Backend & Data Engineer – GIS / Photogrammetry
Remote | Full-time
About the Project
Our client is a U.S.-based technology company working with large-scale geospatial data and imagery.
We are looking for an experienced Backend & Data Engineer to join their data team, with an expected start as soon as possible.
This role combines software engineering, backend development, and data processing with specialized hands-on experience in GIS, photogrammetry, and geospatial imagery processing.
The engineer will work daily with core processing systems and large-scale imagery captured from drones (UAVs), fixed-wing aircraft, and/or high-resolution satellite sources.
The ideal candidate has strong Python skills and proven hands-on experience processing geospatial imagery using relevant tools and libraries such as GDAL, Agisoft Metashape, Pix4D, or similar technologies.
Strong AWS experience is a significant plus.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and support backend and data-processing systems using Python.
- Work with core processing systems and large-scale geospatial imagery.
- Process imagery captured from drones/UAVs, fixed-wing aircraft, and/or high-resolution satellites.
- Build and maintain reliable data-processing workflows and pipelines.
- Apply hands-on GIS and photogrammetry expertise to geospatial imagery-processing workflows.
- Work with geospatial processing tools and libraries such as GDAL, Agisoft Metashape, Pix4D, or similar technologies.
- Process, transform, and manage large volumes of geospatial data and imagery.
- Collaborate with engineering and data team members to develop and improve processing solutions.
- Troubleshoot backend, data-processing, and imagery-processing issues.
- Support the scalability, reliability, and performance of systems handling large-scale geospatial data.
- Contribute to the continued improvement of engineering and data-processing practices.
Requirements
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Strong professional experience in software engineering, backend engineering, and/or data engineering.
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Strong proficiency in Python.
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Hands-on professional experience with GIS and geospatial data processing.
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Hands-on experience with photogrammetry and imagery processing.
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Proven experience processing imagery from at least one of the following sources:
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Drones / UAVs
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Fixed-wing aircraft
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High-resolution satellite imagery
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Practical experience with geospatial and photogrammetry tools or libraries such as GDAL, Agisoft Metashape, Pix4D, or similar technologies.
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Experience developing or maintaining data-processing systems, workflows, or pipelines.
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Ability to work with large-scale datasets and imagery-processing workflows.
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Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
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Ability to work effectively within a collaborative engineering environment.
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Availability to join the project as soon as possible.
Nice to Have
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Strong hands-on experience with AWS.
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Experience building or supporting cloud-based data-processing systems.
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Experience working with large-scale geospatial imagery-processing environments.
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Experience optimizing data pipelines or processing systems for performance and scalability.
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Previous experience working with distributed engineering teams.
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