Application Guide
How to Apply for Software Engineer
at Working Trees
🏢 About Working Trees
Working Trees is a unique climate tech company that directly connects farmers with carbon markets through agroforestry solutions. Unlike generic climate startups, they focus on practical, field-level implementation that creates both environmental impact and economic value for agricultural communities. Their mission-driven approach combines cutting-edge technology with real-world agricultural practices.
About This Role
This Software Engineer role involves building and owning systems that directly support field operations, remote sensing, and carbon measurement for agroforestry projects. You'll be creating tools that help farmers implement climate solutions while working with AR/VR, LiDAR, and geospatial technologies to scale impact. Your work will directly contribute to measuring and verifying carbon sequestration in agricultural landscapes.
💡 A Day in the Life
A typical day might involve collaborating with scientists to understand field data requirements, designing new features for remote sensing tools, and improving system reliability for carbon measurement platforms. You'll balance building new AR/VR interfaces for field staff with maintaining existing geospatial applications, all while ensuring your solutions are practical for real-world agricultural implementation.
🚀 Application Tools
🎯 Who Working Trees Is Looking For
- Senior engineer with proven experience owning end-to-end systems and comfortable with high autonomy in a remote environment
- Demonstrated passion for climate tech, agriculture, or environmental science through previous work, projects, or personal initiatives
- Technical strength in at least two of: full-stack development with mobile experience, remote sensing/geospatial applications, or ML/computer vision
- Proven ability to collaborate effectively with non-technical teams like scientists and field operations staff
📝 Tips for Applying to Working Trees
Explicitly connect your technical experience to climate or agriculture applications - even if from different domains, show how your skills transfer
Highlight specific experience with remote sensing, geospatial data, or field data collection tools if applicable
Demonstrate your ability to work with minimal oversight by describing projects where you owned major systems end-to-end
Include examples of collaborating with scientists or domain experts in previous roles
Show understanding of the company's specific mission by mentioning agroforestry, carbon markets, or farmer empowerment in your application
✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter
['Your motivation for working at the intersection of climate, agriculture, and technology', 'Specific examples of owning major systems end-to-end with limited oversight', 'How your technical skills in their core domains (full-stack/mobile, remote sensing, or ML/CV) apply to their mission', 'Experience collaborating with non-technical teams or working in applied science environments']
Generate Cover Letter →🔍 Research Before Applying
To stand out, make sure you've researched:
- → Working Trees' specific agroforestry methodologies and how they measure carbon sequestration
- → Current challenges in agricultural carbon markets and verification
- → The company's technology stack and any public technical content from their team
- → Recent news about the company's partnerships, funding, or project deployments
💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics
Based on this role, you may be asked about:
⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid
- Applying with a generic software engineering background without connecting it to climate/agriculture
- Focusing only on technical skills without demonstrating ability to work with scientists/field teams
- Showing preference for highly structured environments when the role requires comfort with limited oversight
📅 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:
Application Review
1-2 weeks
Initial Screening
Phone call or written assessment
Interviews
1-2 rounds, usually virtual
Offer
Congratulations!