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Breakthrough Energy Fellows Portfolio Job Board

Lead Software Engineer

Dioxycle

Dioxycle

Software Engineering
Paris, France
Posted on May 25, 2024
About Dioxycle
Dioxycle is pioneering breakthrough carbon utilization technologies that convert industrial emissions into sustainable chemicals with unprecedented energy and cost efficiency, starting with ethylene, the world's most used petrochemical. By displacing fossil fuels for the production of key chemicals, Dioxycle has the potential to ultimately reduce over 800 million tons of CO2 per year, representing ~2% of the world's emissions.
Our team is innovating across chemical, mechanical and system engineering to turn carbon transformation into an economically feasible, industrial reality by developing a completely novel technological approach. Having completed our medium-scale Proof-of-Concept, we are now working towards our first-of-its-kind industrial-scale electrolyzer and are assembling key partnerships for future commercial roll-out.
We are supported by world-class funders including Lowercarbon Capital, Breakthrough Energy Ventures and Gigascale Capital and have raised $26M to date. We operate from two centers in Paris and California (so whether you are passionate about outdoors or good food/art scenes, we have a location for you to join!)
Your Mission
Dioxycle is developing an in-house web platform to control lab-scale electrolyzers and industrial prototypes in its different facilities while collecting operation data. We are thus seeking a dedicated and passionate Lead Software Engineer to take full responsibility in the development and maintenance of this platform which is used daily by our operators, playing a crucial role in supporting our mission of abating CO2 emissions by turning them into products we use every day.
In this capacity, your responsibilities will center around:
- Full stack development: develop our control system software (Python, React, PostgreSQL, Docker, Kubernetes...);
- Data engineering: put in place scalable ETL processes for our experimental and production data, develop data dashboards to support the R&D team analyses;
- Devops: standardize the CI/CD process, management of local and cloud infrastructure
We seek a Lead Software Engineer who is dedicated to advancing our mission and possesses the skills outlined below.

Abilities and expertise we are looking for

  • Full stack web development experience with Python and React (minimum of 2 years work experience but beyond that, proven track record, talent & mindset matters more than years of experience alone)
  • Data engineering expertise: SQL, python;
  • Highly collaborative, problem solving oriented;
  • Product culture/mindset;
  • Any devops (especially AWS) & data science experience is a plus, but not a requirement;
  • Able to work onsite in Paris (Saint-Ouen) full-time (occasional work from home).

Mindset we are looking for

  • Commitment to the mission and ambition
  • Innovative spirit
  • Determination to deliver on the mission you own, whatever it takes
  • Irreproachable work ethic
  • Anticipation capabilities
  • Radical open-mindedness: no ego. Ideas first

What we have to offer

  • Impact: We are building a product unique in the world with the potential to radically transform a century-old chemical process to slash emissions at the gigaton scale.
  • Unique journey: We are an early-stage company with a world-class team, offering second-to-none career growth opportunities.
  • People-first: We are no-ego doers focused on self-improving while helping each other grow.
  • International team: We are a uniquely international team with >10 nationalities
  • Top of market compensation packages including
  • Competitive salary, generous Employee Stock Ownership plans, 401(k)
  • Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Ergonomic work stations & state-of-the-art equipment
  • Emphasis on training opportunities
  • Fun: We constantly strive to cultivate a great work atmosphere and organize regular team events.

Our process

  • Intro call with our Head of People, Grace (30 mins)
  • Initial discussion (30 mins) with a Dioxycle technical team member to discuss Dioxycle's mission, get to know you, and answer your questions
  • 90-min technical workshop including a presentation of your career, skillset, followed by questions, case studies with our team
  • 45-mins Cofounder interview with Sarah, Cofounder & CEO
  • A final on-site series of interview and opportunity to meet the team
  • A series of reference calls with provided contacts