Senior Hybrid App Software Engineer

Job Summary

IQGeo is seeking a Senior Hybrid App Software Engineer with an emphasis on hybrid mobile app technologies to support our Web and Mobile Software engineering efforts for domestic and international enterprise customers. This role joins a dynamic team that enjoys working with complex applications and products that utilize software, GIS, engineering, and problem-solving skills. Our flexible scheduling and outstanding benefits support success in a highly creative, innovative, and energetic company.

About Us

Achieving universal broadband equity and meeting net zero carbon emissions are two of the biggest social and environmental challenges that the IQGeo team is tackling. To achieve this, more than 500 innovative telecommunications and utility companies around the world are “building better networks” using our award-winning geospatial software to deploy the fiber optic and distributed energy networks of the future. We play a vital role in helping utilities plan, design, construct and maintain the complex network assets essential to the success of our businesses and well-being of our communities. As a carbon neutral software company, we invite creative and talented people to join us in our mission to transform communication and utility networks for the long-term sustainability of our shared planet. Learn more about our customer stories.

Our Engineering teams are in Cambridge (UK), Denver (USA), Salt Lake City (USA), and Ghent (Belgium) and are responsible for designing and developing our geospatial products which are available both as cloud services and for on-premises deployment. You will be helping to develop the next generation of innovative geospatial products that support mission-critical operations for our global customer base.

Duties/Responsibilities

As an integral part of the Geospatial engineering team, the successful candidate will be developing new product releases to meet the growing list of requirements for the platform product and new industry vertical applications.

Your Duties And Responsibilities Will Include

• Design, development, unit-testing, maintenance, and enhancement of hybrid applications for iOS, Android and Windows platforms using cross-platform frameworks
• Implementation of automated testing
• Configuration management and management of builds
• Technical documentation of software design
• Guide and mentor engineers
  
  

Essential

Required Skills & Experience

You Must Have All Of The Following

• Experience building efficient hybrid applications in JavaScript with Capacitor (or similar technology)
• Mobile application development (iOS, Android)
• Experience with Electron app development
• Experience with ReactJS
• Experience with SQL and RDBMS technology (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQLite, or similar)
• Demonstrated expertise in object-oriented programming, with a proven track record or successful development experience
• Experience integrating front-end and back-end components
• Experience creating and running automated tests
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, able to present technical concepts to Architects and Developers
• Experience using Git or other distributed version control systems
• UK citizenship or permanent residency required
  
  

Desirable

Ideally, You’ll Have Some Of The Following

• Experience with mobile apps test automation
• Experience with integrating native functionality from mobile device (e.g., camera, GPS, sensors)
• Experience building efficient server-side applications in Python
• Experience with Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) or web mapping
• Experience within the telecommunications industry
• Enterprise Integration especially web services
• Experience with mobile UI/UX design
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Experience with Linux system architecture/administration and supporting network architecture
• Experience working in cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
• Experience working with Docker containers
• Knowledge of or experience with: OpenLayers, PostGIS, AntD, Pyramid, Shapely, Turf, and SQLAlchemy
  
  

Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent industry experience.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

What’s In it For You

• 25 days of paid holiday, with the opportunity to purchase further days up to a total of 30.
• IQGeo SHINE program
• Charity/Volunteering day each year.
• Company-matched pension contributions of up to 6% base salary.
• Private medical insurance.
• Health cash plan.
• Company life assurance (4x gross salary).
• Incapacity benefit.
• Enhanced maternity leave policy.
• EV company car scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Cycle scheme (salary sacrifice).
• Give as you earn charity scheme.
  
  

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in United Kingdom.

IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

About IQGeo

IQGeo™ is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platform software was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software, and in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.

IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries. The company is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan, and is supported by a global network of highly skilled partners.