Senior Software Engineer

About the Company:

The mining industry faces significant challenges in discovering new ore deposits, requiring substantially more capital and relying on outdated manual techniques despite accelerating demand for essential metals like copper and lithium.

KoBold is revolutionizing mineral exploration by building and deploying AI models alongside novel sensors to guide exploration programs. In six years, KoBold has become the largest independent mineral exploration company and a leading exploration technology developer. Our team comprises data scientists and software engineers from top technology companies, working collaboratively with renowned exploration geologists.

KoBold has achieved its first discovery with significantly less capital than the industry average, identifying a high-concentration copper deposit expected to generate revenue for decades. The company manages a portfolio of over 60 projects with discovery potential.

KoBold is privately held, with investors including T. Rowe Price, Canada Pension Plan Investments, Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BOND Capital, Standard Investments, Equinor, BHP, and Mitsubishi.

We are hiring Senior Software Engineers to accelerate our mission.

About The Role:

At KoBold, software engineers have a unique opportunity to work closely with users, gaining deep insights into mineral exploration and geology while developing cutting-edge technology. Our user base includes colleagues and ourselves, fostering a direct feedback loop. We believe that solving technical challenges in making mineral exploration data searchable and accessible requires hands-on involvement, including occasional field trips to experience the impact of our software firsthand.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Systems Engineering team, your primary role will be to enhance systematic exploration and improve success rates by making mineral exploration data accessible to both humans and machines. Previous projects include the Structured Ingest Pipeline (SIP), DataKit generation, and Retrieval Augmentation Generation (RAG) for natural language processing on unstructured data. Our tech stack primarily utilizes Python, with frameworks and tools such as Django, React, AWS, Retool, and Prefect.

Your work will empower KoBold to uncover invaluable insights and streamline complex scientific processes. Collaborating with data scientists, geologists, and fellow software engineers, you will tackle challenging problems and contribute to the discovery of vital energy transition metals like lithium, copper, nickel, and cobalt, shaping the future of mineral exploration and contributing to a sustainable world.

Responsibilities:

• Deep engagement with exploration geologists and data scientists.
• Continuous learning about mineral exploration and geology.