Scientific Computing & Geospatial Engineer

About the role

Lynker is seeking a skilled and motivated Senior Scientific Computing & Geospatial Engineer to support large-scale hydrologic and geospatial data infrastructure. This role works at the intersection of environmental science and high-performance software development, contributing to national-scale flood forecasting, terrain analysis, and hydrologic modeling systems that operational forecasters and emergency managers depend on every day.

Responsibilities

• Design and build high-throughput raster and terrain processing pipelines for flood mapping, terrain analysis, and DEM conditioning workflows
• Develop and maintain cloud-native geospatial data pipelines across formats including Parquet, Zarr, and NetCDF
• Optimize memory- and compute-intensive scientific workflows for performance and scalability at national scale
• Collaborate with hydrologists, scientists, and modeling teams to translate domain requirements into reliable, maintainable software
• Build and maintain AWS-based infrastructure supporting scalable scientific computing and data delivery
• Contribute to backend API and data pipeline development feeding operational hydrologic forecasting systems
• Perform related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, geospatial science, hydrology, or a related field (MS or above is a strong plus)
• 3+ years of relevant software development experience
• Strong scientific Python experience including numpy, pandas, xarray, and geopandas
• Experience processing large geospatial or environmental datasets using GDAL or equivalent tools
• Familiarity with cloud-native geospatial formats and chunked or tiled data processing approaches
• Experience with AWS storage and compute workflows (S3, EC2, batch)
• Solid software engineering fundamentals — version control, testing, CI/CD, Docker
• Ability to work independently on complex assignments and deliver sound technical recommendations
• Strong written and oral communication skills for documentation and cross-disciplinary collaboration

Qualifications

• Experience with Rust for high-performance scientific or geospatial computing
• Background in flood inundation mapping, hydrologic modeling, or remote sensing
• Cloud infrastructure automation using Terraform or AWS CDK
• HPC or accelerated computing experience

Skills

• Modern software practices including Docker, CI/CD, and automated testing

Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare for the employee at no monthly cost
• 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

Pay

Compensation is commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Full-time position.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit our careers page at https://www.lynker.com/careers.