The Climate Corporation is Google Ventures backed big data startup with a mission to help people adapt to climate change <http://goo.gl/ZqcPV>. We make sense of huge amounts of complicated data and run simulations to determine the risk of adverse weather, which influences 25% of GDP. We are currently looking for Big Data Engineers (links below). If you are interested, send a resume to [email protected] or apply at climate.com/careers.
Cheers, Nate ================== Software Engineer - Quant/Big Data (SF) <http://goo.gl/uSuyP> Back End/Big Data Engineer (SF Or Seattle) <http://goo.gl/6gz12> Big Data Engineer (Seattle) <http://goo.gl/O2syn> *Who We Are:* The Climate Corporation’s mission is to help all the world’s people and businesses manage and adapt to climate change. To achieve our mission, we have built a unique technology platform to enable, for the first time, the real-time pricing and purchasing of customizable weather insurance. Managing over 200 TB of data, including 34 trillion+ weather simulation data points, 150 billion soil type observations, and more than 3 million daily weather measurements, we are one of the largest users of Amazon Web Services. The Climate Corporation is focused on the enormous challenge and opportunity of protecting the $3 trillion global agriculture industry from the financial impact of adverse weather – the cause of over 90 percent of crop loss – with fully automated weather insurance products. We are also building web and mobile applications that unleash the power of our unique data and analyses to help farmers manage their daily work with field-level weather and crop insights. At The Climate Corporation, leaving a mark on the world is in our DNA; we want to make a lasting and meaningful real-world impact. We relish big problems because they are the most interesting to tackle, the most rewarding, and typically, the most valuable to solve. We also thrive on finding the possible in the impossible. If you are the best at what you do, you like solving interesting problems, and you are looking for like-minded people dedicated to having a major impact on the world, we are eager to talk with you. *What We Offer:* Our team is composed of some of the most brilliant interdisciplinary minds in the industry. Climatology Specialists, Big Data Engineers, Mathematicians, Frontend Application Engineers and more work together to create the most forward thinking technology in the industry. The environment is extremely engaging and fast-paced, with dozens of specialties coming together to provide the best product possible product and experience for our customers. As Mark Twain said, “A great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has been done about it.” Our goal is to change that. - Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and some of the best perks in the industry, including: - Generous stock options. Our success is your success - Catered lunch 5 days a week from a varied array of San Francisco eateries - Endless snacks and company-paid dinner - On-site massages - “3-On 1-Off” Sprints. That means that 25% of your time is spent working on your own innovations for the company - Company sponsored outings, including go-kart races, kayaking, holiday yacht parties, and sporting events, etc. - An always-stocked kegerator - Energetic idea-driven work environment with an exciting culture - Exciting world-changing opportunity - we are solving problems that have a massive impact on the world - A driven, talented team that aims to make a large-scale impact through an innovative technology platform -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
