Location: Remote (U.S. preferred)
Type: Part-Time (20–25 hrs/week to start)
Interested Candidates: Email resume to [email protected]
Hohonu is a climate tech startup on a mission to protect coastal communities from flooding and sea level rise. We provide real-time, hindcasted, and forecasted water level data and analytics to local governments, state agencies, and national partners—turning risk into resilience.
Our full-stack platform combines rugged hardware, internet-connected telemetry, and intuitive dashboards to deliver actionable insights where they matter most. We’ve deployed over 150 sensors across 16 states and are scaling rapidly.
Our customers span the U.S., including City of Boston, City of Annapolis, and Lee County, FL, helping emergency managers, DOTs, and insurers make smarter decisions during floods and extreme weather.
We’re backed by mission-aligned investors including Builder’s Vision, Tailwind Climate, Elemental Impact, Cisco Foundation, and more - groups who share our commitment to achieving long-term and sustainable impact.
We’re not your typical VC-backed startup. We care deeply about growing sustainably, building a resilient business, and investing in long-term relationships with our team, our customers, and the communities we serve.
We are a remote-first, technical-first team that values kindness, trust, patience, and respect.
We’re hiring a part-time Data Engineer to take technical ownership of our backend data systems—with a clear path to full-time if it’s a mutual fit. You’ll work closely with our full-time data scientist and product team to stabilize and scale our infrastructure, enabling better forecasting, alerting, and insights for our customers.
This is a foundational role with broad scope across data pipelines, APIs, system monitoring, and backend performance. We’re looking for someone who wants to grow with us and take ownership of our data platform over the long haul.
As our first dedicated Data Engineer, you’ll play a foundational role in shaping the future of our platform. You’ll:
If you're excited by mission-driven engineering, real-world impact, and ownership in an early-stage startup with traction, we’d love to meet you.