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I work at Evergrow [1] on climate fintech for regulated carbon markets. If meaning in your career is an issue you're wrestling with, I empathize. I know how di
by akprasad 4y ago
I work at Evergrow [1] on climate fintech for regulated carbon markets.
If meaning in your career is an issue you're wrestling with, I empathize. I know how difficult it can be to do work that you no longer find meaningful. Many of my friends and family are able to treat their work as just a job, but for whatever reason, I haven't been able to do so.
So I quit my job in January to take a step back and think about what I wanted to do with my career. And I decided that as long as the comp was reasonable, I'd be willing to work on any technical problem connected with climate change.
I was surprised at how many interesting tech opportunities were available -- no end of ML and computer vision companies, for example, on everything from recycling robots to weather modeling. And that's leaving aside more traditional full-stack SWE work for collecting and presenting data. If you're interested in climate work specifically, I strongly recommend reaching out to Work on Climate [2] or ClimatePeople [3].
Ultimately, I joined Evergrow because I thought that understanding the capital dynamics in these markets would be most critical. I also thought the team was outstanding -- pragmatic, driven, and very high-integrity.
And if you want to consider different sectors more broadly, I've heard good things about 80000 Hours [4].
[1]: evergrow.com
[2]: workonclimate.org
[3]: climatepeople.com
[4]: 80000hours.org