GIS / Geospatial Software Engineer

Role Purpose

Responsible for developing reusable geospatial libraries and software components that provide mapping, terrain and geospatial capabilities to the common software platform

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain reusable GIS and Geospatial Software libraries
• Implement components for geospatial data processing, visualization and analysis
• Integrate different map, terrain and geospatial data sources into the software platform
• Develop APIs and reusable interfaces to make GIS capabilities available to other software components
• Support the integration of geospatial functionality into different product configurations
• Work closely with software architects and system engineers to define technical solutions and interfaces
• Evaluate and integrate relevant GIS technologies, formats and libraries
• Ensure performance, scalability and maintainability of geospatial components
• Support automated testing and continuous improvement of the GIS libraries
• Contribute to the establishment of a common geospatial capability that can be reused across multiple products

Key Skills

• Degree in Computer Science, Geomatics, GIS, Geoinformatics or related field
• Experience with Esri's ArcGIS and geospatial data processing
• Knowledge of geospatial standards and common GIS data formats
• Programming experience preferable Java 21, C++ as a plus
• Experience with GIS frameworks, libraries and APIs
• Understanding of Software architecture, APIs and modular software development
• Willing to work in a multidisciplinary software and system engineering environment
• Strong communication skills in English, German, French is an advantage

Contract Details

Contract: Freelance

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 6 months + extension

Location: Zurich, Switzerland

Conditions of work : 3 days on site

Rate: 60CHF - 100CHF