Bachelor's or Master's in geospatial science, computer science, or related field; or equivalent hands-on experience.
5+ years building and operating cloud-native geospatial platforms.
Strong Python skills and knowledge of software development practices, including Git and CI/CD.
Hands-on AWS experience and familiarity with Infrastructure-as-Code (Terraform, CloudFormation).
Experience with geospatial formats and serving technologies like COG, GeoParquet, and STAC.
Responsibilities
Own the architecture of the geospatial platform, including data management and serving layers.
Translate scientific outputs into reliable, versioned data products for various stakeholders.
Set and maintain engineering standards to ensure platform reliability and scalability.
Align cross-team goals and delivery patterns to ensure product and platform compatibility.
Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the geospatial development team.
Ensure platform data is discoverable, reproducible, and reliable for applications and APIs.
Benefits
Comprehensive healthcare at no monthly cost to the employee.
Coverage includes medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision care.
Personal Time Off (PTO) plus paid holidays.
401(k) plan with company matching contributions.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) for all employees.
Full Job Description
Overview
As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Geospatial Platform Lead to join our growing team.
Responsibilities
Duties of the Geospatial Platform Lead will include the following:
Platform architecture: own the architecture of the geospatial platform: cloud-native data (STAC, cloud-optimized formats), the serving and tiling layer (e.g., TiTiler), and the pipelines that scale model and map outputs.
Data at scale: translate science outputs into reliable, versioned data products and interfaces for applications, partners, and the public.
Standards & reliability: set engineering standards, including Infrastructure-as-Code on AWS; keep the platform reliable, secure, and interoperable; and own the roadmap for how it scales.
Cross-team alignment: share goals, schemas, and delivery patterns with the teams that produce our data and analytics so that products and platform interfaces line up.
Technical leadership: set technical direction for the cloud-native geospatial developers, coordinate across the Science, Applications, and Engineering teams, and mentor team members.
Delivery: keep the platform's data discoverable, reproducible, and operationally reliable for the applications, APIs, and partners that consume it.
Qualifications
The Geospatial Platform Lead selected should have the following:
Bachelor's or Master's in geospatial science, computer science, engineering, environmental or earth science, or a related field; or equivalent hands-on experience in place of a degree.
Several years building and operating cloud-native geospatial or data platforms (roughly 5+ years, or equivalent depth of experience).
Strong Python and production software practices, including Git, testing, and CI/CD.
Hands-on AWS experience (our primary cloud) and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform or CloudFormation).
Experience with cloud-native geospatial formats and serving (COG, GeoParquet, STAC/pgSTAC, TiTiler, or comparable).
A track record of setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.
The Ideal Geospatial Platform Lead will have the following:
Deep experience with the STAC ecosystem and dynamic tiling (pgSTAC, stac-fastapi, TiTiler).
Distributed or large-scale processing (e.g., Dask, cloud batch) and high-performance computing.
Background in hydrology, water resources, or environmental science.
Experience delivering operational, regularly updated scientific products and public-facing tools.
Experience owning a platform roadmap and engineering standards across multiple teams.
Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in-person collaboration.
Lynker offers a team-oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:
Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
401(k) retirement plan with company-matching
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) - we're all company owners!
Flexible spending accounts
Employee assistance program (EAP)
Short- and long-term disability insurance
Life and accident insurance
Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
Employee Referral Program
Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
Personalized career growth plans for every employee
