Backend Developer

Ex Machina delivers environmental monitoring IoT solutions to weather-sensitive industries. Our solutions are powered by machine learning for predictive analytics and custom sensor node hardware for weather/air/water/noise/soil sensing. We are extending our core system to utilize distributed ledger technologies (Web3) with the support and investment of SOSV/HAX/DLAB, Consensys/Tachyon, Protocol Labs, Filecoin.

We are currently building WeatherXM.com a community powered weather station network, that rewards weather station owners and provides accurate weather services to Web3 enterprises, with end goal to enable the integration of weather stations to parametric weather crop insurance smart contracts. Find out more in this short pitch video and check out some open-source components of our system to get an idea what we are building.

We are looking for a Backend Developer to join our dedicated cross-functional team, which is revolutionizing the Internet of Things. You will be a key participant at this stage of our startup, gain experience in lean startup approaches in a constantly changing and growing environment, and be responsible for making some really cool stuff happen.

Responsibilities

Take part in the design and development of our existing web apps and APIs
Design server-side architecture
Prototype new features and entirely innovative solutions using cutting edge technologies
Troubleshoot, debug and improve existing software – you know, the usual fun!

Requirements

At least one year experience as a Backend Developer
Good knowledge of at least one language: Java, Python, JS and at least one framework Spring, Node.js
Experience with software stacks (MEAN, LAMP/LEMP)
Familiarity with SQL (PostgreSQL, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB, Redis) databases
Some dev ops experience, i.e. docker, linux and familiarity with web servers (e.g. Nginx, Apache)
Organizational skills, analytical mind, ability to take ownership of a task and deliver on it – all these in the right balance 🙂
Strong sense of humour, because we are all fun to be around and want to keep it this way 😉

You get bonus points, if you have:

Degree in Computer Science, or relevant field
Knowledge of software development life cycle processes & tools (agile, git, jenkins)
Knowledge of Data Science & ML Python frameworks (SciPy, TensorFlow)
Familiarity with Distributed Ledger Technologies (Blockchain, Ethereum, IOTA)