Geospatial Platform Lead

Lynker Corporation•Boulder, CO

12d•$100,000 - $135,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Lynker Corporation is a leading provider of innovative solutions in weather and climate science. With a commitment to excellence and a passion for innovation, Lynker leverages cutting-edge technologies and scientific expertise to support the creation and delivery of improved operational weather forecasts. As part of our ongoing growth and expansion, we are seeking a dynamic and experienced Geospatial Platform Lead to join our growing team.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's in geospatial science, computer science, engineering, environmental or earth science, or a related field; or equivalent hands-on experience in place of a degree.
Several years building and operating cloud-native geospatial or data platforms (roughly 5+ years, or equivalent depth of experience).
Strong Python and production software practices, including Git, testing, and CI/CD.
Hands-on AWS experience (our primary cloud) and Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform or CloudFormation).
Experience with cloud-native geospatial formats and serving (COG, GeoParquet, STAC/pgSTAC, TiTiler, or comparable).
A track record of setting technical direction and mentoring engineers.

Nice To Haves

Deep experience with the STAC ecosystem and dynamic tiling (pgSTAC, stac-fastapi, TiTiler).
Distributed or large-scale processing (e.g., Dask, cloud batch) and high-performance computing.
Background in hydrology, water resources, or environmental science.
Experience delivering operational, regularly updated scientific products and public-facing tools.
Experience owning a platform roadmap and engineering standards across multiple teams.
Colorado Front Range presence for periodic in-person collaboration.

Responsibilities

Own the architecture of the geospatial platform: cloud-native data (STAC, cloud-optimized formats), the serving and tiling layer (e.g., TiTiler), and the pipelines that scale model and map outputs.
Translate science outputs into reliable, versioned data products and interfaces for applications, partners, and the public.
Set engineering standards, including Infrastructure-as-Code on AWS; keep the platform reliable, secure, and interoperable; and own the roadmap for how it scales.
Share goals, schemas, and delivery patterns with the teams that produce our data and analytics so that products and platform interfaces line up.
Set technical direction for the cloud-native geospatial developers, coordinate across the Science, Applications, and Engineering teams, and mentor team members.
Keep the platform's data discoverable, reproducible, and operationally reliable for the applications, APIs, and partners that consume it.

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