Lead Engineer GIS+Python

Mandatory Skills: Python, GIS

Primary Skills : Python (Django/Flask/FastAPI), GIS

Good to have Skills : DevOps, AWS/Azure development

Experience:5+years

Location: Kochi/Trivandrum

Role & responsibilities

▪ Strong programming basics and expert development experience of at least 5+ years in Python + one amongst Angular, .NET, NodeJS, technologies.

▪ Strong understanding of GIS concepts and experience in GIS development using Python/JavaScript of at least 2 years.

▪ Working experience in extraction, analysis and presentation of geo-spatial data using Python

▪ Good hands-on experience in using python libraries like Geopandas, Shapely, GDAL etc.

▪ Good knowledge in using GIS frontend libraries like OpenLayers/Leaflet/Mapbox GL JS etc.

▪ Working experience in performing GIS based database queries/operations.

▪ Ability to write code in an efficiently structured and modularized manner.

▪ Ability to develop user interface and visualize GIS Data using JavaScript or Angular is good to have.

▪ Good understanding of object-oriented concepts.

▪ Experience in integrating GIS solutions into broader enterprise platform is a good to have.

▪ Strong understanding of one of the frameworks - Flask, Django, FastAPI etc.

▪ Good understanding of ORM libraries.

▪ Knowledge on various databases - such as PostgreSQL and working experience on integrations with NoSQL databases as well.

▪ Knowledge of AWS and/or Azure services

▪ Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and experience in development of REST APIs.

▪ Experience with integrating code with Databases, front end application etc.

▪ Good understanding of the various extensions used in databases for GIS data management.

▪ Knowledge of various databases and their GIS plugins - such as PostgreSQL and working experience on integrations with NoSQL databases as well.

▪ Good understanding of code versioning (Git, SVN etc.)

▪ Nice to have: Working experience in DevOps.

▪ Good to have: Working experience in shell scripts/PowerShell scripts.

▪ Willingness to take additional responsibilities and learn new programming languages/technologies. Duties and Responsibilities

▪ Take lead engineer role in managing tasks in a sprint, reviewing the code of team members and ensuring first time quality of code.

▪ Write clean, well-designed code. Job Requisition form

▪ Review of code written by team members and ensuring organizational coding standards are followed. ▪ Capability to understand user stories, translate that into technical specifications and convert this into working code.

▪ Follow modern agile based development process including TDD based unit testing.

▪ Produce detailed specifications.

▪ Troubleshoot, test and maintain the core product software and databases to ensure strong optimization and functionality.

▪ Contribute to all phases of the development lifecycle.

▪ Follow technology best practices.

▪ Develop and deploy new features to facilitate related procedures and tools, if necessary.