Geospatial Data Scientist

1w1 week ago

GeoPostcodes

Brussels, BE · Full-time · €55,000 – €75,000

About this role

Would you like to create success with Fortune 500 companies using a world-class Data-as-a-Service solution? As a Geospatial Data Scientist in the boundaries product team, maintain and enhance PostGIS-based polygon data, source and clean data, and support internal projects. This role suits those passionate about geography, cultural differences, and linguistics in a collaborative setting.

Research, scrape, and acquire geographic and postal data sources daily. Perform data cleaning, validation, and integration into the PostGIS database. Integrate pre-existing polygon data or build polygon maps from open addresses, cadastre, buildings, and road networks.

Work closely with Geo Domain experts to ensure data accuracy and relevance. Join passionate international, open-minded industry experts who achieve results together. Enjoy frequent town hall meetings, team dinners, and team buildings in a funky co-working space.

GeoPostcodes is a fast-growing Belgian DaaS company, the global reference for complete postal code, geolocation, and population databases trusted by Amazon, UPS, IBM, and American Express. Thrive in a transparent company where colleagues help each other to win as a team. Benefit from a regular, predictable assignment in Europe's capital.

Requirements

Strong proficiency in SQL and experience with PostGIS
Experience with GIS software such as QGIS or ArcGIS to visualize and process geospatial data
Excellent written and spoken English language skills
Bachelor’s degree or higher in a relevant field such as Geomatics, Geography, Data Science, or Computer Science
Experience with PostGIS topology
Competency in Python for data processing and scripting tasks
Familiarity with Unix/Linux environments
Familiarity with bash scripting and version control using Git

Responsibilities

Research, scrape, and acquire geographic and postal data sources
Perform data cleaning, validation, and integration into PostGIS database
Integrate pre-existing polygon data or build polygon maps out of available data (e.g., open addresses, cadastre, buildings, road network)
Insert pre-processed data into a topological model to ensure polygons are perfectly matching, even after simplification
Collaborate on small-scale internal projects to process and analyze data
Work closely with Geo Domain experts to ensure accuracy and relevance of data
Document workflows and maintain detailed process records

Benefits

Passionate international, open-minded industry experts who want to achieve results together
Frequent town hall meetings, team dinners and team buildings
Funky co-working space (MeetDistrict Madou) in the heart of Europe’s capital, 15-minute walk from Brussels Central Station
Fully transparent and open company culture where colleagues help each other to win as a team