Geospatial Data Engineer

Location: Hybrid or office-based, Philadelphia, US

About Cesium

Cesium (now a part of Bentley) is defining the standard for 3D across industries from the construction site to the battlefield, from outer space to underground. Cesium has more than 10,000,000 lifetime open-source downloads and we support a thriving open-source community.  

Role Overview

We’re looking for a Geospatial Data Engineer to join our team and lead the curation, transformation, and publication of high-quality open geospatial datasets for the Cesium community. This role is ideal for someone passionate about open data, geospatial technologies, and making 3D geospatial content more accessible to developers and users around the world.

Key Responsibilities

• Curate and develop authoritative open and commercial geospatial datasets (e.g., terrain, imagery, vector, 3D buildings).
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and marketing teams to publish and promote new datasets.
• Develop and maintain pipelines for efficient data transformation, tiling, and publishing, including support for partial and scheduled updates.
• Ensure data quality, metadata completeness, and licensing compliance.
• Champion interoperability by staying current with trends in open geospatial data, standards (e.g., OGC), and cloud-native geospatial formats.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience working with geospatial data, GIS tools, and data pipelines.
• Strong proficiency with tools like GDAL, QGIS, PostGIS, and Python geospatial libraries.
• Strong scripting skills in Python or similar for data processing and automation.
• Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, or GCP) and cloud-native geospatial workflows.
• Familiarity with geospatial formats (GeoTIFF, Shapefile, LAS/LAZ, CityGML, etc.).
• Understanding data licensing, metadata standards, and open data ecosystems.
• This role requires minimal travel
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with the Cesium platform and 3D Tiles.
• Knowledge of OGC standards and geospatial APIs.
• Experience working with large-scale datasets (e.g., global terrain, satellite imagery).
• Contributions to open-source geospatial projects or open data initiatives.

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About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

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