We’re on a mission to decarbonize the aviation industry. Backed by USV.
About the role
Lydian is developing the lowest cost sustainable fuels from waste CO2, water, and renewable electricity to decarbonize the aviation industry. Our breakthrough technology replaces oil and gas refining with fully electrified, modular, and flexible reactor systems that produce fuel with 95% lower emissions than traditional jet fuel. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.
What they're looking for
- Degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related science or engineering field with equivalent professional software experience
- 5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of independently scoping, prioritizing, building, deploying, and supporting production systems
- Strong Python and SQL, including experience building maintainable applications or services and designing relational schemas (PostgreSQL or similar)
- Sound software engineering practices: Git, automated testing, code review, and documentation that enables others to maintain your work
- Hands-on experience analyzing and visualizing data in Python (e.g., pandas, NumPy, plotting and dashboard libraries)
- Strong communication with non-software colleagues: ability to learn a new technical domain, turn loosely defined needs into working tools, and help users adopt them
More about this role
Lydian is developing the lowest cost sustainable fuels from waste CO2, water, and renewable electricity to decarbonize the aviation industry. Our breakthrough technology replaces oil and gas refining with fully electrified, modular, and flexible reactor systems that produce fuel with 95% lower emissions than traditional jet fuel.
Since our founding in 2021, Lydian has achieved key milestones in record time, including the production of our first liquid fuel from our pilot system, capable of producing ~10,000 gallons of fuel per year for a fraction of the capital and time of alternative approaches. Lydian is backed by top climate investors including Congruent Ventures, Galvanize Climate Solutions, Union Square Ventures, Voyager Ventures, Grok Ventures, and Overture. We are building a motivated, diverse, and collaborative team that is passionate about addressing the growing climate crisis and is committed to excellence in their work. In particular, we look for tenacious people who are energized by solving the hardest, highest impact problems that come their way.
Position Overview
Lydian is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to build and own the software and data systems to support and...
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