Web GIS & Data Platform Engineer

University of Washington; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 86,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Washington’s Taskar Center for Accessible Technology seeks a GIS Data Specialist to lead geospatial tool development and data integration. You will build interactive dashboards, shape data workflows, and collaborate with planners and communities to produce accessible, policy-relevant insights.

This role blends full‑stack web development with GIS analysis, using technologies like React, Scala, and Node to deliver robust tools atop the Transportation Data Exchange.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Info Science or related field with 2+ years software development experience in geospatial/urban planning.

Responsibilities

• Web GIS Tool Development: design and build interactive geospatial dashboards and decision-support tools (eg. Safe Routes to school, ADA Transition Plan).
• Data Integration & Standardization: ingest, clean, and harmonize spatial datasets; develop workflows to transform data into standards-based formats; programming with Scala, Node, js.
• Technical Architecture: architect scalable, secure web stack infrastructure; develop interfaces for internal/external users; web development with React, Angular, Cue, Node, UX Design.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: work with planners, advocates, and community members to reflect lived experience and policy needs.
• Interfaces and External Tooling: develop data-sharing interfaces; evaluate data management solutions; data management for SQL/NoSQL; integrate with existing backend APIs.

Skills

Full-stack development

Geospatial analysis

Stakeholder collaboration

UX design

Web GIS

Open-source GIS

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Science or related field

Tools

QGIS

GeoServer

Turf.js

React

Node

SQL/NoSQL databases

Job description

University of Washington’s Taskar Center for Accessible Technology seeks a GIS Data Specialist to lead geospatial tool development and data integration. You will build interactive dashboards, shape data workflows, and collaborate with planners and communities to produce accessible, policy-relevant insights.

This role blends full‑stack web development with GIS analysis, using technologies like React, Scala, and Node to deliver robust tools atop the Transportation Data Exchange.