GIS Engineer

Company: Ookla
Location: Memphis
Posted on: January 16, 2022

Job Description:

Ready to challenge yourself to dive deep and think big? Ookla, the company behind Speedtest and Downdetector, is a team of passionate individuals who have turned clever ideas into unique products and a thriving business. Globally, millions of tests are performed every day across the Speedtest ecosystem on the web, desktop and mobile apps, embedded in routers and deployed in thousands of servers. With all that usage comes countless ways to dissect and analyze our data, and plenty of exciting opportunities to optimize our monetization strategy. It also gives us the ability to help make the internet better, faster and more accessible for everyone. If you crave the chance to do your best work in a flexible work environment where we value individuality and fun as much as we value talent, we want to hear from you.

We are looking for a highly capable GIS Engineer to join our Geospatial Engineering Team. You will be responsible for maintaining our spatial data stores, processing spatial data, and performing analytics, this includes the development of custom tooling to meet specific recurring tasks and the maintenance of existing custom tools already in use.

We are people first, employees second at Ookla, and we know there is no one perfect path to any job. If youre excited about the work were doing and think you have a creative new approach, please apply whether or not your experience matches the job description. We strongly believe diversity of all kinds makes us better. We are an equal opportunity employer actively working to build an inclusive workforce at all levels of the company. [Read our latest diversity report here

Expectations for Success

• Design, program, or model Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications or procedures.
• Perform computer programming, data analysis, or software development for Geographic Information Systems (GIS) applications, including the maintenance of existing systems or research and development for future enhancements.
• Analyze Geographic Information Systems (GIS) data to identify spatial relationships or display results of analyses, using maps, graphs, or tabular data.
• Design or coordinate the development of integrated Geographic Information Systems (GIS) spatial or non-spatial databases.
• Maintain or modify existing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases.
• Enter data into Geographic Information Systems (GIS) databases, using techniques such as coordinate geometry, keyboard entry of tabular data, manual digitizing of maps, scanning or automatic conversion to vectors, or conversion of other sources of digital data.
• Review existing or incoming data for currency, accuracy, usefulness, quality, or completeness of documentation.
• Work directly with clients to discuss topics such as technical specifications, customized solutions, or operational problems
• Exercise a working knowledge of telecommunication technologies (mobile, cable, WiFi, etc.) and how technologies are deployed and connected
  
  Requirements
  
  The heading says requirements but were looking for the right person, not the exact list. If you feel that your life experience prepares you for similar challenges, wed like to hear from you.
  • 3+ years of geo spatial data engineering experience
  • Skilled with Python, including GeoPandas and/or Shapely
  • Proficient in SQL on PostgreSQL and/or AWS Redshift
  • PostGIS
  • Experience managing PostgreSQL or equivalent databases
  • Experience in Shell scripting
  • Expertise in one or more of the following programs:
    • QGIS
    • ESRI ArcGIS
    • Precisely MapInfo
    • Strong time management skills and a self driven work ethic
      
      Preferred
      
      • Computer vision modeling experience
      • Experience in distributed computing
      • Experience with AWS or other equivalent cloud service
        
        Benefits
        
        We offer competitive compensation, flexible schedules, on- and off-site happy hours (when it is safe to do so again), team activities (even remotely), lunch on Wednesdays and an office kitchen full of snacks (when we are back in the office). Our comprehensive benefits package includes 401(k) matching, unlimited paid vacation and sick time, ESPP options, health/dental insurance coverage and a stand-out parental leave. We make sure you have the best hardware, software and tools available for you to do your work, and we provide excellent flexibility for working remotely as time and responsibilities allow.
        
        Location
        
        While our preference is to have this person located near our Memphis office (we are still all remote), we are also open to having this position be remote elsewhere in the US. If you are working remotely occasional visits to our Seattle, USA headquarters or Memphis office will be expected (when it is safe to travel).This is a remote/office based position which may be performed anywhere in the United States except for within the state of Colorado.by Jobble

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