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More electricity requires new clean energy infrastructure and strong domestic supply chains for minerals and components - as well as large amounts of capital.\nTraditional project financing is opaque, fragmented, and analog. At Crux, we’re changing that. Through unmatched insights and expertise, white-glove service, purpose-built tools, and risk underwriting, we power a more prosperous, clean, and secure energy future.\nWe are scaling quickly and looking for team members who are eager to combine deep expertise with an AI- and tech-forward mindset.\nAbout the role\nThe traditional process for financing clean energy is manual, opaque, and slow. We’ve built products that solve part of that problem - now we’re expanding their breadth and depth with AI. 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Optional co-working opportunities with co-workers in Bay Area, Seattle, Denver, Boston, LA, and beyond.\n\nHigh growth & high ownership culture: We grow quickly by giving extremely talented people a lot of responsibility.\n\nBest of financial services & technology: We have brought together a team that are experts in clean energy finance, and the best technologies. Use your expertise while getting to be on the cutting edge of applying AI to your day and your clients’ experience.\n\nRegular team offsites: We sustain culture by bringing the entire company together 3 times a year. 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