Data Visualization Engineer (Geospatial)

Location: San Francisco, California; hybrid work required from the San Francisco office three days per week

Salary: $90,200–$112,700 USD per year for San Francisco-based hires

Company

hirify.global designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of imaging satellites and provides satellite imagery and data through a cloud-based platform for commercial, environmental, and humanitarian applications.

What you will do

• Find and communicate stories that showcase novel applications of satellite imagery and hirify.global products.
• Combine hirify.global imagery with complementary datasets to create compelling visualizations and graphics.
• Collaborate with Marketing colleagues to develop customer-facing educational content.
• Provide technical scoping and feedback for animations, videos, datasheets, and presentation decks.
• Prepare and share accurate imagery with press, think tanks, and analysts under tight deadlines.
• Promote data visualization best practices across the organization.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in relevant technical roles, preferably involving geospatial or remote sensing data.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience manipulating vector and raster data with QGIS, ArcGIS, GDAL, Avenza Geographic Imager, Avenza MAPublisher, or similar tools.
• Experience programming with Python to analyze geospatial data and interact with APIs.
• Knowledge of remote sensing use cases, cartographic principles, and data visualization best practices.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite, especially Photoshop and Illustrator, plus the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Nice to have

• Experience in the space or Earth observation industry.
• Knowledge of JavaScript, React, D3, NextJS, Svelte, or other modern programming frameworks.
• Experience visualizing hyperspectral data, creating video or animation, or developing web maps and interactive web stories.

Culture & Benefits

• People-centric culture focused on belonging, collaboration, and humanitarian impact.
• Medical, dental, and vision plans, plus an HSA with company contributions.
• Paid time off, company holidays, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave.
• Home office, phone, internet, tuition, learning, wellness, and commuter benefits.
• Equity, employee assistance programs, and paid volunteering time.

Hiring process

• Selected interviews may be recorded with candidate consent for transcription and summarization.
• AI tools are permitted for interview preparation but prohibited during live interviews and assessments unless explicitly authorized.