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Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Hybrid
About CarbonChain
The fight against Climate Change is evolving rapidly. Climate tech is changing. The first wave was reporting. The next is treating carbon the way companies treat money: as a way to decide what to buy, who to sell to, and which incentives to claim.
Around the world, carbon is becoming a condition of trade. Border taxes, free allocations, green premiums, cheaper capital. It looks a lot like the post-war rebuild: governments put capital and tax incentives on the table, and the companies that could keep the books moved first. The missing piece then was bookkeeping. The missing piece now is the same, carbon accounting.
CarbonChain is that bookkeeping. We turn messy, real-world supply-chain data into numbers a trader, a sustainability lead, or a CFO will actually use.
We want people who are agents of change, who feel the impact of climate change and know there is no way around it to create a better future for every being.
People who know the customer is the truth of how a company thrives. People who treat data as the fuel for how fast society can change. People who use AI to accelerate the cause for good by working through an AI lens first to automate repetitive tasks and analyse data. Finally, people who enjoy working with people.
Our Product
We help the world's largest commodity producers and traders measure and cut emissions, with verified primary data where we can get it and defensible defaults where we cannot. The platform turns operational and supplier files into decision-grade carbon and compliance insight: sourcing, CBAM, product and corporate footprints, reporting customers and regulators will stand behind.
We organise carbon accounting around the user in four contexts at once:
The data we hold is only useful if it makes all four of those jobs easier.
Head of Engineering
About the Role
We’re looking for a Head of Engineering to lead our engineering team through its next stage of growth. Reporting to CEO, you’ll own how we build: our technical direction, architecture, quality standards, delivery process, and, most importantly, the team itself.
This is a leadership role rather than a hands-on coding one. Your impact will come through the decisions you steer, the standards you set, and the engineers you hire and grow. You’ll still need deep technical credibility to challenge designs, weigh trade-offs, and earn the trust of engineers and customers alike.
As a startup, we move fast and make pragmatic decisions. You’ll balance speed with quality in a domain where data accuracy, auditability, and trust are non-negotiable. You’ll also act as the voice of technology across the business and with our customers, and help shape how CarbonChain uses AI, both in engineering and across the company.
What You’ll Do
What We’re Looking For
How We Work
As a hybrid co-located team, we're inspired by our values and anchored in hubs across the UK and US. This role would be located 3d/week in our London LABS Camden office space. You will need the right to work in the UK.
What we offer
Meaningful impact and accelerated growth
This is a rare opportunity to work on technology that directly addresses the climate crisis while shaping the future of a fast-growing company. You'll take the lead on engineering strategy, roadmap and team evolution.
You'll tackle diverse challenges, work across the full stack of problems (technical and otherwise), and own meaningful projects from start to finish. If you want to learn quickly, take on real responsibility, and see the direct results of your work, this is the place to do it.
Competitive salary and benefits:
Equal Opportunity Employer
CarbonChain is dedicated to creating an equitable, inclusive, and supportive work environment that brings people together from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. Our strength is in our differences. We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are proud to welcome all applicants as we're committed to promoting a culture of opportunity for all.
If you think your skills and experience match what we're looking for and you'd like to join next Climate Tech adventure, please get in touch.
You can find out more about interviewing at CarbonChain at carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process.
CarbonChain values diversity and inclusion and welcomes applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds.
If you think your skills and experience match what we’re looking for and you’d like to join the next Climate Tech industry unicorn, please get in touch!
You can find out more about interviewing at CarbonChain at https://www.carbonchain.com/careers/interview-process.
