Senior Software Engineer

OXMAN

OXMAN is a nature-based research and design company based in Manhattan. We incubate ventures and technologies that reimagine the relationship between humanity and the natural world. Working across disciplines—from architecture and ecology to computation and materials science—we develop nature-centric solutions to critical environmental challenges.

EDEN

EDEN is a digital design environment for the engineering and design of ecosystems—modeling the flows, relationships, and processes that sustain ecosystems, while bridging ecology and technology to enable the creation of resilient landscapes. We develop tools that quantify how landscapes can be engineered toward specific performance goals—cooling cities, filtering water, sequestering carbon, protecting key species—then use those tools to guide the design of ecologically active sites.

EDEN operates as both a design and innovation practice and an emerging software product. Today, our work spans strategic partnerships with developers, project-based design and analytics engagements, and the development of a software platform that packages our internal tools for broader use across the architecture, landscape architecture, and development industries.

Role Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and innovation-driven Senior Software Engineer to support our Eden Technologies—comprising design optimization, generative tools, environmental simulation, and ecosystem behavior models—into an integrated software platform. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop innovative technologies and visually compelling software that supports the digital design of architectural and urban projects optimized for ecosystem services.

Join us to redefine how design and technology can coexist with and enhance the natural world.

Please provide a cover letter and portfolio if available.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and develop full-stack web applications integrating environmental simulation and generative design tools.

Build interactive spatial and 3D visualization tools using modern web technologies.

Collaborate with computational ecologists, designers, and researchers to translate models, methods, and visualizations into production software.

Integrate geospatial datasets and environmental models into scalable software systems.

Contribute to engineering best practices including testing, CI/CD pipelines, and code review standards.

Contribute to platform architecture and modular system design.

Produce technical documentation supporting maintainability and scalability.

Key Goals & Outcomes

Develop and scale Eden Technologies into an integrated software platform supporting architectural and urban design projects

Build visually compelling full-stack applications that combine generative design, environmental simulation, and spatial visualization

Create interactive 3D and geospatial tools that help designers evaluate ecosystem services and ecological outcomes

Translate computational ecology research, environmental models, and design methods into usable production software

Support the digital design of Nature-centric built environments through optimization, simulation, and data-driven workflows

Improve platform maintainability, scalability, and extensibility through modular architecture and clear documentation

Establish and uphold engineering best practices across testing, CI/CD, code review, and collaborative development

Enable multidisciplinary collaboration between software engineers, computational ecologists, designers, architects, and researchers

Help advance OXMAN’s vision of integrating human-made and Nature-grown systems through design technology

Deliver software that supports complex decision-making for architectural, urban, and ecological design contexts

Required Experience

5+ years building production web applications using React or Vue.

Expert proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python, lower level languages like C++ or .NET is a plus.

Ability to communicate design concepts through diagrams or wireframes.

Experience with web-based 3D rendering (e.g., Three.js) or real-time graphics tools (Unity/Unreal).

Ability to build Object-Orientated class structure in code-base.

Familiarity with 3D applications such as Rhino, Blender or Houdini.

Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.

Strong problem-solving skills, enthusiasm, and creativity to approach complex software development challenges.

Preferred Experience

Background in architecture or urban planning with expertise in computational methods (generative design, simulation, optimization, and environmental modeling).

Experience analyzing scientific and spatial datasets, specifically utilizing GIS and remote sensing data.

Strong communication skills with a proven ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Technical Skills

Full-stack web application development with React or Vue

Expert proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and Python

Experience with lower-level languages such as C++ or .NET preferred

Web-based 3D rendering and real-time graphics experience, including tools such as Three.js, Unity, or Unreal

Interactive spatial and 3D visualization development

Generative design, design optimization, environmental simulation, and ecosystem behavior modeling

Integration of geospatial datasets, GIS data, remote sensing data, and environmental models into scalable software systems

Object-oriented programming and class-based code architecture

Familiarity with 3D design and modeling applications such as Rhino, Blender, or Houdini

Ability to create diagrams, wireframes, and other visual tools to communicate design concepts

Platform architecture and modular system design

Software engineering best practices, including testing, CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and technical documentation

Experience translating research models, computational methods, and visualizations into production-ready software

Essential Qualities

Comfortable working in a highly interdisciplinary team across software engineering, design, architecture, ecology, research, and technology

Self-motivated and able to drive complex technical work with a high degree of ownership

Curious, exploratory, and eager to engage with unfamiliar domains, including environmental modeling, generative design, spatial data, and ecosystem services

Innovative thinker with enthusiasm for developing new tools, workflows, and software platforms

Strong collaborator who can translate ideas between technical and non-technical stakeholders

Creative problem-solver who can approach ambiguous software and research challenges with flexibility

Clear communicator who can explain complex technical concepts through discussion, diagrams, wireframes, documentation, or prototypes

Comfortable operating in a research-driven environment where methods, requirements, and product direction may evolve

Detail-oriented in building maintainable, scalable, and production-quality software

Mission-aligned with OXMAN’s vision of integrating design, technology, and biology to support positive ecological outcomes