Research Software Engineer: Geospatial Software Developer

• Excellent remote opportunity with a good pension scheme!|Up to £44,000 per year and three posts available

About Our Client

Our client has an exciting opportunity for three Research Software Engineers – Geospatial Software Developers with expertise and experience in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geospatial Software Development. You will join an interdisciplinary project team to help support the technical development of the £8m NERC funded Digital Solutions Programme.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

• Engage in the development of high-quality software as a Full Stack software engineer with the additional expertise of Geospatial Software Engineering. This includes developing and testing high-quality Object-Oriented Code using best practices like SOLID and employing standard methods and patterns.
• Ability to work as a part of a team as well as on their own.
• Ability to prioritize tasks and to solve problems with an engineering mindset rather than a developer mindset.
• Independently working on moderately complex systems and collaborating with colleagues on larger and more complex systems. This involves defining user/system interfaces, designing, coding, testing, and debugging software applications using multiple programming languages such as Python and C#, whilst ensuring efficiency, performance, and maintainability.
• Maintains comprehensive documentation using specified standards and tools, including prototyping tools when appropriate.
• Develops and implements unit, integration, and system testing to ensure software quality, reliability, and security.

The Successful Applicant

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Experience:Software Development* Proficient in object-oriented development with expertise in one or more languages such as C# (.NET, .NET Core), JavaScript, and Python.

• Skilled in front-end web development technologies including HTML5, CSS, and frameworks like Vue, React, Angular, Svelte, Blazor.
• Extensive experience in creating RESTful services utilising ASP.NET, Node.js, and/or Python related technologies, with the use of JSON / XML.
• Experience in constructing robust web solutions using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Thorough understanding and application of software patterns including MVVM, MVC, IoC, Dependency Injection, and other relevant methodologies.
• Familiarity with relational databases (preferably PostgreSQL), and/or SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, and cloud based relational databases, Proficient understanding and usage of NoSQL databases like MongoDB, Redis, etc.
• Competence in utilising both Windows and Linux environments.Geographic Information System (GIS) / GeoSpatial Software Development* Proficient in developing geospatial web applications using tools such as ArcGIS JavaScript API, ArcGIS Runtime.
• Expertise in ESRI desktop products, such as ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Desktop, including the development of desktop plugins for ArcGIS Pro and extensions/customisations in ArcGIS Desktop.
• In-depth knowledge of Geospatially enabled databases, preferably PostGIS, and proficiency in Geodatabase development including schema creation and table optimisation.
• Comprehensive understanding and application of ArcGIS Services, OGC Services, and APIs.
• Exposure to the ArcGIS Enterprise suite, including ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Portal, ArcGIS Image Server, ArcGIS GeoAnalytics Server, ArcGIS Notebook Server, etc.
• Good understanding of geospatial data limitations.
• Proficiency in scripting using the ArcGIS Python API.Desirable Knowledge, Skills and Experience:* Knowledge of ISO Geospatial standards, particularly ISO 19115, ISO 19139, ISO 19136, ISO 19107.
• Knowledge of OGC standards, notably WMS, WFS, WCS, CSW.
• Familiarity with various Geospatial technologies such as Vector Tiles, GeoJSON, TopoJSON, etc.
• Adept at studying and mastering geospatial ISO and OGC standards, emphasising practical implementation.
• Adept at software development using geostatistical packages within Python and/or R.
• Ability to strategize and plan complex workflows for managing geospatial data across diverse systems.

Character Skills:* Attention to Detail: Consistently applying stringent quality standards to all tasks and ensuring meticulous attention to detail.

• Flexibility: Adapting to new information or changing circumstances, adjusting problem-solving approaches accordingly.
• Interpersonal Interaction: Adept at establishing and maintaining relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, possessing effective and culturally sensitive communication skills applicable to different societies and cultures.

What’s On Offer

• Offering up to £44,263 depending on relevant experience
• Excellent holidays, christmas closedown
• Excellent pension.

Contact: Duygu Karaman

Quote job ref: JN-122023-6284457