What are the responsibilities and job description for the Geospatial Developer position at NV5?
| Job ID | 2025-11557 | # of Openings | 1 | Location | US-Remote | Category | Geospatial/GIS | Type | Regular Full-Time |
NV5 Geospatial is looking for a Geospatial Developer to take the lead assisting our data production teams with the development of new products or improvements to our data processing workflows. NV5 Geospatial is the largest full-service geospatial solutions provider in North America. We deliver actionable intelligence and geospatial analytics to those who want to map, model, and change the world. Our developer team is on the cutting edge of products and techniques for the most sophisticated geospatial datasets available. We work in a fast-paced dynamic environment and have lofty goals ahead of us.
In addition to this, we expect this role to help support and guide a team of GIS Python Developers. Overseeing the development of their new contributions: update/maintain scripts, developing tools to improve workflows, and meet new requirements. Support in the development of new best practices.
Work Environment:
- Travel < 10%
At NV5, we are a collaboration of intelligent, innovative thinkers who care for each other, our communities, and the environment. We value both heart and head, the diversity of our people, and their experiences because that is how we continue to grow as leaders in our industry and expand our individual and collective potential.
NV5 is a global technology solutions and consulting services company with a workforce of over 4,500 professionals in more than 100 offices worldwide. NV5's continued growth has been spurred through strategic investments in firms with unique capabilities to help current and future customers solve the world's toughest problems. The NV5 family brings together talent across a wide range of markets and fields, including Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, Architects, Photogrammetrists, GIS Professionals, Software Developers, IT, Project Management Professionals, and more.
Responsibilities
- Mentorship - Guide/oversee Junior Developers' work. Fostering a collaborative environment that encourages innovation and ensures efficient workflow.
- Maintain and Develop Geospatial Tool Suite - Design and implement scalable, modular tools and scripts for geospatial data workflows, with a focus on performance, maintainability, and reusability.
- Best Practices - Review and enforce best practices including code style, version control, automated testing, and continuous integration. Support peer reviews. Oversee documentation and maintain the internal software tool library.
- Troubleshooting - Ability to troubleshoot complex solutions for a wide array of geospatial applications. Provide a broad range of technical problem-solving skills.
- Software Development Lifecycle Management - Manage the software development lifecycle to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions. Oversee all phases of development, from initial design to deployment and maintenance.
- Collaboration and Communication - Act as the technical liaison in discussions with Product Owners and Leadership. Presenting complex information clearly and ensuring that technical requirements are understood and integrated into the project plans.
- Reporting - Attend standup meetings, anticipate and address any blockers that might impede team performance or project timelines.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) or a related field of study, or equivalent work experience.
- 5 years of professional experience with Python and advanced aptitude.
- Other languages, like C# or JavaScript are a plus!
- Strong background in optimizing geospatial algorithms.
- Creating or deploying scalable solutions within a data pipeline.
- Experience using open-source Python libraries to automate steps in geospatial processing workflows.
- Experience using ArcPy and geospatial data such as shapefiles, GDB, geosjon, LiDAR (LAS and LAZ), GeoTIFF, etc,
- Experience with GitHub, GitHub Actions and ELK.
- Advanced understanding of distributed processing environments, such as Dask, HTCondor or VMWare.
Experience/Skills Preferred (in addition to requirements):
- Experience with C, C , IDL, TypeScript.
- Experience in some of the following: OGR, GDAL, Fiona, Rasterio, Shapely, scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, OpenCV, Dask, Matplotlib, Bokeh, pandas, GeoPandas, Laspy.
- DevOps best practices and management.
- Experience working on SaaS product team.
- Experience with Jira.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check and drug screening.
NV5 offers a competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.
NV5 provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. NV5 complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
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