Job Seekers, Please send resumes to resumes@hireitpeople.comSenior Geospatial Solutions Developer - Front-End Specialist
PLEASE NOTE: This is not a pure UI role. Candidates to be considered must have hands-on work with ArcGIS/experience in a Geospatial environment.
Top 5 Skills for Senior Geospatial Solutions Developer - Front-End Specialist –
- Javascript
- Angular 4
- Dojo / ArcGIS Javascript API
- Leaflet
- MapBox / Google Map / Earth Engine API
We are looking for a talented and energetic Senior geospatial solutions front end developer to lead the development of new web GIS applications; as well as maintain current applications using the latest frameworks and technologies available to achieve desired business outcomes. Primary focus of this role will be to implement a complete user interface in the form of a mobile and desktop web app, with a focus on performance. You will work in a team with designers, back-end developer, GIS Analysts to design, develop and implement geospatial solutions.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and support web-based geospatial applications
- Incorporating interactive maps and other geospatial visualization/analysis technologies into web interfaces of existing systems, as well as creating new web-based data visualization and geospatial interfaces
- Ensuring high performance on mobile and desktop
- Writing tested, idiomatic, and documented JavaScript, HTML and CSS
- Coordinate the workflow between the graphic designers
- Support concurrent initiatives specific to infrastructure and software development
- Support the installation of software components in testing and production environments
- Support end-to-end project plans and ensuring timely delivery, issues escalation/reporting
- Integration with external web (map) services
- Integrate a diverse set of data into custom geospatial applications
- Stay current on technology trends and identify ways to innovate our products
- Education: Bachelor' degree in Computer Science, GIS or other geospatial disciplines
- Role Specific Experience: 8+ years of experience as a Front-end application developer, with a heavy emphasis on front-end technologies and modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., Angular4, Dojo, ReactJS, bootstrap etc.)
- Experience with software and web development principles, concepts, and methods;
- Experience with Angular 4 and Dojo is a requirement.
- Creating custom, general use modules and components which extend the elements and modules of core AngularJS
- Experience with object-relational databases (Postgre SQL or MySQL);
- Web mapping API experience (ArcGIS Javascript. Leaflet, Mapbox, OpenLayers, Google Maps)
- Geospatial data experience (SHP, KML, GeoJSON) as well as OGC standards (WMS, WFS)
- Creating configuration, build, and test scripts for Continuous Integration environments
- Proficiency with web GIS tools, particularly those used for map tiling and creating mashups/online interactive maps (Google Maps API, MapBox, OpenLayers and the Google Earth plugin);
- Interest and experience in design and have artistic flair in data visualization
- Must be organized and work well in a team setting. Be open to feedback from others and give honest non-judgmental feedback to others
- Validating user actions on the client side and providing responsive feedback
- Professional, precise communication skills.
