Deep Core Technology | Founding Engineer | REMOTE (MUST LIVE IN CANADA) | Full Time | Salary: $105,000 - $125,000 CAD +

This is a job posting for a founding engineer at Deep Core Technology, a startup building AI-driven geologic modeling software for the mining and mineral exploration industry. The role requires expertise in Typescript, Python, NextJS, Supabase, and Cesium, with a strong understanding of agentic systems and AI orchestration. It's a full-time, remote position in Canada, offering a competitive salary and equity.

How you'd build it

1. 1Deeply research geologic modeling principles, geostatistics, and existing software (e.g., Leapfrog, Micromine) to understand core problems.
2. 2Develop a proof-of-concept for a 'reasoning-based' geologic modeling agent using Python (e.g., LangChain) to ingest survey data and generate basic hypotheses or models.
3. 3Build a Next.js front-end with CesiumJS for 3D visualization of geological data (boreholes, survey lines, generated models) using dummy data initially.
4. 4Integrate Supabase for user authentication, project storage, and managing geological datasets (e.g., drillhole logs, geophysical surveys).
5. 5Focus on a specific, narrow use case within hard rock or critical mineral exploration to demonstrate programmatic interpretive problem-solving.
6. 6Implement CI/CD (e.g., Vercel, GitHub Actions) and basic monitoring for the application and backend services.

Risks & moats

• The domain knowledge required for geologic modeling and geostatistics is highly specialized and complex, presenting a significant learning curve.
• Building robust 'reasoning-based' AI for open-ended interpretation in a scientific domain is extremely challenging and may require novel research, not just glue code.
• 3D rendering and visualization of complex geological data, especially with real-time interpretation, can be performance-intensive and difficult to implement effectively.
• The target market (mining/mineral exploration) is highly regulated and risk-averse, requiring robust, validated, and often certified solutions.

Canada→Canada

The core product concept (geologic modeling for mining) is highly localized to Canada due to its significant mining industry, and could be rebuilt as a specialized consultancy or product for Canadian firms.

Original context

Deep Core Technology | Founding Engineer | REMOTE (MUST LIVE IN CANADA) | Full Time | Salary: $105,000 - $125,000 CAD + equity Company: We’re building a geologic modelling software, based on reasoning, to help mining and mineral exploration companies work faster. Our goal is to create a way to enable open-ended, interpretive geologic problem solving to be done programmatically, changing the way to explore for hard rock and critical minerals. Currently in active fundraising. Role: You are the founding engineer on the team, joining co-founder (Neil, CEO) and myself (Jeff, CTO) as first employee. You’ll have a deep influence over systems and architecture. You will have ownership through the entire stack from the database, through geostatistical backend services, through 3D rendering on the client side. Work rooted in agentic systems, so an understanding of the internals of things like Claude Code, and a broader understanding of orchestrating agents to complete complex discrete tasks is important. You: - Fluent in Typescript, Python, and framework/tooling agnostic (Currently using things like NextJS, Supabase, Cesium) - Eager to learn about mining domain knowledge around the software.

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