Software Development Engineer/Features Engineering Lead  Basemaps Team

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence helping decision makers and operators navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next.  Vantor is a place for problem solvers changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently and in doing so be seen differently. Come be part of a mission not just a job where you can: Shape your own future build the next big thing and change the world.

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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.

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

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.

What We Do

Vantor is forging the new frontier of spatial intelligence to unlock a more autonomous interoperable world. We empower decision makers and operators with the clarity they need to navigate what’s happening now and shape what’s coming next. Our AI-powered spatial intelligence platform fuses data from the world’s highest-resolution satellites with real-time sensor feeds from space air and ground to create the most accurate living digital replica of Earth.

Why Work With Us

Vantor is a place for problem solvers changemakers and go-getters—where people are working together to help our customers see the world differently and in doing so be seen differently. Come be part of a mission not just a job where you can: Shape your own future build the next big thing and change the world.

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