The University of Maryland College Park Department of Geographical Sciences is searching for a Geospatial Developer The Geospatial Developer will use knowledge and skills associated with remotely sensed data software development and systems architecture to contribute towards creating an efficient accessible and sustainable platform for onloading analyzing and extracting large scale spatial data into decentralized and traditional information systems The position will be responsible for developing pipelines to accelerate the above workflow to increase data equity and resiliency efforts while leveraging novel decentralized technologies This individual must operate independently to craft maintainable testable and well documented code Candidates should have extensive experience in scientific programming in Python and Javascript and a willingness to learn Go Solidity Rust and other languages as required Further the individual should be comfortable with relational NoSQL and P2P databases and system administration with Docker Compose Swarm AWS K8s and associated networking tools Strong candidates will have had previous experience operating within public public and public private partnerships within the remote sensing software engineering or Web3 industries Moreover strong candidates would have knowledge and experience with the following Web3 tools subjects Filecoin IPFS MetaMask and EVM BlockchainsThe initial duration of this appointment is for a two year term with the potential for extension based on performance and availability of funding This position is eligible to work remotely This role would be a member of the Center for Geospatial Information Science CGIS and the Spatial Multiscale Analytical Science Hub SMASH in addition to the Department of Geographical Sciences As such the geospatial developer would be encouraged to interact with these broader communities and potential collaborate on additional projects