CTO/VP of Engineering - Climate Focused AI FinTech

About Us 

Ezra Climate is a venture-backed startup building solutions at the intersection of sustainable finance and artificial intelligence. Our mission is to accelerate capital deployment to climate solutions and other world positive investments. Finance is a huge lever we can pull to get more climate technology deployed in the world, and we believe our software platform can meaningfully accelerate progress. AI applications and agents are foundational to our suite of solutions. We move fast, stay close to our customers, experiment constantly, and believe in launching, learning, and iterating quickly. We’re a small and experienced team with former leaders of companies like Mosaic, IDEO, and New Energy Nexus. 

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About the Role 

We are seeking a highly experienced VP of Engineering to lead our technical team and drive the development of our AI-powered applications in the climate finance space. You will be responsible for the overall technical strategy, execution, delivery, and maintenance of our products. This role requires a seasoned leader with 10+ years of experience in both AI and full-stack engineering, who can build, mentor, and manage a high-performing team including in-house and out-sourced developers. You will be instrumental in shaping our engineering culture, processes, and architecture. 

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Core Responsibilities 

● Lead and manage our nascent, rapidly growing engineering team, including hiring, mentoring, and performance. 

● Develop and execute the overall technical strategy and roadmap for Ezra. 

● Oversee the design, development, and deployment of full-stack applications that integrate LLMs and other AI services. 

● Ensure the implementation and fine-tuning of our full AI pipeline(s) including RAG systems. 

● Establish and maintain robust data processing pipelines for financial and climate-related documents. 

● Collaborate closely with product and business teams to define requirements and prioritize development efforts.

● Implement and maintain monitoring, logging, and validation systems for our products. 

● Drive continuous improvement of engineering processes and best practices. 

● Ensure reliability, security, and scalability of our products. 

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Required Skills & Experience 

● 10+ years of experience in full-stack web development with recent focus on AI/ML engineering. 

● Proven track record of leading and managing engineering teams, starting with the scrappy early-stage phase. 

● Extensive experience integrating AI/ML services via APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, etc.). 

● Deep understanding of large language model APIs, prompt engineering, and LLM workflow design. 

● Experience with modern web stacks and frameworks (React, Node, or similar) and API development. 

● Strong system design and architecture skills. 

● Excellent communication skills and ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. 

● Experience in hiring, mentoring, and developing engineering talent. 

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Preferred Qualifications 

● Familiarity with financial data and documents. 

● Experience with RAG implementations and vector databases. 

● Experience with agentic AI platforms and tools such as LlamaIndex, LangChain, LangFlow, Dify, Braintrust, or others. 

● Experience deploying AI/ML software to cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Fly.io, Heroku, or others. 

● Understanding of security best practices for financial applications. 

● Experience in fintech and/or climate tech. 

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You'll Excel in This Role If You 

● Enjoy the earliest stages of building a company and products including rapid prototyping to finding product-market fit. 

● Enjoy a wide range of engineering areas including front-end, full-stack, back-end, and AI pipelines. 

● Enjoy scaling up tech infrastructure and teams as a company goes into growth mode. 

● Are a strategic thinker and can develop a long-term technical vision. 

● Have a passion for building and leading high-performing teams.

● Enjoy a balance of strategic planning and hands-on technical leadership. 

● Are passionate about climate finance and sustainability. 

● Enjoy solving complex problems with cutting-edge technology. 

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Our Development Philosophy 

We believe in moving fast and learning from our customers. Our ideal candidate is someone who: 

● Takes ownership of projects and drives them forward independently, but asks for help and collaborates with the rest of the team seamlessly. 

● Gets excited about building quick prototypes to test ideas. 

● Is comfortable making technical decisions autonomously, but bringing the leadership team along at the same time. 

● Values customer feedback and can incorporate it quickly into solutions. 

● Can balance speed of delivery with code quality. 

● Enjoys the energy of a fast-moving startup environment. 

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What We Offer 

● High autonomy and ownership of your work. 

● Fast-paced, experimental environment where you can see your ideas come to life quickly. 

● Direct access to customers and immediate feedback on your work. 

● Opportunity to work on meaningful problems at the intersection of climate change and technology. 

● Competitive salary and equity package. 

● Remote-friendly work environment. 

● Comprehensive health benefits. 

● Flexible vacation policy. 

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Interested candidates should submit their resume and any relevant projects/portfolios to hiring@ezraclimate.com. 

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We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.