Senior (Geospatial) Full Stack Engineer

Your mission
As a Full Stack Engineer at VIDA, you’ll play a key role in building powerful tools that turn complex geospatial data into intuitive, high-impact solutions - all while collaborating across teams and technologies.

What you’ll do:

• Build and maintain end-to-end features that visualize and interact with geospatial datasets.
• Work across the stack - from frontend map-based UIs to backend services and data processing pipelines.
• Integrate and work with geospatial libraries, APIs, and services (e.g., PostGIS, Mapbox).
• Collaborate with data scientists, designers, and product teams to deliver user-centric solutions.
• Contribute to the architecture and scalability of our platform.
• Ensure high performance, usability, and accessibility of map-based applications and APIs.

Is it you we’re looking for?
Must-haves:

• 5+ years of experience as a full stack engineer.
• Solid knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript.
• Significant frontend experience, ideally with frameworks like Angular.
• Previous backend experience, ideally with Python (and FastAPI).
• Solid knowledge of testing
• Familiarity with map libraries such as Mapbox GL JS, Leaflet, or OpenLayers.
• Experience with PostgreSQL + PostGIS for geospatial data handling.
• Experience working with geospatial data formats (GeoJSON, GeoParquet, etc.).
• Understanding of RESTful API design and integration.

Nice-to-haves:

• Previous experience on scaling map-based platforms
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools
• Experience with GCP, especially BigQuery
• Data pipeline experience
• Knowledge of tiler servers (e.g. TiTiler, TiPG)
• Familiarity with data science concepts
• Interest in or experience with climate, sustainability, or international development topics.

What we offer
⚡Mission: VIDA is more than just another software company. As our work goes beyond lines of code and interfaces you’ll have the chance to create tangible impact in real lives.
⚡Equity: We want to reward our team’s hard work and dedication. As we believe in fostering a culture where everyone can participate in the success of the company, we will make you part of our VSOP program.
⚡Impact & growth: It’s an exciting time to join us! Shape our success story and company culture from the ground up and see the direct influence of your work.
⚡Diversity: Our team's diversity is truly exceptional. With more than 15 nationalities on board already today and team members spread across the globe, you'll connect and learn from a wide range of perspectives.
⚡Fully remote working & flexibility: We're strong advocates of autonomy and flexibility. We allow you to determine when and where you get your stuff done most effectively.
⚡Tech & tools: We understand the importance of having the right tools to empower your work so you are free to choose the device you work most efficiently with.
⚡Development and setup budget: You'll receive a 500€ setup budget to equip your workspace and an additional yearly 500€ educational budget to invest into your professional growth.
⚡28 vacation days plus public holidays of your country of residence.
⚡Option to work from our Munich office​.

Sounds exciting?
​If you're ​passionate about leveraging the power of technology to drive meaningful social impact and joining ​a mission-driven environment, we would love to hear from you. Submit your application via email to jobs@vida.place or apply directly via the job advertisement. 

When applying, please state your expected salary in €/gross per a year. 

Learn more about VIDA and ​our current ​projects at vida.place or on LinkedIn.

We're looking forward to receiving your application! 
In case your experience doesn’t fit all of the criteria, make sure to get in touch anyways!