Geospatial Applications Engineer — AWS & JavaScript

Xcellent Technology Solutions, Inc; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care plans

Dental and vision coverage

Paid time off

401K with employer matching

GeoAI scholarship

Job summary

Xcellent Technology Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Applications Engineer to support USGS National Geospatial programs. You will work on public-facing applications, leveraging JavaScript and AWS to maintain and improve data workflows, and to troubleshoot and scale solutions within a collaborative team environment.

You will join a veteran-owned company investing in GeoAI and employee growth, with competitive benefits and opportunities to advance in a rapidly evolving field.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/SE/IT with 2 years of relevant experience in software or applications engineering.
• Ability to obtain adjudicated Public Trust clearance (US Citizenship or LPR for at least 3 years).
• Proficiency in JavaScript and ability to understand and improve existing code.
• Hands-on experience with AWS SDK and AWS CLI; familiarity with Lambda, S3, and EC2 for cloud-based data processing.

Responsibilities

• Support USGS National Geospatial Technical Operations Center applications and public-facing tools.
• Enhance and maintain existing applications; improve data presentation and data workflows.
• Troubleshoot issues, optimize code for maintainability, and scale solutions as needs evolve.
• Collaborate in a technical environment to deliver robust and maintainable solutions.

Skills

JavaScript

Public Trust clearance

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Version control

Reading & understanding legacy code

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering/IT

Tools

AWS SDK

AWS CLI

Lambda

S3

EC2

Job description

Xcellent Technology Solutions, Inc. is seeking an Applications Engineer to support USGS National Geospatial programs. You will work on public-facing applications, leveraging JavaScript and AWS to maintain and improve data workflows, and to troubleshoot and scale solutions within a collaborative team environment.

You will join a veteran-owned company investing in GeoAI and employee growth, with competitive benefits and opportunities to advance in a rapidly evolving field.