Interview Process

This role has a three stage interview process:

• Recruiter screen (30 minutes)
• Hiring manager (CTO) (55 minutes)
• Take home exercise Candidates passing this stage will receive a short take home exercise with a follow-up 55 minute interview with our senior software engineer
• Panel discussion (55 minutes) with 2-3 members of the tech and product team

Reasonable accommodations will be provided as requested by candidates throughout all aspects of the selection process.

Location

SkyTruth is a fully remote organization working across multiple time zones, so working hours may vary according to geography as well as operational and personal needs. Candidates can be located anywhere in the United States and must be able to reliably accommodate meetings across North American time zones.

Diversity, Inclusion, and Equity

The staff and leadership of SkyTruth believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates are critical to our success as an organization. We seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and cultures. SkyTruth is an equal opportunity employer. We hire and promote qualified professionals without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all employees of SkyTruth and our partners, vendors, suppliers, and contractors.

To Apply

Please send a resume in PDF format to jobs@skytruth.org with the subject “SkyTruth software engineer application.”