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About Living Roots
Living Roots is a regenerative agriculture company building science-backed products and digital tools that help farmers grow more with healthier soil. We pair deep agronomy research with AI to put working, evidence-first solutions in the hands of farmers across Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Singapore. We win by being more rigorous and more useful than the competition, not louder.
The role
We don't hire for a résumé that matches a box. We hire for the things that can't be taught: ownership, judgment, trust, and a real pull toward the mission. If you're exceptional at what you do and you believe Living Roots is where you should be, we want to hear from you even when nothing posted fits. This is a higher bar, not a lower one. Don't tell us you're flexible and open to anything. Tell us the specific problem you'd take on and why you're the person to own it.
The person we're looking for
Takes ownership
You take an ambiguous thing and carry it all the way to done, making the calls that move it forward.
Challenges the norm
You question the status quo and look for the better answer instead of the expected one.
Communicates clearly
You articulate ideas simply and collaborate well across a distributed team.
Writes excellent English
Clear written English is essential in our multicultural, multi-country team.
Learns relentlessly
You are curious and adapt fast to new tools, methods, and a new domain.
Gives and takes critique
You are open to feedback and offer it constructively, so the work gets better and trust grows.
Cares about the mission
You genuinely want to see agriculture run on life again, not just take a job.
How this works
- You answer the same questions every applicant does, plus one: what you'd own here, and why you.
- A real person on our team reads every application. There is no résumé keyword filter.
- If there's a fit, we reach out about a real problem to work on. If the timing isn't right, we keep your application and come back to it when something opens.
Requirements
- You're genuinely exceptional at something, and it shows in what you have actually done.
- You take ownership: you carry ambiguous things all the way to done without being told to.
- You're honest and straight, especially when it costs you something.
- You learn fast and reason from first principles, not just from experience.
- You care about the mission, not just a job.
- You can point at a specific problem at Living Roots you'd want to own.
Nice to have
- A background we wouldn't have thought to advertise for: science, design, ops, growth, manufacturing, community, or something else entirely.
Why join
- Work on problems that actually matter, with a team that cares about getting them right.
- High ownership and direct access to the founders.
- Room to grow and shape a role around your strengths.
- Be part of scaling regenerative agriculture across the region.
What we offer
- We tailor the role, and the offer, to the person
Sound like you?
A few real questions, your résumé, and the salary range you're looking for. No cover letter.
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