Engineering Manager / Tech Lead

Our mission is to stabilize Earth’s climate by transforming nature’s most powerful permanent carbon removal process into a global climate solution. By advancing science, building technology, and assembling a global coalition, we are catalyzing an international initiative to scale Enhanced Rock Weathering within the next decade, starting in Brazil.

Founded out of the Stanford University ecosystem, Terradot is led by the world’s leading experts to advance the science and technology of ERW. Our unique structure bridges industry, academia, and government and allows our team to contribute with speed & scale. We have raised $58.2M in total funding from John Doerr, Sheryl Sandberg & Tom Bernthal, George Roberts, Microsoft’s Climate Innovation Fund, Google, Cisco and Venture Funds, Floodgate, Kleiner Perkins, Acre Venture Partners, Gigascale Capital, Valor Capital, Ponderosa Ventures, and others. We have sold ~300,000 tons in offtakes from leading CDR buyers like Frontier and Google.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Research suggests that qualified people from historically marginalized groups may self-select out of opportunities if they don't meet 100% of the job requirements. We encourage individuals who believe they have the skills necessary to thrive to apply for this role.

About the role

We are seeking an Engineer Manager/Technical Lead to our São Paulo engineering team. In this role, you will combat climate change by building and enhancing Terradot’s software platform for Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW). You’ll partner with scientific, engineering, operational, and commercial teams to translate user needs into intuitive solutions that drive operational excellence and long-term company growth. This is a high-impact, cross-functional role with significant ownership and the opportunity to shape a platform that will enable Terradot to scale ERW deployments, drawing down significant amounts of CO2 from the atmosphere and making a substantial impact on climate change.

What you'll do

• Ensure stellar execution and operational excellence.
• Collaborate closely with US-based Product and Engineering leads to build web and mobile software that manages the end-to-end project development workflow at Terradot.
• Immerse yourself in the operational realities of ERW project execution and operations. Partner with the Operations division to create pragmatic, user-centered solutions that bridge the physical/digital divide and accelerate Terradot’s ability to scale.
• Shape a culture of sustainable, empathetic, and high-velocity engineering, with a deep focus on cross-team collaboration, documentation, and data-driven decision-making.
• Work hands-on to build features across the mobile and web stack
• Coach and mentor engineers at different levels to maximize their impact and achieve their career goals.

What we are looking for

• An undergraduate degree in CS or a related field
• 8+ years of engineering with 2+ years of engineering management or lead experience
• Solid English skills, both written and verbal.
• Hands-on experience in building delightful web products, full-stack from frontend, APIs, to Postgres backend.
• Experience directly interacting with customers and using technology to solve real-world operational problems.
• Experience in recruiting, organizing, and motivating teams; helping people grow in their careers; and managing people.
• Full-stack engineering expertise in React, React Native, Python, SQL. GCP is highly desirable, though another large cloud environment (AWS, Azure, etc.) is a good substitute.
• Desire to learn the intricacies of the science behind Enhanced Rock Weathering and Carbon Credit Accounting.

Personal Attributes

• Strategic thinker who can balance short-term needs with long-term vision.
• Highly collaborative team player, with strong leadership skills and a hands-on approach to problem-solving
• Deep user empathy and the ability to seamlessly navigate and mediate interactions across a wide range of stakeholder backgrounds.
• Ability to manage ambiguity and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• A positive, action-oriented stance with a focus on outcomes.
• An owner-mindset, someone who is passionate about being in a product-focused environment where everyone cares deeply about the success of the product.
• Strong communication skills, ability to convey complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Learning agility, the ability to pick up new concepts quickly.

Nice to have

• Experience scaling startup environments
• Background in Data Engineering
• Demonstrated passion for streamlining and scaling complex operational workflows.
• Any background in taking action to mitigate the impacts of climate change.
• Background interaction with "real world" fields like science, operations, large-scale project development, etc