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Who are we?
Zulu Ecosystems is on a mission to regenerate natural habitats in the service of nature, planet and people.
Who are we?
Zulu Ecosystems is on a mission to regenerate natural habitats in the service of nature, planet and people.
Zulu Ecosystems accelerates nature recovery using data, technology, and ecological science. We build platforms that enable ecosystem restoration at scale, blending software engineering with geospatial analytics and environmental data science. Our team is passionate about creating real-world impact through cutting-edge technology and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Your mission
As Principal Software Engineer you will manage and grow a small software engineering team responsible for running and evolving our core analytics platform. This platform supports a broad range of activities throughout the lifecycle of a nature-based solutions project. Zulu Ecosystems delivers:
- Land use prospecting and site selection
- Commercial business case analysis and modelling
- Operational project design and delivery
- Monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of restoration outcomes
Your Responsibilities
Lead the design, development, and operation of a scalable analytics platform handling geospatial and environmental analytics that support decisions:
- Provide leadership and mentorship to a small engineering team, fostering growth and high-quality execution.
- Architect and optimise systems supporting complex statistical, physics-based and machine learning models in production.
- Collaborate closely with data scientists, scientific domain experts, and product teams to translate business needs into deployable, maintainable software solutions.
- Drive cross-team alignment on technology strategy, architecture, and tooling.
- Oversee code quality, CI/CD pipelines, and monitoring platform reliability and scalability.
- Participate in hiring, onboarding, and building a strong engineering culture.
Your profile
- Passion for solving ecological challenges.
- Delivering products in an agile team - covering multiple different team structures and product maturity stages
- Experience leading or managing technical teams.
- Expert-level proficiency in Python and SQL
- Proven track record designing, building and operating analytical platforms.
- Deep knowledge of geospatial tools, formats and platforms.
- Experience working with domain experts and supporting complex modelling, statistical or machine learning pipelines in production.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP), containerisation, infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform) and CI tools (e.g. GitHub Actions)
- Excellent communication skills, able to collaborate and influence across technical and non-technical teams.
If you are passionate about leading engineering teams to build scalable data platforms that make a real environmental impact across diverse activities, we want to hear from you! Apply now and join Zulu Ecosystems on our mission to regenerate the planet.
Hybrid working environment in London.
- Competitive salary benchmarked on level of experience plus equity.
- Mission-driven work restoring nature at scale.
- 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays, private healthcare, and workplace pension.
- £1,000 annual learning & development budget.
- Collaborative team culture blending tech, science, and impact.
- New Macbook Pro or choice of equipment
Before you apply:
We will only use the personal data you provide to process your application. By emailing us your CV and covering letter, you consent to Zulu Ecosystems using the information you have provided for recruitment purposes. Interested applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
Zulu Ecosystems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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