Senior Backend Developer

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Vancouver, BC, CAN
Hybrid
Senior level
Greentech • Renewable Energy
The Role
Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain scalable backend systems and client-facing features for a renewable energy intelligence platform. Build AI-powered tools integrating LLMs, machine learning models, and intelligent automation. Improve analytics performance, stability, and reliability while collaborating with product management on project planning. Mentor colleagues and contribute to agile development practices, technical initiatives, and internal documentation.
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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.

Skills Required

  • 4+ years of software development experience
  • 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
  • Interest in or experience building AI-powered features and products, including integrating LLMs, machine learning models, or intelligent automation into production systems
  • Experience with Python, Go, React, MySQL, Airflow, or SCADA systems
  • Experience working in a startup environment
  • Ability to write internal technical documentation
  • Experience working closely with product managers
  • Legal authorization to work in Canada
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The Company
HQ: Vancouver, British Columbia
65 Employees
Year Founded: 2017

What We Do

Clir accelerates renewable energy production - improving the economics of projects and ultimately reducing human impact on the planet by further incentivizing the shift away from fossil fuels. Combining the industry’s largest contextual operational dataset of more than 200 GW with powerful AI that is built, designed and supported by decades of renewable energy expertise Clir provides investors and renewable energy professionals with the insights and tools they need to assess and optimize wind and solar projects. Founded in 2017, the company works with renewable energy investors and their asset managers across Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia.

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