We’re financing the future of energyCrux is the capital platform for the clean economy. We modernize capital raising and deployment for clean energy and critical infrastructure with solutions across advisory, investments, technology, and intelligence.Our team of 100+ is composed of experts in energy, tax, finance, government, and technology. We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Overture, Ardent Venture Partners, QED, Canapi, and others. These funds are joined by strategic investors including Pattern Energy, Clearway Energy, EDF Renewables, Intersect Power, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.An inflection point in American energy and manufacturingEnergy demand is growing for the first time in decades, driving an urgent need for more affordable and reliable electricity. More electricity requires new clean energy infrastructure and strong domestic supply chains for minerals and components — as well as large amounts of capital.Traditional project financing is opaque, fragmented, and analog. At Crux, we’re changing that. Through unmatched insights and expertise, white-glove service, purpose-built tools, and risk underwriting, we power a more prosperous, clean, and secure energy future.We are scaling quickly and looking for team members who are eager to combine deep expertise with an AI- and tech-forward mindset.About the roleThe traditional process for financing clean energy is manual, opaque, and slow. We’ve built products that solve part of that problem — now we’re expanding their breadth and depth with AI. We’re hiring our first AI Product Engineer to work hand-in-hand with customers, product, commercial, and legal teams to reimagine the way transactions happen in clean energy finance, starting with diligence.You won’t just be building features — you’ll be co-designing the processes and systems that define how we ship high-quality AI products at Crux.Much of this framework doesn’t exist yet — and you’ll help invent it using first principles.What you'll doCollaborate directly with customersBuild products from 0 -> 1Pick the tools & frameworks we useLearn an insane amount about the nuts & bolts of clean energy financeRaise the bar for our engineering cultureWhat we’re looking for4+ years of full-stack software engineering experience and you can build products end-to-end (frontend + backend)Bonus: fluency in NextJS + React + Typescript stackAlso bonus: you are comfortable making UX decisionsProven experience building and shipping user-facing LLM productsBonus: you have iterated on a product through evals & CI/CDAbility to thrive in a fast-paced environmentBonus: you love working at startupsExcellent communication skills (oral & written)Bonus: also excellent at communicating with AI (prompting)You might excel if you...Enjoy hackathons & building side projectsHave experience building AI agents that workPreviously founded a startup OR worked at a rocket shipLove taking products from 0 -> 1Can do most things in half the time that most people think possibleCan quickly find the 80/20 solution and move onCan unblock yourself and rally othersWhat we bringBacking, traction & brand:We have raised $77 million in capital from some of the best venture and strategic investors, including Andreessen Horowitz, Lowercarbon Capital, New System Ventures, Ardent Venture Partners, Pattern, Clearway, EDFR, Intersect, LS Power, Orsted, Hartree Partners, Liberty Mutual Strategic Ventures, MassMutual Ventures, and OMERS Ventures.Additionally, we have raised a $500mm debt facility from Nuveen, allowing us to co-invest and deploy our own capital in support of the clean economy.Have been profitable and are growing exponentiallyWe have closed over 120+ transactions in just the last 2 years, facilitating billions of dollars of capital flowing into renewables projectsCulture & working dynamicRemote-first operating model: Work from anywhere in the US and Canada, or work out of our optional offices in DC (open), NYC (opening Q1’26). Optional co-working opportunities with co-workers in Bay Area, Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.High growth & high ownership culture: We grow quickly by giving extremely talented people a lot of responsibility.Best of financial services & technology: We have brought together a team that are experts in clean energy finance, and the best technologies. Use your expertise while getting to be on the cutting edge of applying AI to your day and your clients’ experience.Regular team offsites: We sustain culture by bringing the entire company together 3 times a year. Individual teams may also meet up more frequently.BenefitsHealthcare: We cover 100% of premiums for employees with a variety of plans on Aetna (nationwide) and Kaiser (WA and California) and subsidize 70% for dependents (total as a group), if relevant.Dental & vision: We cover 100% of premiums for employees and 50% for dependents (each), if relevant.Holidays: 10 company holidays per year.Paid time off: 20 days per year.401k: We support a 401k account but don't have a matching program set up at this time (typical for an early-stage startup).Parental leave: 16 weeks for birthing parents and 12 weeks for non-birthing parents.Compensation:Base Compensation: $150,000 - $250,000 depending on leveling/years of experience, not reflecting value of equity.Company wide bonus tied to revenue goals.Stock options in a rapidly growing company.
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