GIS Software Developer
We are working with an established Swedish software company developing specialist mapping, navigation and data products for the international aviation and flight-simulation market.Its products combine large geographical and aeronautical datasets to provide accurate mapping and navigation information to a global community of users.
About the positionWe are looking for a GIS Software Developer to join a specialist GIS and product-development team in Stockholm. This is a software-engineering position with a strong geospatial specialism rather than a traditional GIS Analyst role. You will help develop the mapping infrastructure behind a suite of aviation products, building backend services, geospatial data pipelines, map tiles and APIs. The work involves processing complex geographical datasets and turning raster and vector data into reliable mapping functionality used across web, mobile and desktop products.
What you will work onYou will help the team:Build and maintain GIS and geographical data pipelinesProcess and transform raster and vector datasetsWork with PostgreSQL, PostGIS and geospatial SQLGenerate, optimise and serve map tilesDevelop backend services and APIs using TypeScript and Node.jsAutomate updates to geographical and aeronautical datasetsWork with aviation, terrain, weather and wider mapping dataDevelop new mapping functionality and visualisations
Core skillsWe would like to speak with software developers who have:At least three years of commercial GIS or geospatial software-development experienceStrong TypeScript and Node.js backend-development skillsExperience with PostgreSQL, PostGIS and geospatial SQLPython experience for GIS or data-processing workflowsCommercial experience with tools or technologies such as Mapbox, QGIS, GDAL or OpenStreetMapExperience processing raster and vector dataFamiliarity with AWS, Docker and CI/CDProfessional fluency in English
The strongest candidates will come from a software-development background and have specialised in GIS or geospatial technology. This position is unlikely to suit profiles focused predominantly on GIS analysis without substantial programming experience.
Relevant additional experienceExperience in any of the following areas would be beneficial:Mapbox Style Specification or LeafletReact or React NativeGraphQLRustGRIB files or weather data3D modelling or terrain visualisationCartography, navigation or aeronautical dataAviation or flight-simulation technology
The opportunityYou will join a technically curious, collaborative team where developers contribute ideas and influence how mapping products, data pipelines, and geospatial services are designed.
We prefer someone who can work on a hybrid basis from Stockholm. Remote candidates based elsewhere in Europe may also be considered. If you are a software developer specialising in GIS and would be interested in applying your experience to aviation, mapping and navigation technology, apply or get in touch for a confidential conversation.