Senior Data Visualization Engineer (Geospatial)

Location: San Francisco, CA; hybrid work with three days per week in the San Francisco office

Salary: $114,200–$142,700 USD annual base salary

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and provides cloud-based access to satellite imagery and derived data products.

What you will do

• Find and communicate stories that demonstrate novel applications of satellite imagery and hirify.globalary Variables.
• Combine hirify.global imagery with complementary datasets to create visualizations for external distribution.
• Collaborate with Marketing and Communications to develop graphics that explain how hirify.global data addresses customer needs.
• Provide technical input on animations, videos, datasheets, and presentation decks, ensuring accurate data representation.
• Prepare and share imagery with press, think tanks, and analysts under tight deadlines.
• Promote data visualization best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in relevant technical roles, preferably with geospatial or remote sensing data.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Advanced knowledge of remote sensing data use cases and cartographic and data visualization best practices.
• Deep expertise manipulating vector and raster data with geospatial software and libraries such as QGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL, Avenza Geographic Imager, or Avenza MAPublisher.
• Ability to use Python for geospatial analysis and API interaction, plus extensive experience with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator.
• Ability to collaborate across functions, explain complex technical concepts to diverse audiences, prioritize workloads, and meet tight deadlines.

Nice to have

• Experience in the space or Earth observation industry.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, React, D3, NextJS, Svelte, or other modern frontend and backend technologies.
• Experience with hyperspectral data, web mapping, interactive web storytelling, video, or animation.

Culture & Benefits

• People-centric culture with a focus on belonging and inclusive collaboration.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, plus an HSA with company contribution.
• Paid time off, holidays, company-wide days off, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Home office, phone, internet, commuter, wellness, and employee assistance benefits.
• Tuition reimbursement, LinkedIn Learning access, equity, and paid volunteering time.

Hiring process

• The application deadline is November 19, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
• Selected interviews may be recorded with candidate consent for transcription and summarization; candidates may opt out.
• AI tools are prohibited during live interviews and assessments unless explicitly permitted.