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Founding Software Engineer - Data Infrastructure

Windfall Bio
San Mateo, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 2/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/11/2025

At Windfall Bio, we are pioneers in biotech innovation, tackling some of the world's most critical environmental challenges. Our breakthrough solutions focus on capturing and transforming climate-harming methane emissions into beneficial products. Utilizing cutting-edge technology and methane-eating microbes, we convert methane from various sources into valuable outputs, such as organic fertilizers. This nature-based approach provides a sustainable method for industries like agriculture, oil and gas, and waste management to significantly reduce their carbon footprint and environmental impact. Join us in our mission to create a cleaner, greener future.

About the Role

Data is a critical asset at Windfall Bio. Our products depend on collecting and processing data throughout the "Methane Capture to Value" pipeline to generate accurate, verifiable insights. Given our global enterprise customers, the data platform must be enterprise-grade and highly scalable.

As a founding engineer of the Software and AI team, you will :

  • Design, build, and operate scalable data infrastructure
  • Develop data pipelines and orchestrate ETL workflows
  • Create integration services for Carbon Credit Markets and ESG platforms
  • Manage sensor data collection and aggregation at the edge and in the cloud
  • Collaborate closely with scientists and bioengineers across the company

Your work will have a direct impact on saving the planet. For real. : )

About you

First and foremost, you're a senior software engineer who knows how to ship production-quality software. You love data and excel at building data pipelines and orchestrating ETL workflows. You're comfortable with both stream and batch processing. With prior startup experience, you balance tech debt, time-to-market, and infrastructure robustness. You've successfully built scalable, enterprise-grade software in high growth environments.

  • 5 years of programming experience, preferably in Python
  • Strong knowledge of databases and ORMs
  • Experience in two or more of the following :
  • Data warehouses (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Iceberg)
  • Data job orchestration (e.g., Dagster, Airflow)
  • Batch and stream processing (e.g., Kafka, Kinesis)
  • Data cataloging and life-cycle management
  • Experience with at least one public cloud provider (AWS, GCP, Azure)
  • Low ego, high empathy, and the capacity to collaborate effectively with scientists and bioengineers.
  • Thrive in a fast paced, ambiguous, high-growth environment
  • Nice to have

  • Experience with Kubernetes, Kubeflow
  • Are familiar working with Terraform or other IaC tools
  • Additional Information

    Location

    Hybrid, minimum 3 days in week in office San Mateo, Bay Area, California.

    Benefits

  • Medical, Dental, and Vision Health Coverage
  • Maternity / Paternity Leave Policies
  • Flexible Spending Account
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Flexible Vacation Policy
  • The base salary range for this full-time position is $150-$210k plus equity and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, relevant education or training, and location.

    Windfall Bio prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin or ancestry, age, disability, marital status and veteran status.

    Salary : $150,000 - $210,000

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