Senior Lead 3D Geospatial Engineer

NGS; Charleston (SC); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible health insurance

Life and short-term disability

401(k) retirement plan

Four weeks paid time off, increasing

Job summary

NGS in Charleston, SC seeks a senior GIS engineer to lead 3D data processing, services, and integrations. You will craft pipelines using Golang, implement 3D outputs in CesiumJS/OpenLayers, and guide the team in using Open Geospatial Consortium specs and open-source tools.

The role emphasizes independent work, DoD-aligned projects, and delivery of secure, scalable GIS solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with a distributed team and deploy in containerized environments.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional GIS software engineering experience.
• Strong Golang or equivalent systems languages (C/C++/Java/Rust).
• Experience with Linux, Git and modern CI/CD workflows.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain 3D data pipelines and GIS services.
• Integrate 3D capabilities from open source libraries and partner platforms via APIs and data streams.
• Develop front-end components for operator views and configuration of 3D processing pipelines.
• Deploy and troubleshoot services in Docker and Kubernetes environments.
• Collaborate with distributed teams across sprint planning, reviews, and releases.
• Support demos, tests, and secure coding practices.

Skills

GIS expertise

Golang

Senior software engineer

Network programming

Linux

Git

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

PostGIS

GDAL

PDAL

CesiumJS

GeoServer

OpenLayers

OpenCV

Unreal Engine

Job description

NGS in Charleston, SC seeks a senior GIS engineer to lead 3D data processing, services, and integrations. You will craft pipelines using Golang, implement 3D outputs in CesiumJS/OpenLayers, and guide the team in using Open Geospatial Consortium specs and open-source tools.

The role emphasizes independent work, DoD-aligned projects, and delivery of secure, scalable GIS solutions in a fast-paced environment. You will collaborate with a distributed team and deploy in containerized environments.