Senior Geospatial AWS Engineer – Onsite DC

System One; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 125,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

System One is seeking a Senior GIS/AWS Developer/Engineer to design, develop, and maintain cloud-native and on-premises software in a Washington, DC environment. The role emphasizes ESRI geospatial tech, AWS, and AI-assisted development to deliver scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in software development, 3+ years with AWS and modern web frameworks, and strong leadership in Agile teams. This is a 100% onsite position requiring U.S.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software development experience following SDLCs with proven track record delivering complex applications.
• 3+ years hands-on experience with AWS services and modern web frameworks; experience with Angular, .NET, ECS, and Terraform.
• Experience using Claude or similar AI tools to enhance development productivity, code generation, and debugging.
• Experience with ESRI technologies (ArcGIS, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Server) building interactive maps and geocoding functionality.
• Strong analytical skills with experience translating business requirements into technical solutions.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases; design and optimization.

Responsibilities

• Analyze complex system requirements and design cloud-native software solutions in AWS.
• Develop and maintain geospatial applications using ESRI technologies (map creation, geocoding).
• Leverage Claude and other AI tools to enhance development productivity and code quality.
• Work with Terraform for infrastructure as code and ECS for containerized deployments.
• Write clean, efficient code following best practices and develop comprehensive documentation.
• Develop frontend applications using Angular.
• Manage software configuration in GitLab and optimize applications for cloud performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Agile methodologies.
• Conduct testing, debugging, and code reviews to ensure quality.

Skills

Strong programming skills

Angular frontend development

Agile methodologies

Technical leadership

Geospatial development

Database design

ESRI ArcGIS development

Cloud architecture

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related IT field

Tools

AWS (ECS, S3, RDS, Lambda, API Gateway)

Terraform

Docker & ECS

GitLab CI/CD

ArcGIS API for JavaScript

Claude AI tools

Job description

System One is seeking a Senior GIS/AWS Developer/Engineer to design, develop, and maintain cloud-native and on-premises software in a Washington, DC environment. The role emphasizes ESRI geospatial tech, AWS, and AI-assisted development to deliver scalable solutions.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in software development, 3+ years with AWS and modern web frameworks, and strong leadership in Agile teams. This is a 100% onsite position requiring U.S.