Full Stack Engineer (volunteer)
Can you help architect an AI-powered climate platform used for both personal insights and educational learning?
At Nordic Waves Group, we are building at the intersection of:
- climate tech
- AI-powered personalisation
- educational gaming
- climate literacy
- digital learning experiences
Our Greenhouse Calculator is evolving beyond a traditional footprint calculator into a broader climate learning and engagement platform - with AI-generated insights, scalable API infrastructure, and future integrations into our Educational Gaming Universe.
As such, we are looking for a volunteer senior Fullstack Engineer to join the GHC team and help us scale and evolve a live climate-tech product already used by real users.
Location preference: Denmark first. Broader Europe accepted. CET timezone alignment required.
What we have:
- a live platform (greehousecalculator.com)
- active development teams
- UI/UX direction
- educational and scientific contributors
- game designers and developers
- roadmap and MVP planning underway
The technical challenge you would help us:
- architect and scale the next generation of the Greenhouse Calculator
- build AI/LLM-powered personalisation and recommendation systems
- work with APIs and climate/emissions data infrastructure
- support integrations between the calculator and educational game modules
- contribute to scalability, monetisation, and future platform architecture
- help shape technical direction and implementation strategy
Core stack
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- React.js
- Node.js / Express
- REST APIs / API integrations
- MongoDB
Bonus if you have experience with
- AI/LLM integrations (LangChain or similar)
- Stripe / LemonSqueezy or other payment systems
- SaaS or startup product experience
- Product monetisation/commercialisation experience
- Experience coordinating or mentoring smaller dev teams
Who we think you are
- You build and ship - not just discuss architecture
- You enjoy technical ownership and solving real product problems
- You can balance engineering thinking with product understanding
- You are comfortable working in fast-moving and evolving environments
- You are genuinely interested in meaningful digital products and climate-tech
Commitment
- Volunteering approx. 5–8 hours weekly
- Remote and flexible
What you get
- Architectural ownership
- Direct influence on product and technical direction
- Opportunity to help shape a live climate-tech platform
- AI/LLM and platform-level technical challenges
- Close collaboration with founder and product teams
- Fast execution cycles - from idea to implementation
- Strong climate-tech and product portfolio experience
- Opportunity to help build a broader climate learning ecosystem combining tools, games, and educational experiences
If you find this role interesting and believe you are the right candidate for us, please go ahead and complete the application process! :-)
To learn more about us, please visit nordicwaves.org