Climate Data Engineer - Customer Solutions

VIDA.place; München; Remote; EUR 50.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A climate tech company is seeking a skilled data engineer to enhance its Climate Risk Engine. You will collaborate with engineering teams to develop data pipelines and customize climate risk methodologies for clients. The position is remote-friendly and offers a diverse work environment, focusing on impactful climate analytics. Applicants should have a degree in a relevant field and proficiency in Python.

Leistungen

Fully remote working

Educational budget of €500 per year

28 vacation days

Participation in VSOP program

Qualifikationen

• 2-4 years of experience combining domain expertise and software development.
• Some experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Flexibility to work in a dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Aufgaben

• Collaborate with the engineering team to build data pipelines.
• Develop climate risk methodologies for customer-specific projects.
• Engage in customer-facing interactions to provide technical input.

Kenntnisse

Proficiency in Python

Experience with climate or geospatial data

Strong statistical knowledge

Engineering-oriented approach

Customer-facing skills

Ausbildung

Degree in Climate Science, Environmental Science, Geography or a related field

Tools

ML libraries (e.g. PyTorch, scikit-learn)

GCP geospatial tools

Data engineering

Jobbeschreibung

Overview

Your mission

VIDAs Climate Risk Engine delivers advanced climate risk and natural hazard analytics to governments development partners and private-sector organizations worldwide. These insights inform critical decisions in energy planning infrastructure resilience and sustainable development - from electrification planning in developing nations to climate risk assessments in mature markets.

Were expanding our Data Solutions team to strengthen how we develop apply customize and improve the Climate Risk Engine for project-specific contexts. Youll primarily focus on implementing and tailoring existing methodologies for customer projects with opportunities to enhance data pipelines or develop new models where needed. Over time youll grow into customer-facing responsibilities within project work while remaining focused on technical delivery rather than project management.

This position is part of our customer-facing Data Solutions team and works closely with our Technology team to develop our code-base and receiving their technical guidance to ensure robust production-ready solutions.

What you'll do

• Collaborate with the engineering team to build deploy and maintain production-ready data pipelines for climate and geospatial analytics and mature our Climate Risk Engine.
• Develop apply and customize climate risk and natural hazard methodologies for customer-specific projects using our Climate Risk Engine.
• Work with global climate datasets weather data and satellite imagery to support diverse applications.
• Participate in the continuous improvement of scalable data processing workflows using our stack (BigQuery Cloud Functions Google Earth Engine etc.).
• Contribute to project delivery by producing high-quality analytical outputs documentation and insights.
• Gradually engage in customer-facing interactions within projects providing technical input without project management responsibilities.

Is it you you're looking for

• Background: Degree in Climate Science Environmental Science Geography or a related field combined with professional software engineering experience. Strong statistical knowledge and previous work with climate and natural hazard data is essential.
• Technical Skills: Proficiency in Python experience with climate or geospatial data and familiarity with ML libraries (e.g. PyTorch scikit-learn).
• Mindset: Engineering-oriented approach - translating scientific methodologies into production-grade software.
• AI-Forward Approach: Enthusiasm for using AI tools in methodology development and software engineering and openness to promoting their adoption within the team.
• Customer-Facing Skills: Some experience communicating technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders or clients with the ability to contribute effectively to project discussions and reporting.
• Experience: 2-4 years combining domain expertise and software development.
• Flexibility: Comfortable working in a dynamic evolving environment collaborating across multiple teams and supervisors and adapting to shifting priorities as the business and strategy progress.
• Bonus Points: Experience with GCP geospatial tools or climate modelling.
• Broader software engineering skills: data engineering backend development.

What we offer

• Mission: VIDA is more than just another software company. As our work goes beyond lines of code and interfaces youll have the chance to create tangible impact in real lives.
• Impact & growth: Its an exciting time to join us! Shape our success story and company culture from the ground up and see the direct influence of your work.
• Diversity: Our teams diversity is truly exceptional. With more than 15 nationalities on board already today and team members spread across the globe youll connect and learn from a wide range of perspectives.
• Participation in our VSOP program: All team members are included ensuring everyone shares in our success.
• Fully remote working & flexibility: We encourage autonomy and flexibility. You can determine when and where you work most effectively.
• Tech & tools: We provide the latest technology and tools to empower your work.
• Educational & setup budget: 500 educational budget per year for learning resources and 500 setup budget for equipment.
• 28 vacation days and public holidays in your country of residence.

And in addition to that you will

• Have direct impact on climate risk assessment tools used globally by governments development organizations and the private sector.
• Work in a diverse multicultural and collaborative environment where your contributions will help refine how our Climate Risk Engine is applied and improved as the business evolves.
• Become part of a diverse multicultural team where your contributions will influence how our Climate Risk Engine is applied and improved and where you'll collaborate across functions and geographies as the business evolves.

Sounds exciting

If you&aposre passionate about leveraging the power of technology to drive meaningful social impact and joining a mission-driven environment we would love to hear from you. Submit your application via email or apply directly via the job advertisement.

When applying please state your expected salary in gross per year.

Learn more about VIDA and our current projects at or on LinkedIn.

Were looking forward to receiving your application!

In case your experience doesnt fit all of the criteria make sure to get in touch anyways!

About us

VIDA is a software to evaluate the climate and ESG risks and manage the impact of infrastructure anywhere in the world. It is used by investors governments and companies. We work for a world where every single dollar that is spent on achieving sustainability goals is properly accounted for.

We are a very diverse team promoting inclusivity. We are spread across Europe and Africa counting more than 15 different nationalities.

Key Skills

Key Skills: Apache Hive, S3, Hadoop, Redshift, Spark, AWS, Apache Pig, NoSQL, Big Data, Data Warehouse, Kafka, Scala