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Software Development Engineer/Features Engineering Lead

Basemaps Team

About Vantor

Vantor is seeking an experienced Software Development Engineer to join our Basemaps team. We are looking for a hands-on technical leader who is passionate about solving complex problems and delivering customer-focused solutions. The ideal candidate is eager to learn and develop technologies related to vector data processing, remote sensing, geospatial systems, and AI-driven applications.

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the intersection of cutting-edge geospatial and photogrammetric technologies and modern software engineering. Our solutions are deployed primarily in AWS cloud environments and support advanced data processing and analytics capabilities.

Responsibilities

As an Engineering Lead for feature data, you will:

• Own and maintain the technical roadmap for our feature data products.

• Establish engineering priorities in partnership with product owners, engineering leadership, platform teams, and operational stakeholders.

• Provide architectural direction for scalable geospatial and vector data-processing systems.

• Remain hands-on in software development, prototyping, code reviews, debugging, performance optimization, and production support.

• Evaluate and adopt modern open-source technologies for geospatial processing, distributed computing, workflow orchestration, and data management.

• Balance near-term delivery priorities with team members during stand-ups.

• Demonstrate working software and contribute to iterative product development.

• Monitor and maintain AWS-based system health and performance.

• Participate in system design, requirements gathering, and technical documentation.

• Collaborate across teams to coordinate dependencies and deliver integrated capabilities.

• Promote the effective use of AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity, software quality, and documentation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Geography, or a related technical field.

• 8+ years of professional experience.

• Demonstrated experience serving as a lead engineer or technical owner for a software platform, product, or major technical initiative.

• Strong understanding of Docker containerization technologies.

• Strong working knowledge of GDAL/OGR, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, spatial indexing, coordinate reference systems, and spatial data-processing concepts.

• Proven ability to provide technical guidance and mentor other engineers without direct management responsibility.

• Familiarity with Agile software engineering practices and methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Geospatial Science, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Experience with modern geospatial technologies and formats, including GeoParquet, DuckDB spatial, vector tiles, FlatGeobuf, GeoPackage, or Cloud Optimized GeoTIFF.

• Experience working throughout the full software development lifecycle.

• Knowledge of AWS or comparable cloud platforms.

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using Jenkins or similar tools.

• Knowledge of geospatial, geodesic, photogrammetric, or remote sensing technologies.

• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to communicate complex technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Self-motivated, collaborative, and detail-oriented with a willingness to work closely with technical systems and processes.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge geospatial, AI, and cloud technologies.

• Collaborative and innovative engineering culture.

• Exposure to modern software development practices and cloud-native architectures.

• Professional growth and learning opportunities in emerging technologies.

Pay Transparency: To support pay transparency, Vantor includes salary ranges in all U.S. job postings. Starting pay for this role will fall within the listed range and will be based on factors such as experience, qualifications, skills, location, and market conditions. Candidates who meet the minimum requirements for the role should not expect to receive compensation at the top of the range. The listed range reflects the expected pay for this position, and final offers will be determined based on each candidate's experience, expertise, and alignment with the role.

The base pay for this position within Colorado is: $124,000.00 - $165,000.00 - $181,500.00 annually. The base pay for this position within New Jersey is: $124,000.00 - $165,000.00 - $181,500.00 annually. The base pay for this position within Delaware is: $124,000.00 - $165,000.00 - $181,500.00 annually. The base pay for this position within the Washington, DC metropolitan area is: $137,000.00 - $182,000.00 - $200,200.00 annually. The base pay for this position within California is: $143,000.00 - $190,000.00 - $209,000.00 annually.

For all other states, we use geographic cost of labor as an input to develop market-driven ranges for our roles, and as such, each location where we hire may have a different range.

Benefits: Vantor offers a competitive total rewards package that goes beyond the standard, including a robust 401(k) with company match, mental health resources, and unique perks like student loan repayment assistance, adoption reimbursement and pet insurance to support all aspects of your life. You can find more information on our benefits at:https://www.Vantor.com/careers

Additionally, this position is incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and/or individual results achieved; the specific incentive plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions.

The application window is three days from the date the job is posted and will remain posted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire. If the job is reposted regardless of reason, it will remain posted three days from the date the job is reposted and will remain reposted until a qualified candidate has been identified for hire.

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EEO Policy: Vantor is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive workplace. We believe in fostering an environment where all team members feel respected, valued, and encouraged to share their ideas. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.