Senior Backend Developer

About Clir Renewables

Clir Renewables is on a mission to reduce humankind’s impact on the planet by accelerating the transition to renewable energy. Our AI improves the economics of wind, solar, and energy storage projects and empowers asset owners, investors, and operators to maximize financial returns and reduce risk.

Clir’s renewable energy intelligence platform combines advanced artificial intelligence built with deep industry expertise and 300 GWs of operational wind, solar, and battery energy storage assets worldwide. By transforming complex operational data into actionable insight, Clir AI helps customers benchmark performance, assess risk, optimize assets, and make better commercial and technical decisions across their portfolios.

Founded in 2017, Clir has been named one of Canada’s fastest-growing companies by the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business. Headquartered in Vancouver, with hubs in Glasgow and Calgary, Clir supports customers across Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia, enabling multi-million-dollar gains through improved asset performance.

We are guided by our core values of Communication, Sustainability, Inclusion, Impact, and Innovation, and we are passionate, curious, and determined to deliver real climate impact.

About the role:

We are focused on changing the renewable energy industry, and as a Developer, you will have an opportunity to be part of this mission.

We are looking for a candidate who wants to do work that has an impact, not just in the industry but also on the environment. Your ability to ask questions, solve problems, and be an integral part of an open collaborative team will be a catalyst for your success.

You will help guide the product development team in designing, implementing, testing, and deploying features to help scale our intelligence. You will build AI-powered features and tools that improve how our customers engage with the platform. You will mentor and grow the skills of those around you, and lead technical initiatives to improve the stability, performance, and reliability of our analytics

Who You Are

Passionate about our core values (communication, sustainability, inclusion, impact, and innovation)

Highly experienced in backend software development, building and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant SaaS products

Interested in or have experience in building AI-powered features and products, with a strong interest in applying AI to improve developer workflows and platform capabilities

Excited about the opportunity to join a rapidly expanding team that is developing software that meaningfully improves renewable energy management

Motivated to work in an environment where everyone is focused on creating value for our customers

Comfortable focusing among multiple competing priorities and approaching hard questions through a lens of curiosity

What You’ll Be Doing

Design and develop new internal and client-facing systems and features to support the automated delivery of Clir’s renewable energy intelligence

Build and integrate AI-powered features and tools that enhance the productivity and experience for Clir’s customers

Maintain and improve the performance of existing analytics features

Collaborate with product management and team leadership to scope and size upcoming projects

What You’ll Need

Interested in or have experience building AI-powered features and products, including integrating LLMs, ML models, or intelligent automation into production systems

Experience building and maintaining scalable, fault-tolerant SaaS products

Strong backend development skills with familiarity across the full stack

Familiarity with effective agile and software development practices

4+ years of software development experience

Bonus

Experience with any of: Python, Go, React, MySQL, Airflow, SCADA systems

Experience working in a startup environment

Ability to write internal technical documentation

Experience working closely with product managers

What’s In It For You

Opportunity to work in an inclusive and diverse workplace

Be part of a team committed to reducing environmental impact and advancing renewable energy

Support for your professional growth and development

Flexible work schedule to help you maintain work-life balance

At Clir Renewables, diversity and inclusion are fundamental to who we are. We are committed to building a team that reflects the communities and customers we serve, and we strongly encourage applicants of all genders, ages, ethnicities, cultures, abilities, sexual orientations, and life experiences to apply.

Successful candidates may be required to complete a background check and must provide proof of their legal authorization to work in Canada.