Web GIS Engineer: Build Interactive Spatial Dashboards

UW Advancement Careers; 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 tools and dashboards that support TCAT and the Transportation Data Exchange. You will transform complex spatial datasets into actionable insights through interactive web apps, including Safe Routes to School and ADA dashboards.

You will architect web stack infrastructure, collaborate with planners and community members, and develop data-sharing interfaces with SQL/NoSQL databases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/Info Science or related field.
• Experience with geospatial data processing and web GIS development.
• Knowledge of scalable web architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of interactive geospatial dashboards and tools.
• Ingest and harmonize spatial datasets from multiple sources.
• Architect scalable, secure web stack infrastructure for Observatory tools.
• Collaborate with planners, advocates, and community members.
• Develop data-sharing interfaces and API connections.
• Create technical documentation and provide user training.

Skills

Geospatial analysis

Full-stack development

Data visualization

Open-source geospatial tools

React

Node.js

Scala

UX Design

Education

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

Tools

QGIS

GeoServer

Turf.js

SQL

NoSQL

Redis

Elasticsearch

OpenStreetMap

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Job description

University of Washington's Taskar Center for Accessible Technology seeks a GIS Data Specialist to lead geospatial tools and dashboards that support TCAT and the Transportation Data Exchange. You will transform complex spatial datasets into actionable insights through interactive web apps, including Safe Routes to School and ADA dashboards.

You will architect web stack infrastructure, collaborate with planners and community members, and develop data-sharing interfaces with SQL/NoSQL databases.