Senior/Lead Geospatial Platform Engineer

💫 Company  |  Nature tech, Fintech, Environmental science

📏 Size  |  c40 staff, c7 engineers 

🧢 Role  |  Geospatial Platform Engineer

🪜 Level  |  Senior / Lead

🎯 Areas  |  GIS development, data engineering 

✨ Skills  |  Python, Google Earth Engine, TypeScript, GCP, QGIS

💻 Hybrid  |  1 day per week in Edinburgh or London hub

💰 Compensation  |  £80k - £110k + share options + pension contributions + bonus

🏖️ Holidays  |  Unlimited paid vacation

Cultivo is a leading platform for developing and operating natural assets. Our mission is to regenerate ecosystems by unlocking investment in nature at speed and scale. Our projects capture carbon, protect biodiversity, capture water and positively impact local communities, as well as providing an attractive return to investors.

We are looking for a highly motivated Senior / Lead Geospatial Platform Engineer to join Cultivo’s mission to tackle the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises. The successful candidate will work with a world-class team that moves at speed and strives for maximum impact. You will lead the development of our cloud-native natural capital analysis platform, bridging the gap between complex satellite imagery analysis (Google Earth Engine) and scalable web applications (TypeScript/GCP). You'll be building the infrastructure that powers spatial insights at scale, which is at the heart of Cultivo’s sustainable strategy to invest in nature.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and maintain scalable geospatial and traditional data pipelines using TypeScript, Python and Google Cloud Platform.
• Develop sophisticated Earth observation workflows in Google Earth Engine to process multi-temporal raster datasets.
• Support the wider team in resolving occasional shape-file ingestion issues via platform tooling enhancements or training the team in QGIS workflows.
• Mentor other engineers and set the standard for geospatial best practices within the team.
• Communicate complex analytical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Requirements

Candidates should have …

• 5+ years of development experience, with at least 3 years geospatial
• Deep expertise with Google Earth Engine
• Strong programming skills in Python or TypeScript and a willingness to master both
• Experience with cloud infrastructure (ideally GCP) and infrastructure-as-code (ideally Pulumi)
• Experience with geospatial data and tools (ideally QGIS)
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proactive communication and investigation style; be curious and ask questions
• Comfort working in a primarily remote, distributed, global team
• Proximity to Edinburgh or London area for once-per-week co-working 

Nice to have …

• Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, or a related field
• Experience with SQL, especially PostgreSQL and BigQuery
• Experience with data preprocessing, feature engineering, and analysis
• Knowledge of machine learning concepts and algorithms, especially geospatial AI
• Familiarity with geostatistics e.g. tracking uncertainty, variograms, kriging
• Experience with AI developer productivity and data visualization tools
• Interest in teaching other team members and socializing their knowledge

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package - £80k - £110k depending on experience and location
• Equity options, pension contributions and up to 20% discretionary annual bonus
• Access to health insurance
• Flexible work hours with emphasis on results
• Paid parental leave
• Unlimited paid vacation

Cultivo is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, veteran or disability status. Please contact [email protected] if you need special assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.