Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. onX is a digital outdoor navigation company developing technology-driven outdoor experiences. The Geospatial Analyst III will support the Fish vertical by managing geospatial datasets and workflows, improving data quality and pipeline reliability, and delivering content to customer-facing products. The role also involves data analysis, workflow automation, cross-functional collaboration, and technical guidance.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Geospatial Analyst supporting the Fish vertical, supporting the technical approach, sequencing, and delivery of geospatial work defined by the Fish Geospatial Project Manager
- Execute geospatial work that supports connected content initiatives by implementing datasets and workflows that enable Fish content to be used consistently across multiple product features and experiences
- Support content trust initiatives by identifying opportunities to strengthen QC checks and quality gates within Fish data pipelines, proactively suggesting and helping implement process improvements alongside senior analysts. Execute targeted audits, refreshes, and cleanup of Fish datasets as needed, applying technical judgment to determine which datasets should be updated, replaced, or retired
- Leverage existing geospatial pipelines and contribute to the improvement and development of new processes as needed, ensuring reliable delivery of data from source systems into customer-facing products and services
- Support complex geospatial processing and analysis such as multi-source data integration, conflation, and large-scale QA/QC, applying expert judgment to resolve ambiguity and edge cases
- Use Claude Code and other AI tools to generate, optimize, and automate geospatial workflows, including feature extraction, segmentation, classification, conflation, and QA
- Proactively identify improvement opportunities in conflation workflows for multi-source polygon integration and communicate recommendations to the Fish Geospatial Project Manager, Content Systems Product Managers, and Engineers
- Analyze data, create dashboards, and monitor data health metrics to provide insights that inform the team on project status
- Identify gaps in Fish data sources, making recommendations for new sources or improvements to existing ones
- Partner closely with senior Geospatial Analysts and Engineers to refine and optimize data acquisition and processing approaches, ensuring geospatial solutions are performant, maintainable, and aligned with the business roadmap
- Use version control (Git) and collaborative workflows to drive consistency and repeatability across the broader Geospatial team
- Provide technical guidance and informal mentorship to other Geospatial Specialists as needed
- Communicate clearly and confidently about workflow ideas, risks, and progress to cross-functional partners
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Geospatial, Geospatial Engineering, Computer Science, Hydrology, Geography, or related field; or equivalent technical experience
- 3+ years of geospatial industry experience, including dataset sourcing, development, transformation, and deployment
- Proficient in QGIS and advanced geoprocessing techniques
- Proficient with SQL, cloud-based analytical databases (e.g., BigQuery), PostGIS, spatial indexing, and performance optimization
- Strong Python skills, including experience with GDAL, geopandas, PyQGIS, and automation frameworks
- Demonstrated ability to operate within complex spatial data pipelines, conflation systems, using version control (Git), and collaborative workflows to deliver reliable, maintainable solutions
- Proven ability to use Claude Code or other AI coding assistants to generate scripts, automate tasks, and accelerate spatial workflows
- Familiarity with sourcing and processing Fish-relevant datasets such as waterbodies, fisheries surveys, bathymetry, and boat ramps
- Proven ability to work autonomously on complex, ambiguous projects, bringing structure, clarity, and execution rigor to ambiguous problem spaces
- Familiarity with cloud-based storage, Airflow, and Docker
- Permanent US work authorization is a condition of employment with onX
- Ability to travel bi-annually for multiple days to a corporate office or other onX strategic location, such as a Basecamp
- Master's degree in Geospatial, Geography, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience with graph-based data systems, including knowledge graphs or hierarchical spatial data stores
- Experience working with modern geospatial data formats such as GeoParquet for scalable storage and processing
- Experience building micro-services or distributed workflows for spatial data
- Interest in fishing, water related activities, or related outdoor recreation products
- Experience with distributed or remote teams
Benefits
- Annual bonuses
- Equity
- Opportunities for growth
- Comprehensive health benefits, including a no-monthly-cost medical plan
- Paid parental leave of 13 weeks for birthing parents and 5 weeks for non-birthing parents
- 401k matching at 100% for the first 3% you save and 50% from 3-5%
- Company-wide outdoor adventures and amazing outdoor industry perks
- Annual “Get Out, Get Active” funds to fuel your active lifestyle
- Flexible time away package that includes PTO, STO, VTO, and paid holidays
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