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at Skytree | A fresh breath of air

🏢 About Skytree | A fresh breath of air

Skytree is pioneering direct air capture technology to remove CO2 from the atmosphere, with a unique focus on enabling sustainable agriculture and industrial applications. Working here means contributing directly to climate change mitigation while building cutting-edge IoT and cloud solutions that bridge physical carbon capture hardware with digital intelligence.

About This Role

As a Cloud Developer, you will architect and lead the development of IoT cloud solutions that monitor, analyze, and optimize carbon capture systems in real-time. Your work will directly impact the efficiency and scalability of Skytree's climate technology, from edge devices to cloud dashboards.

💡 A Day in the Life

Your day might start with a stand-up discussing IoT device data quality, then dive into coding a new Azure Stream Analytics query for anomaly detection. After lunch, you could review a security architecture for a new Edge module, and end the day by deploying a Grafana dashboard update that visualizes CO2 capture rates for the operations team.

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🎯 Who Skytree | A fresh breath of air Is Looking For

  • Experienced in end-to-end IoT cloud architecture, particularly with Azure IoT Hub, DPS, Stream Analytics, and IoT Edge modules, and can demonstrate past projects where you integrated PLCs or industrial devices with cloud platforms.
  • A strong C# developer with hands-on experience building Web UIs and dashboarding tools like Grafana, and who understands data analysis and anomaly detection pipelines.
  • Security-minded, with proven ability to design and enforce security frameworks across device, network, and cloud layers, especially in industrial or IoT contexts.
  • Comfortable with DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines, and has fluency in AI/ML concepts to potentially integrate anomaly detection or predictive maintenance.

📝 Tips for Applying to Skytree | A fresh breath of air

1

Tailor your resume to highlight specific Azure IoT services (Hub, DPS, Stream Analytics, Edge) and include metrics on scalability or performance improvements.

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In your cover letter, explicitly mention any experience with carbon capture, environmental technology, or industrial IoT to show domain interest.

3

Prepare a brief portfolio or GitHub link demonstrating a dashboard you built with Grafana connected to a real-time data source (e.g., simulated IoT data).

4

Research Skytree's technology (direct air capture) and mention how your cloud architecture can help them scale from pilot to commercial deployment.

5

If you have experience with PLC or SCADA integration, emphasize it—this role bridges operational technology with cloud.

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your passion for climate technology and how your cloud skills can directly contribute to reducing atmospheric CO2.', 'Specific examples of leading IoT cloud architecture projects, especially with Azure and Grafana, and the business impact they delivered.', 'Your approach to security in IoT systems, describing a framework you implemented across device, network, and cloud layers.', 'Your ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment and drive end-to-end development from edge to dashboard.']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Read Skytree's whitepapers or press releases about their direct air capture technology and how it's used in agriculture (e.g., enhancing greenhouse crop growth).
  • → Look into their current or past projects—any mention of IoT, cloud, or data analytics in their blog or news.
  • → Understand the competitive landscape of direct air capture and where Skytree positions itself (modular, scalable, agricultural focus).
  • → Familiarize yourself with Azure IoT Edge capabilities and how they handle offline scenarios, as carbon capture sites may have intermittent connectivity.

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk me through how you would design an Azure IoT solution for a network of carbon capture devices, including data ingestion, processing, and visualization.
2 How would you implement anomaly detection on streaming CO2 sensor data using Azure Stream Analytics and possibly AI?
3 Describe a time you had to ensure security in an IoT deployment—what measures did you take at device, network, and cloud levels?
4 How do you approach CI/CD for IoT Edge modules? Can you describe a pipeline you built?
5 Why are you interested in Skytree's mission, and how does this role align with your career goals?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Submitting a generic application without mentioning Azure IoT services or Grafana—this role is highly specific to those technologies.
  • Overlooking the security aspect; failing to address security in your application or interview can be a dealbreaker for industrial IoT roles.
  • Not demonstrating any interest in climate tech—this company is mission-driven, so a purely technical focus without environmental passion may stand out negatively.

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

1

Application Review

1-2 weeks

2

Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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