Software Engineer (All Levels

Kobold continues to lead mineral exploration through AI and advanced technology. We are hiring Senior Software Engineers to accelerate our mission.

As a Senior Software Engineer on the Data Systems Engineering team, you will embed directly with exploration geologists and data scientists, develop data pipelines, and own projects from design to implementation, ensuring mining data is accessible to humans and machines.

• Deep engagement with exploration geologists and data scientists, continually learning about mineral exploration and tailoring technology to their needs
• Build data pipelines and tooling for deriving advanced insights from exploration data, often leading a small group of software engineers to delivery
• Develop expertise in KoBold’s Data Systems and understand their impact on exploration
• Own projects end‑to‑end, from design to implementation, testing, and continued engagement with exploration teams using your solutions
• Respond well to design and code feedback, providing input to teammates
• Operationally manage the team’s services and assist scientific colleagues with our tooling

• 4+ years of software engineering experience, ideally building production cloud data systems
• Proficiency with Python
• Deliver production‑quality code that is correct, readable, well‑tested, scalable, and extensible
• Experience with large‑scale system design
• Track record of taking ownership from problem definition to impact‑driven delivery
• Intellectual curiosity and eagerness to learn about mineral exploration and geology
• Strong communicator, comfortable collaborating with non‑software domain experts
• Excited to join a fast‑growing early‑stage company and thrive in a dynamic environment
• Focus on building the product that best achieves business objectives

• Modern front‑end framework experience (React)
• Geospatial data and map‑based experience
• Containerization and orchestration knowledge (Docker, Kubernetes, AWS ECS, etc.)
• Formal education or experience in natural sciences

The US base salary range for this full‑time exempt position is $175,000 – $210,000.

Location:

Remote – Candidates can be located anywhere in the United States or Canada. All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada.

As set forth in KoBold Metals’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.