Indigo Fields Developer Co-op

Indigo is a company dedicated to harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. With a vision of creating a world where farming is an economically desirable and accessible profession, Indigo works alongside its growers to apply natural approaches, conserve resources for future generations, and grow healthy food for all. Utilizing beneficial plant microbes to improve crop health and productivity, Indigo’s portfolio is focused on cotton, wheat, barley, corn, soybeans, and rice. The company, founded by Flagship Pioneering, is headquartered in Boston, MA, with additional offices in Memphis, TN, Research Triangle Park, NC, Sydney, Australia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and São Paulo, Brazil. www.indigoag.com

You will work on building our grower-facing web application supporting Indigo’s carbon sequestration effort. Indigo Carbon is mobilizing farmers to sequester carbon through regenerative farming practices that will generate carbon credits and produce healthier food. You will help us create best-in-class consumer facing applications that aid our mission. Each farmer we are able to enroll and guide through the process of changing their practices will aid our mission of sustainably feeding the planet.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with product owners and engineering mentors to develop new automation tools, APIs, and/or web pages
• Participate in feature specification reviews
• Work within a 4-6 person squad developing software modules, including automated testing
• Depending on your background and interests, you will either work on our user interface or the backend REST/GraphQL-based APIs
• Understand and embody our purpose & core values
• Excited by Indigo’s mission; believes that Indigo can fundamentally change the agriculture industry; can clearly articulate passion for our mission and values
  • Optimistic and innovative; solution-oriented; shows no signs of cynicism
  • Will be widely viewed as someone who personifies our core values, is committed to them, and leans on them when making decisions. Specifically:
    • Demonstrates a track record of high integrity - doing the right thing, owning mistakes, conducting oneself honestly
    • Values, communicates and interacts with others with high levels of transparency and respect
    • Collaborates well across functions; creates an inspiring and collegial work environment

COMPETENCIES

• You possess a good foundation in computer science fundamentals
• You are excited about learning and using new tools and technologies
• We work with a mix of TypeScript/JavaScript and Python 3, but alternate experience is acceptable
• You're comfortable collaborating and learning from others
• You bring a positive attitude, a sense of humor, and self-awareness