Geospatial Developer - Flood Inundation Mapping and Hydro Fabric Solutions

January 1

⛰️ Colorado – Remote

Although this job is listed in Colorado, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

💵 $75k - $105k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🖥 Software Engineer

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Lynker

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Lynker is a premier science, engineering, and technology company that specializes in providing innovative solutions in weather and climate science, marine/ocean science and engineering, and space weather and space climate. The company partners with governments, communities, and industries to deliver impactful services that address global environmental security and economic prosperity. By leveraging a team of skilled scientists, engineers, and educators, Lynker tackles some of the nation’s most important missions and challenges, while also focusing on training, communications, and outreach for effective environmental policy and compliance.

Scientific and Technical Consulting Services • Water Resources • Geospatial Solutions • Program & Portfolio Management

501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2007

🔬 Science

📋 Description

• Develop and optimize Python-based geospatial data processing workflows. • Run and evaluate various flood inundation mapping tools. • Develop, test, and deploy solutions using open-source libraries and tools. • Process and analyze large geospatial datasets, including Digital Elevation Models and hydrofabric datasets. • Contribute to model optimization efforts, ensuring scalability, reproducibility, and maintainability in a cloud computing environment. • Enhance model performance by identifying and resolving computational inefficiencies. • Collaborate with scientists, engineers, and software developers to implement and improve existing modeling tools. • Prepare reports, publications, and presentations summarizing modeling and software development efforts. • Stay informed on emerging technologies in hydrologic modeling, GIS, cloud computing, and machine learning.

🎯 Requirements

• MS or PhD in Hydrology, Water Resources Engineering, Geospatial Science, or a related field • Strong background in hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, flood inundation mapping, and geospatial processing • Advanced programming proficiency in Python; experience with R is a plus • Experience working with large geospatial datasets • Proficiency with GIS software (e.g., QGIS) and open-source geospatial processing tools • Experience with AWS cloud resources for geospatial processing • Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently on multiple tasks • Experience with software development best practices, including code testing, version control (Git), and collaborative development

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost • Healthcare benefit covers medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision • Personal Time Off (PTO) Policy plus paid holidays • Highly competitive compensation plan regularly calibrated against industry and location benchmarks • 401(k) retirement plan with company-matching • Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) – we’re all company owners! • Flexible spending accounts • Employee assistance program (EAP) • Short- and long-term disability insurance • Life and accident insurance • Tuition assistance/Training/Workforce improvement reimbursement per year • Spot bonuses for exceptional performance • Annual Employee Recognition Awards with bonuses • Employee Referral Program • Free centralized, self-directed Learning Management System to learn at your own pace • Personalized career growth plans for every employee