Glacier
Recycling
SoftwareEngineer,DataPlatform
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“Software Engineer, Data Platform at Glacier. Skills: Data Platform, Software Engineering, Machine Learning. Develop and maintain software. Build and improve APIs”
What You'll Achieve.
Scale image capture and analysis platform; Improve society's circularity; Turn recycling data into actionable insights
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving abilities; Solve technical challenges
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3+ years of work experience with relevant programming languages, 1+ years developing or consuming APIs, Solid experience with backend web frameworks, problem-solving and debugging abilities, English Proficiency as you will be working with a US based team (C1 or higher)
Nice to Have
Cloud platforms (AWS), Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), Database systems (SQL or NoSQL, e.g. , PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElasticSearch), Experience working with US companies or clients is a plus
What You'll Do.
Develop and maintain software
Build and improve APIs
Design and improve user interfaces
Implement data processing
Manage machine learning inference
Troubleshoot problems
Collaborate to design new features
Solve technical challenges
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Collaborate with the team to design new features; Collaborate with product, engineering, field operations, and customer success
Communication Scope
English Proficiency (C1 or higher)
Full Job Description
This role is FULLY REMOTE from Latin America - Pacific Time zone Hey, we're Glacier! A Series A startup based in San Francisco tackling one of the world's most pressing problems: trash. Did you know that in the US, we send over half of our recyclables to the landfill? We're working to fix that. In doing so, we'll also be reducing carbon emissions, energy consumption, and depletion of natural resources. Glacier builds custom sorting robots designed to sort apart recyclables as well as AI-powered business analytics that enable recyclers to superpower their plants and improve our society's circularity. From major CPG companies like Colgate and Amazon https://www.packworld.com/sustainable-packaging/recycling/article/22953724/colgatepalmolive-amazon-glacier to municipal recycling facilities, our clients trust us to turn recycling data into actionable insights. Our technology has been recognized as one of TIME's Best Inventions https://time.com/collections/best-inventions-2025/7318523/glacier-recycling-robots/ and featured in a TIME documentary https://www.pmi.org/project-management-for-impact/sustainability-ai, TechCrunch https://techcrunch.com/podcast/glacier-is-training-ai-powered-recycling-robots/, Fortune https://fortune.com/2024/06/12/these-ai-enabled-recycling-robots-are-helping-businesses-be-more-sustainable/, and CBS https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/news/glacier-recycling-robotics-ai-artificlal-intelligence-trash-waste/. Here's where your expertise comes into play: We are looking for a talented software engineer to help us build and scale our image capture and analysis platform. You will be responsible for designing, developing, testing, and maintaining the software across our edge devices, on-premise and cloud servers, and customer-facing web applications. Your responsibilities: - Develop and maintain software for our edge devices, server infrastructure, and web applications. - Build and improve the APIs connecting our system components (edge, server, web).
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