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Senior Software Engineer

Sightline Climate

Sightline Climate

Software Engineering
London, UK
Posted on May 7, 2025

Location: London (ideally 1+ day per week in the office in Chancery Lane, London)

Job Type: Full-time

Tech Stack: Typescript/React, Python/Django, AWS, dbt

Don’t worry too much about having experience with the specific tech stack - we are generally looking for people with strong core engineering skills and principles. We are looking for polyglots who believe specific technologies are just tools for tackling problems.

The Company

Sightline Climate accelerates the deployment of climate tech solutions through industry leading data, analytics, and research. Sightline’s subscription intelligence platform gives investors, corporates, and governments the insights they need to confidently build and finance the new climate economy. Sightline Climate also produces CTVC, the industry-leading newsletter read by 60,000 climate leaders.

We launched our core product in November 2023 and it has gone from success to success. We are now looking to develop it further by adding even more innovative tools and AI-enabled solutions that empower Sightline clients to make informed decisions in the climate tech space.

The Team

Our engineering team consists of a mixture of back-end, front-end and data engineering specialists. We’re looking for a number of full-stack engineers who are technology generalists to join our team.

This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role in a scale-up environment. There are often times when we need to come up with a short-term tactical solution to deliver something a little quicker than we would like.

We believe in thorough automated testing, every PR must have the appropriate E2E and unit tests, and we own our responsibility for the entire platform.

The team is autonomous, multi-disciplinary and is currently broken down into three sub-teams.

The Role

  • You’ll be working across the front-end (React, TypeScript, CSS), the back-end (Python, Django) and doing basic infrastructure (AWS)

  • This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role in a scale-up environment

  • We believe in thorough automated testing - every PR must have the appropriate E2E and unit tests

The Essentials

  • 8+ years experience as a Software Engineer or equivalent

  • Deep expertise in Python development

  • Proven history developing and maintaining production-grade software

  • Interest in working for a fast-moving startup with a small, international team

  • A MSc degree in Computer Science, Engineering or other relevant field

A Plus

  • Experience using Django, AWS, React and dbt

  • Experience working with Linear / Agile framework

  • Experience using Github Actions

  • Working understanding of climate tech sectors

  • Experience in using AI to extract data from PDFs

Application process

  • Video call with hiring manager (20min)

  • Short take-home exercise

  • In-person / video pair session with team (120min)

  • In-person / video call with co-founders

  • References and offer

Our Offer

  • Opportunity to work, learn, and make an impact at a fast-growing climate tech startup

  • The excitement and fun of being part of a growing, dedicated and professional group

  • Generous stock options

  • 25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Sightline Climate is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.