Cultivo

Senior/Lead Geospatial Platform Engineer

Cultivo

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: EdinburghUnited Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £80,000 - £110,000 per year

Job Level

About the role

  • Architect and maintain scalable geospatial and traditional data pipelines using TypeScript, Python and Google Cloud Platform.
  • Develop sophisticated Earth observation workflows in Google Earth Engine to process multi-temporal raster datasets.
  • Support the wider team in resolving occasional shape-file ingestion issues via platform tooling enhancements or training the team in QGIS workflows.
  • Mentor other engineers and set the standard for geospatial best practices within the team.
  • Communicate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

  • 5+ years of development experience, with at least 3 years geospatial
  • Deep expertise with Google Earth Engine
  • Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript and a willingness to master both
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure (ideally GCP) and infrastructure-as-code (ideally Pulumi)
  • Experience with geospatial data and tools (ideally QGIS)
  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
  • Proactive communication and investigation style; be curious and ask questions
  • Comfort working in a primarily remote, distributed, global team
  • Proximity to Edinburgh or London area for once-per-week co-working
  • Nice to have …
  • Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, or a related field
  • Experience with SQL, especially PostgreSQL and BigQuery
  • Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and analysis
  • Knowledge of machine learning concepts and algorithms, especially geospatial AI
  • Familiarity with geostatistics e.g. tracking uncertainty, variograms, kriging
  • Experience with AI developer productivity and data visualization tools
  • Interest in teaching other team members and socializing their knowledge
Benefits
  • Competitive compensation package - £80k - £110k depending on experience and location
  • Equity options, pension contributions and up to 20% discretionary annual bonus
  • Access to health insurance
  • Flexible work hours with emphasis on results
  • Paid parental leave
  • Unlimited paid vacation

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
TypeScriptPythonGoogle Cloud PlatformGoogle Earth EngineSQLPostgreSQLBigQuerydata preprocessingfeature engineeringmachine learning
Soft skills
problem-solvinganalytical skillsproactive communicationcuriositymentoringteam collaborationknowledge sharing
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science