Greenpixie, a Climate-Tech Company, working on our cutting-edge software products.
Location: Hybrid (2+ days per week in our Central London office)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Salary Range:
£50 - 70k p.a. dependent on experience.
Share options available.
This role is a blend of software engineering and data science.
The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with Python-based software development, a passion for and solid ability with mathematics / statistics and a core understanding of computer science fundamentals.
Who are Greenpixie?
Greenpixie Ltd is an exciting, innovative tech start-up dedicated to measuring and reducing the environmental impact of cloud computing. Our mission is to develop cutting-edge methodologies and tools to accurately quantify cloud emissions, driving sustainability in public cloud usage.
What are we looking for?
We are seeking a dedicated and passionate Data Scientist or Data Engineer with 3+ years of experience to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a solid background in Python development and a core understanding of computer science and statistics fundamentals. A working knowledge of computer hardware and how infrastructure components like CPUs, RAM, storage, GPUs and networking affect performance and power draw. You will play a key role in implementing our cloud sustainability models into our big data products, contributing to our mission of making cloud computing more environmentally responsible. This role requires a scientifically-minded data-scientist who will work directly within our engineering team.
What will you be doing?
- Coding updates to our cloud emissions model into our Python-based pipeline.
- Integrating new research findings directly into our codebase, ensuring accurate implementation of methodologies.
- Using Python libraries such as pandas and polars to process large amounts of data.
- Collaborating directly with the platform development team to ensure seamless integration.
- Building a comprehensive understanding of our existing methodologies and identify areas for enhancement.
- Gathering and analyse data to support and improve our current emissions calculation models.
- Where required, helping orchestrate in-depth research on cloud emissions and their environmental impact.
- Working with AWS services and infrastructure, as well as touching on Azure and GCP.
- Documenting research findings and implementation processes clearly and concisely.
- Contributing to product discussions, bringing innovative solutions to complex cloud challenges.
- Working as part of a tight-knit start-up team to make our vision of sustainability across the cloud a reality.
What skills are we looking for?
- 3+ years of experience in data science or data-focused software engineering with a focus on Python.
- Passion for solving complex mathematical data problems.
- Strong understanding of computer science principles and mathematics/statistics fundamentals.
- Proven proficiency in data science or a related field, with the ability to handle data collection and analysis AND/OR previous experience in software engineering involving large amounts of data.
- Solid development or coding experience required, particularly with Python and Pandas.
- Working knowledge of AWS or experience working with other major cloud platforms.
- Familiarity with Azure and GCP is a plus.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple data projects concurrently.
- Understanding of cloud security and best practices.
- Strong analytical and scientific thinking skills.
- Nice to have: An interest in computer hardware and a working knowledge of how infrastructure components like CPUs, RAM, storage, GPUs and networking affect performance and power draw
- Nice to have: Passion for sustainability and reducing the environmental impact of cloud computing.
- We are a fast-growing start-up with a lot of moving parts - while we'll support you along the way, we want someone who is confident to work independently, as well as collaboratively.
What we offer?
- ⌛️ Flexible working hours with hybrid office space in Central London.
- 🍃 The opportunity to contribute to a meaningful project with a real-world impact.
- 🚀 Working with a fun, passionate team in a company that is growing quickly.
- ☁️ Exposure to cutting-edge cloud technologies and large-scale data systems.
- 🌍 Opportunities to attend global conferences in the tech and sustainability sectors.
(even speaking opportunities if that floats your boat!) - 🏝️ Build up an extra day of holiday for every year you spend with us
- 🎒 2 weeks global remote working allowance
- 💰 Competitive salary package.
- 📈 Share options scheme.
How to Apply:
If you are passionate about big data, mathematics/stats, data engineering and sustainability, we would love to hear from you. Please send your details to careers@greenpixie.com.
The pay range for this role is:
50,000 - 70,000 GBP per year (London)