Platform Engineer (Geospatial)

AirTech; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

Airscope Tech in Dubai is seeking a Platform Engineer (Geospatial) to own and evolve a production stack based on React, Node.js, PostgreSQL + PostGIS. You will keep the platform running, secure, and moving forward, collaborating with a team that handles drone surveys and 3D geospatial data.

You will manage Docker deployments on Linux, integrate with Cloudflare, and shape the geospatial processing pipeline using Python and GDAL.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering production-grade geospatial web apps.
• Strong PostgreSQL (PostGIS) skills and data workflows.
• Proficient with Linux servers and Docker deployments.
• Familiar with GIS concepts like coordinate systems and projections.
• Knowledge of web mapping libraries (Leaflet, MapLibre, CesiumJS).

Responsibilities

• Own and operate a live platform: reliability, security, and feature growth.
• Design and maintain the geospatial pipeline (Python / GDAL).
• Onboard client sites with coordinate systems and datums.
• Collaborate with survey team and contractors on new features.
• Implement authentication, access control, and backups.

Skills

Full-stack JavaScript

PostgreSQL / PostGIS

Docker

Linux

GIS fundamentals

Web mapping / 3D on the web

AI coding tools usage

Codebase ownership

Tools

Docker on Linux

Cloudflare

PostGIS

Leaflet / MapLibre / CesiumJS / Three.js

Job description

We're hiring: Platform Engineer (Geospatial) - Dubai

Airscope Tech has been delivering drone surveys and construction site monitoring across the UAE. Our AirTech Portal puts orthophotos, 3D models, 360° panoramas, timelapse and live PTZ camera feeds in front of some of the region's largest developers - it is live, it carries paying clients, and it is central to how they see their projects.

We are looking for an engineer to take ownership of the platform: keep it running, keep it secure, and keep it moving forward.

What you'll own

• A production React / Node.js / PostgreSQL + PostGIS platform
• Releases and infrastructure - Docker on Linux, Cloudflare (R2, Workers, Pages), staging to production
• The geospatial pipeline - Python / GDAL processing for orthophotos, elevation models and map tiles
• Onboarding client sites, including coordinate systems and datums
• Security and reliability - authentication, access control, backups, monitoring
• Working with our survey team and specialist contractors on processing and new features

What we need

• Solid full-stack JavaScript experience, with work shipped to production
• PostgreSQL, ideally with PostGIS
• Comfortable working with Linux servers and Docker deployments
• GIS fundamentals - coordinate systems, projections, raster data - or a strong willingness to learn them
• Good security habits - session/JWT auth, access control, handling secrets properly
• Web mapping or 3D on the web (Leaflet, MapLibre, CesiumJS or Three.js)
• Confident using AI coding tools (Claude Code, Cursor or similar) day to day
• Able to pick up a well-documented but complex codebase and grow into owning it

Great if you also have

• Photogrammetry experience, particularly Agisoft Metashape
• 3D formats - 3D Tiles, point clouds, Gaussian splats, 360° panoramas
• Video streaming or IP camera integration (RTSP, WebRTC)
• CI/CD setup and observability
• Drone, surveying or construction industry background
• Arabic

What we offer

• Real ownership of a live product with a clear roadmap
• A small team where your work is in front of clients every week
• Hands-on exposure to drone survey, 3D and geospatial technology

Based in Dubai, full-time. Candidates relocating to the UAE are welcome.