Job Title: Software Engineer Applications & GIS
Location: New York, NY
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 Days Onsite per Week)
Contract Duration: 3 Months
Work Schedule: 37.5 Hours per Week
Job Overview
We are seeking a motivated and technically skilled Software Engineer to support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of customer-facing applications and GIS-based solutions. The ideal candidate will have experience with application development, cloud platforms, databases, and location-based technologies.
The successful candidate should be intellectually curious, passionate about technology, and capable of working independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams. Experience with railroad operations and geospatial information systems is highly desirable.
Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, and maintain customer-facing software applications.
- Analyze technical requirements and translate them into effective software solutions.
- Work with cloud infrastructure, application hosting platforms, databases, and monitoring tools.
- Develop and maintain application components using Java, Kotlin, and SQL.
- Support frontend development using technologies such as React, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as needed.
- Work with GIS platforms and location-based data systems to support mapping and geospatial functionality.
- Prepare technical documentation, including project scopes, software requirements, estimates, and implementation plans.
- Manage assigned projects independently while ensuring timely delivery of technical deliverables.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to identify requirements, analyze data, and resolve technical challenges.
- Support application monitoring, troubleshooting, and performance optimization.
Required Technical Skills
Candidates should possess foundational knowledge of the following technologies and platforms:
Cloud & Infrastructure
- Amazon EC2
- AWS Elastic Beanstalk
- Amazon CloudWatch
- Docker
- Amazon RDS / PostgreSQL
- ActiveMQ
- Firebase
- Sentry
Programming Languages & Development
Additional Frontend Technologies
Preferred Technical Skills
- Experience with React Native and Kotlin.
- Familiarity with SaaS development and collaboration platforms, including GitHub, GitLab, Sentry, Intercom, Airtable, and Expo.
- Knowledge of GIS and location-based technologies, including Mapbox and Esri.
- Experience working with cloud-hosted applications and modern software development environments.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
- Equivalent education and demonstrable professional experience may be considered in place of a degree, subject to approval.
- Previous experience designing and developing customer-facing applications.
- Experience managing software development projects and coordinating technical deliverables.
- Ability to prepare technical documentation, including scopes of work, software requirements, and project estimates.
- Strong analytical, planning, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to collect, interpret, and analyze data effectively.
- Ability to work independently and manage competing priorities.
Preferred Domain Knowledge
- Familiarity with railroad operations and related business processes.
- Experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), geospatial data, or location-based applications.
- Knowledge of mapping platforms such as Mapbox and Esri.
