Geospatial Web Apps Engineer (Junior)

Washington College; Chestertown (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Washington College in Chestertown, MD seeks a Junior Geospatial Developer to support GIS initiatives and build geospatial tools, apps, and data solutions.

The role contributes to scalable GIS architectures, SDLC participation, and integration of data into dashboards and services, under guidance from senior engineers, while mentoring student interns and collaborating with analytics teams.

Qualifications

• Experience integrating spatial data into web applications.
• Coursework or experience in API development, automation scripting, or related technical workflows.
• Familiarity with cloud-based databases and backend platforms, such as Firebase.
• Ability to create automated scripts, data workflows, or AI-assisted tools and agents to support project delivery.
• Interest in creative problem-solving and system architecture, including practical, scalable solutions for geospatial and data-driven projects.
• Familiarity with or willingness to learn server setup, maintenance, or deployment workflows.
• Willingness to mentor interns; prior mentoring experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing web-based and enterprise GIS applications across cloud and hosted environments.
• Contribute to application architecture design and system integration under senior guidance.
• Participate in the software development lifecycle, including requirements review, development, testing, and deployment support.
• Integrate datasets and analytical outputs into dashboards, web applications, and geospatial services.
• Develop and maintain APIs and automated geoprocessing workflows as assigned.
• Follow established coding standards, documentation practices, and version control procedures.
• Conduct testing and troubleshooting to improve system reliability and performance.
• Collaborate with data specialist and analytics teams to support integrated solution delivery.
• Maintain technical documentation for application features and workflows.
• Support experiential learning activities by collaborating with student teams and interns on development tasks.

Skills

Spatial data integration

API development

Automation scripting

Cloud-based databases

Data workflows

System architecture

Mentoring interns

Tools

Firebase

Job description

Washington College in Chestertown, MD seeks a Junior Geospatial Developer to support GIS initiatives and build geospatial tools, apps, and data solutions.

The role contributes to scalable GIS architectures, SDLC participation, and integration of data into dashboards and services, under guidance from senior engineers, while mentoring student interns and collaborating with analytics teams.