Senior Software Engineer - Full Stack
Carbon Maps
Who We Are
Carbon Maps is a leading sustainability platform dedicated to the food, FMCG, and adjacent industries. Founded in 2023, we specialize in providing modern SaaS tools and actionable insights that enable companies to measure, manage, and reduce their environmental impact at the product level. Our unique approach integrates Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) with Generative AI-driven automation, delivering high precision and scalability in assessing key sustainability indicators such as GHG emissions, water use, land use, and biodiversity impact.
With headquarters in Paris, France, Carbon Maps collaborates with a diverse range of food producers, FMCG brands, retailers, and service providers across Europe. Our dedicated team of experts in supply chains, data science, and sustainability ensures that our clients stay ahead in driving environmental responsibility and compliance across their industries.
For more information, visit carbonmaps.io or follow us on LinkedIn.
Our Value
- sPragmatism: We value practical solutions that deliver results. By focusing on what works efficiently and effectively, we ensure that our decisions are grounded in reality and tailored to real-world challenges
- .Daring: We encourage taking calculated risks and thinking outside the box. We support stepping up with courage, making bold decisions, and pioneering new paths reflecting our commitment to innovation & leadership
- .Trust: Trust is the foundation of our team dynamics & customer relationships. We foster an environment of transparency & honesty, where everyone feels safe, autonomous, and valued. We collaborate freely and support each other fully
- .Enthusiasm: We bring passion and energy to everything we do. Our enthusiasm drives us to engage deeply, embrace challenges with a positive attitude, and inspire those around us to achieve collaboration and collective success
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Reporting Li
neYou will report to the Head of Engineering, Raphaël Daguene
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The Engineering Team at Carbon M
apsThe engineering team at Carbon Maps builds and maintains our core environmental scoring engine and platform, focusing on data ingestion, processing, analysis, and visualization. Our engineers develop scalable APIs, robust backend systems, and intuitive front-end experiences to deliver precise sustainability metrics to enterprise clients. We continuously improve system performance, scalability, and security, collaborating closely with data science and product teams to ensure seamless integration of cutting-edge AI-driven solutio
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What You Will Do (Responsibilit
- ies)Contribute significantly to a fast-moving team focused on developing and shipping our core environmental scoring eng
- ine.Design, implement, test, and maintain new features across the full stack (backend, frontend, AP
- Is).Build and maintain a clean, secure, and efficient public API for data ingest
- ion.Proactively identify and implement performance improvements, establish engineering best practices, and contribute to overcoming scalability challen
- ges.Take ownership of significant parts of the product, contributing meaningfully to our growth and evolut
- ion.Collaborate closely with frontend engineers and the data science team to integrate innovative features seamles
sly.
Requirements and Qualifica
tionsWe’re looking for a skilled and motivated engineer passionate about building robust systems and thriving in a fast-paced startup environment. The ideal candidate will
- have:BS/MS/PhD degree in Computer Science or Enginee
- ring.7+ years of relevant professional software engineering experience, demonstrating progressive responsibi
- lity.Proven experience providing technical leadership on projects, mentoring engineers, or driving technical decis
- ions.Strong backend development experience, with expertise in designing, building, and scaling applications and
- APIs.Proficiency with modern frontend development practices and frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angu
- lar).Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and managing applications on cloud platforms (GCP prefer
- red).Strong DevOps skills, including creating and managing CI/CD pipelines and associated tooling (e.g., Docker, Terraform
- , …).Commitment to writing clean, maintainable, secure, and well-tested
- code.Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently, take initiative, and own projects end-to
- -end.Strong communication and collaboration sk
ills.Bonus Points (Nice-to-Ha
- ves):Experience building and managing data pipel
- ines.Interest and potentially some experience in working closely with AI/ML engineers to productionize models (e.g., building robust APIs, implementing caching/fallback strategies, monitoring, handling streaming d
- ata).Experience in SaaS, sustainability tech, or the food/FMCG indu
- stry.Specific experience with Python, Node.js, React,
GCP.
Recruitment P
- rocessScreening Interview: With Estelle or Ra
- phaël.Manager Interview: With Raphaël Daguenet (Head of Enginee
- ring).Architecture Design Interview: Technical discussion focused on system design with Julia and An
- toine.Technical Assessment: Your choice of a take-home test with review or a live coding interview with Julia and An
- toine.Final Fit Interview: With Estelle (CPO & Co-founder) and Agathe (Desi