We seek passion and excellence

Our mission is to develop advanced technologies to rid the oceans of plastic. We need to complete one of the most ambitious engineering projects on the face of the planet. To succeed in our mission, we hire dedicated, fully focused and out-of-the-box thinking employees. Ramiro was here.

If you are a master problem solver and are willing to do whatever it takes to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, we want you at The Ocean Cleanup.

Test…

Our values

DATA-DRIVEN

We validate our work with science and numbers

TOP-DOWN

We start by tackling the big problems and solve the smaller ones along the way

WORK WITH NATURE

Technology should be symbiotic with the environment

ITERATIVE

We test often and fast – to learn as we go and adapt when needed

STRIVE FOR SIMPLICITY

We avoid interdependency for faster iteration cycles

HIGHLY FOCUSED

Trying to do everything often leads to accomplishing nothing

BUILD WITH EXPERTISE

… but not without questioning it

NON-PROFIT

The Ocean Cleanup is a project that has a strict deadline; once the oceans are clean, our project is complete

Need a few good reasons to join the team?

  • See your work getting implemented months within months of initial design
  • Work on cutting-edge ocean engineering, ocean modeling, and plastic pollution research.
  • Be part of a driven group of experts, who see the “impossible” as temporary.
  • Play a key role in launching the largest cleanup in history.

We bring the Silicon Valley culture to the Netherlands

  • Build, break, learn, and repeat: we iterate fast and continuously
  • We work anywhere, anytime.
  • Personal accountability is our culture (no time sheets or fixed number of holidays)
  • From (free) team lunches, to drinks on the terrace, to ping pong – we work hard, but we also enjoy downtime
  1. Boyan Slat

    CEO and Founder
  2. Test user, Tester

    Tester

Our people are from
everywhere

  • Flag of Netherlands

    Netherlands 9 members from this country

  • Flag of Albania

    Albania 1 member from this country

  • Flag of France

    France 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Bahamas

    Bahamas 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Finland

    Finland 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Moldova, Republic of

    Moldova, Republic of 1 member from this country

  • Flag of United Kingdom

    United Kingdom 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Germany

    Germany 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Canada

    Canada 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Belgium

    Belgium 1 member from this country

  • Flag of Argentina

    Argentina 1 member from this country

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