QGIS Developer (Remote)

Datafin was established in 1999 due to the need for a specialized IT recruitment solution. We offer a personalized and flexible recruitment service, specializing in providing both client and candidate with the perfect fit. We pride ourselves on the fact that we have established relationships with industry leaders and a vast majority of our business is repeat business. Datafin's Goals: Datafin strives to be recognised as the best recruitment company in Cape Town and Johannesburg, using ethical business principles, focusing on technology driven industries and sourcing highly skilled people for cutting edge companies, thereby ensuring sustained profitability and adding value to all stakeholders.

Datafin has a 15 year track record in providing reputable companies with like-minded suitable people. In the process, we have established and sustained, mutually beneficial relationships with a large portion of the Cape Town commercial sector. Our success has cultivated a sense of trust with candidates and clients alike and as a result we have a large network of candidates to draw from at any given time.DUTIES:

Functional & Technical Skills:

Collaborate with GIS analysts, team leaders, project managers and cross-functional teams to gather and define requirements for software projects.

Design and develop GIS applications and tools that enable efficient data visualization, analysis, and reporting.

Implement location-based services and geospatial functionalities within web and applications.

Write well-documented, clean, and maintainable code that follows best practices and coding standards.

Utilize libraries, APIs, and SDKs to enhance the capabilities of software

applications.

Stay up to date with advancements in GIS technology and software engineering trends.

Participate in code reviews and knowledge sharing sessions with team members.

Experience in Agile development methodologies, system development lifecycles, tools, and technology.

Support maintenance planning by performing spatial analysis, producing cartography and other data visualization, developing data sets, automating spatial and tabular data processing, and building web-based tools for data exploration.

REQUIREMENTS:

Technical Knowledge (GIS):

Proficiency in GIS platforms, including QGIS, PostGIS or similar

Experience with geospatial libraries, frameworks, and APIs for web mapping and spatial analysis - JavaScript, Leaflet, Mapbox GL, and OpenLayers

Experience Acerating maps using GIS software

Web application development using cloud-based GIS tools

Web application programming such as jQuery, D3, OpenLayers, Leaflet, or Google Maps

Technical Knowledge (Other):

Develop, implement, and maintain web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other front-end technologies.

Demonstrable ability to work with product stakeholders to translate wireframes, mock-ups, and prototypes into high-quality user interface designs.

Implemented, worked with, and maintained design systems and style frameworks.

Experience building and working with front-end frameworks such as Vue or React

Familiarity with version control systems like Git and agile development methodologies.

Experience with AWS, Google, Digital Ocean and Azure

Web application development using cloud-based GIS tools, 'cloud native GIS'.