Senior Geospatial Software Engineer

RYZ Labs is seeking a Senior Geospatial Software Engineer to help build and evolve a platform that works with complex construction and location-based data.
This role combines strong software engineering skills with practical experience handling maps, coordinates, geometry, and geospatial information. You will be involved in building the systems that transform information from construction documents into accurate, usable geographic data that can support real-world field operations.
What You'll Do
Design, develop, and maintain production systems while contributing to technical architecture and engineering decisions
Build functionality around maps, geographic coordinates, spatial relationships, and geometric data
Develop solutions that can extract, process, validate, and transform geometry from unstructured or semi-structured documents
Work on functionality involving geographic measurements, distances, routing, asset locations, and other location-based calculations
Translate real-world geographic information into reliable data that can be visualized, measured, and used in the field
Handle imperfect data sources, including inconsistent formats, incomplete information, and ambiguous inputs
Establish approaches that prioritize data accuracy and clearly identify cases where a reliable result cannot be produced
Contribute to code reviews, engineering standards, testing, and continuous integration practices
Help improve system reliability through monitoring, observability, and safe failure mechanisms
Take increasing ownership of technical decisions and architectural areas as the product and engineering team grow
What We're Looking For
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a track record of taking ownership of technical decisions and production systems
Strong hands-on experience with TypeScript and Node.js
Previous experience developing software involving GIS, mapping, coordinates, geometry, or other geospatial data
Practical knowledge of one or more areas such as GeoJSON, KML, GIS platforms, routing, mapping systems, fleet tracking, logistics, agriculture, drones, or location-based applications
Experience processing data that may be incomplete, inconsistent, noisy, or difficult to interpret
Strong attention to accuracy, data integrity, and system correctness, particularly when software outputs impact real-world decisions
Ability to reason about edge cases and design systems that behave safely when information is insufficient or uncertain
Strong written and spoken English communication skills
Comfortable working independently in a remote and distributed engineering environment
Nice to Have
Experience or education related to civil engineering, surveying, construction, asphalt, or estimating
Familiarity with construction concepts such as plans, alignments, stationing, quantities, and pay items
Experience working with routing, logistics, hauling, or distance calculations
Exposure to DOT bid packages or construction documentation
Familiarity with construction estimating platforms such as Bluebeam, B2W, HeavyBid, or HardDollar
Experience with 3D geospatial information, including terrain models, surface models, point clouds, or cut-and-fill calculations
Experience with technologies such as Turf.js, proj4js, PostGIS, or similar spatial libraries and databases
What You'll Own
As you grow into the role, you will take ownership of important areas of the platform, including:
Geospatial capabilities: how the product represents, processes, measures, and exports geographic information
Map and geometry workflows: transforming information extracted from documents into accurate real-world coordinates and usable geometry
Distance and routing functionality: supporting location-based calculations and hauling-related use cases
Core engineering: production code, technical design, architecture, and key engineering decisions
Reliability and quality: code reviews, testing, observability, monitoring, and engineering standards
Data correctness: ensuring the platform can distinguish between reliable results and situations where available information is insufficient
About RYZ Labs
RYZ Labs is a startup studio founded in 2021 by two lifelong entrepreneurs with extensive experience across technology and consumer businesses. The company brings together talented professionals across the US and Latin America to build and scale technology companies.
Our teams are remote and distributed across the US and Latam, working with modern technologies to develop scalable, resilient products across different industries.
At RYZ Labs, you'll have the opportunity to work with a high degree of autonomy, take ownership of meaningful projects, and collaborate with experienced professionals. You'll be exposed to challenging technical problems while continuing to develop your skills in a fast-moving startup environment.

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