Platform Engineer (Geospatial) - Dubai

AirTech; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

AirTech in Dubai is seeking a Platform Engineer (Geospatial) to own and evolve our production geospatial platform. You will maintain, secure and scale a React/Node.js/PostgreSQL + PostGIS stack, manage Docker deployments, and work with Cloudflare services.

You’ll collaborate with the GIS and survey teams on orthophoto processing, coordinate systems, data pipelines, and client onboarding, with a focus on reliability, security and rapid delivery.

Qualifications

• Solid full-stack JavaScript experience with production deployments.
• PostgreSQL and PostGIS proficiency.
• Comfort with Linux servers and Docker deployments.
• Familiarity with GIS concepts like coordinate systems and projections.

Responsibilities

• Own production platform including security, reliability, and features.
• Handle deployments, scaling and monitoring.
• Collaborate with GIS team and contractors on processing and new features.
• Onboard client sites and coordinate datums.

Skills

Full-stack JavaScript

Web mapping / 3D on the web

Security best practices

English communication

Tools

React

Node.js

PostgreSQL

PostGIS

Docker

Linux

Cloudflare

GDAL

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.