Geospatial Software Engineer (Full-Stack)

This is not a GIS Developer role but more of a Software Engineer role, so GIS skills like ArcGIS and QGIS analytics are not needed in this role while majority of the time will be spent on building software with different Geospatial libraries such as maplibre and databases such as DuckDB.

Company Description

Nika.eco (https://nika.eco) is building AGI applications for climate purposes. As driven by ex-AWS folks with a mission to reinstate integrity and transparency to the climate space, it currently builds PlanetGPT (Next-Gen Geospatial Analysis Web Application). Our goal is to compete with Esri and Google to become the most widely used software provider for geospatial analysis, especially in nature fields. Through this, we wish to create the most amount of indirect impact on fighting climate change by channeling resources to the most deserved areas.

Job Overview

At Nika.eco, you will experience and gain insights at the rapid pace of innovation and changes at the start-up, where every day brings new challenges and opportunities to learn and adapt. You'll be immersed in the daily operations of the company. This hands-on opportunity will involve working with a large amount of user data, sales pipeline and content generation. Your work will improve the public view of Nika.eco as the leading nature tech startup in Singapore, also known as the climate finance hub of Asia. This foundation will then empower the research and development (R&D) team of Nika.eco to offer more efficient models for carbon biomass estimation, forest change extents, biodiversity impacts and carbon footprint etc that serve as compulsory spatial data analytics in nature projects.
Embark on a rewarding journey with Nika.eco and contribute to groundbreaking advancements in geospatial technology. Apply now to be part of our innovative team and gain invaluable experience in geospatial skills while driving positive change for the planet.

Responsibilities

• Develop frontend and backend web app features in Typescript/Python/SQL
• Build solutions with different Cloud Services such as AWS
• Integrate various spatial data sources: H3, geoparquet, zarr, COG etc.
• Manage on-prem deployment with Kubernetes