Geospatial Platform Lead

Lynker; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401(k) retirement plan

ESOP

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Lynker is seeking a Geospatial Platform Lead to shape our cloud‑native geospatial platform from Boulder, CO. You will own architecture, data productization, and scalability while guiding cross‑team alignment and setting engineering standards.

You’ll mentor developers and ensure reliable data services for APIs and partners, advancing our weather and climate analytics capabilities. The role emphasizes leadership in STAC, TiTiler, and geospatial data workflows, with close collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in geospatial science, computer science, or related field, or equivalent hands‑on experience.
• 5+ years building and operating cloud‑native geospatial or data platforms.
• Strong Python and production software practices with Git, testing, and CI/CD.
• Hands‑on AWS experience and Infrastructure‑as‑Code (Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Experience with cloud‑native geospatial formats and serving (COG, STAC/pgSTAC, TiTiler).
• Track record of setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture of the geospatial platform including cloud‑native data pipelines and tiling layer.
• Translate science outputs into versioned data products and interfaces for apps, partners, and the public.
• Set engineering standards, ensure reliability, security, and interoperability; own scaling roadmap.
• Coordinate with data and analytics teams so products and platform interfaces align.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and guide cloud‑native geospatial developers.
• Keep platform data discoverable, reproducible, and reliable for APIs, apps, and partners.

Skills

Python

AWS

Geospatial platform

Infrastructure as Code

TiTiler/STAC

Mentoring

Education

Geospatial science / Computer science

Master's or Bachelor's degree

Tools

TiTiler

CT CloudFormation

STAC/pgSTAC

GeoParquet

Dask

Job description

Overview

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting‑edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts.As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Geospatial Platform Lead to join our growing team.

Responsibilities

Duties of the Geospatial Platform Lead will include the following:

• Platform architecture: own the architecture of the geospatial platform: cloud‑native data (STAC, cloud‑optimized formats), the serving and tiling layer (e.g., TiTiler), and the pipelines that scale model and map outputs.
• Data at scale: translate science outputs into reliable, versioned data products and interfaces for applications, partners, and the public.
• Standards & reliability: set engineering standards, including Infrastructure-as-Code on AWS; keep the platform reliable, secure, and interoperable; and own the roadmap for how it scales.
• Cross‑team alignment: share goals, schemas, and delivery patterns with the teams that produce our data and analytics so that products and platform interfaces line up.
• Technical leadership: set technical direction for the cloud‑native geospatial developers, coordinate across the Science, Applications, and Engineering teams, and mentor team members.
• Delivery: keep the platform's data discoverable, reproducible, and operationally reliable for the applications, APIs, and partners that consume it.

Qualifications

The Geospatial Platform Lead selected should have the following:

• Bachelor's or Master's in geospatial science, computer science, engineering, environmental or earth science, or a related field; or equivalent hands‑on experience in place of a degree.
• Several years building and operating cloud‑native geospatial or data platforms (roughly 5+ years, or equivalent depth of experience).
• Strong Python and production software practices, including Git, testing, and CI/CD.
• Hands‑on AWS experience (our primary cloud) and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform or CloudFormation).
• Experience with cloud‑native geospatial formats and serving (COG, GeoParquet, STAC/pgSTAC, TiTiler, or comparable).
• A track record of setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.

The Ideal Geospatial Platform Lead will have the following:

• Deep experience with the STAC ecosystem and dynamic tiling (pgSTAC, stac-fastapi, TiTiler).
• Distributed or large‑scale processing (e.g., Dask, cloud batch) and high‑performance computing.
• Background in hydrology, water resources, or environmental science.
• Experience delivering operational, regularly updated scientific products and public‑facing tools.
• Experience owning a platform roadmap and engineering standards across multiple teams.
• Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in‑person collaboration.

About Lynker

Lynker is a growing, employee owned business, specializing in professional, scientific and technical services. Our continually expanding team combines scientific expertise with mature, results‑driven processes and tools to achieve technically sound, cost effective solutions in hydrology/water sciences, geospatial analysis, information technology, resource management, conservation, and management and business process improvement.

We focus on putting the right people in the right place to be effective. And having the right people is critical for success. Our streamlined organization enables and empowers our talented professionals to tackle our customers' scientific and technical priorities – creatively and effectively.

Lynker offers a team‑oriented work environment, and the opportunity to work in a culture of exceptionally skilled professionals who embrace sound science and creative solutions. Lynker's benefits include the following:

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision
• Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays
• Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks
• 401(k) retirement plan with company‑matching
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we're all company owners!
• Flexible spending accounts
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Short‑ and long‑term disability insurance
• Life and accident insurance
• Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year
• Spot bonuses for exceptional performance
• Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses
• Employee Referral Program
• Free centralized, self‑directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace
• Personalized career growth plans for every employee

Lynker is an E-Verify employer.

Lynker is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions based on merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status under federal, state, or local laws.