Geospatial Software Developer | GIS
4 days ago• Hazelwood, MO
Software Developer – Geospatial Specialist | GIS
FlightSafety International
Location: St. Louis, MO (Hybrid, 3+ days onsite)
Duration: Direct Hire
Rate: $80,000
About FlightSafety
FlightSafety International is the world leader in professional aviation training and simulation systems. Our solutions are used to train and certify more than 75,000 pilots each year across 135+ commercial and military aircraft. We are dedicated to building the most immersive and realistic flight simulation experiences in the industry.
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About the Role
We are seeking a Software Developer with geospatial expertise to join our Visual Systems team. In this role, you will design and maintain software that processes digital assets—such as terrain, imagery, vector data, and 3D models—to support our Modeling team and enhance flight simulation realism. You’ll also build technology to store, transfer, convert, and optimize large datasets for aviation, simulation, and geospatial applications.
This position offers the opportunity to work in an agile, multi-disciplinary team covering the full software development lifecycle: requirements, design, coding, testing, integration, peer review, documentation, and support.
What You’ll Do
- Develop and maintain software tools for processing terrain, imagery, vector, and 3D model data.
- Improve modeling team workflows by designing efficient, error-reducing processes.
- Build scalable systems for geospatial data storage, conversion, transfer, and optimization.
- Contribute to development areas such as realistic terrain, high-resolution imagery, procedural content generation, and 2D/3D content processing.
- Collaborate across disciplines in an agile environment to deliver high-quality solutions.
Required Skills
- Proficiency in C++ or C#
- Experience in geospatial development and/or working with geospatial data formats
- Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software architecture
- Solid foundation in object-oriented design
Preferred Experience
- GIS tools (ArcGIS, QGIS, PostGIS)
- Geospatial standards (WMS, WCS, GeoPackage)
- Terrain and imagery processing (satellite, aerial, mapping data, elevation models)
- Graphics programming (Unreal, Unity, OpenGL, Direct3D, HLSL, GLSL)
- Mathematics for simulation (matrix algebra, geometry, vector math)
- Multi-threading and design patterns
- MS Visual Studio
- Scripting (Python or similar)
- Agile/Lean development practices; Jira/Confluence
What We Offer
- Competitive pay and a full benefits package (as a Berkshire Hathaway company)
- Career development with training and growth opportunities
- High engineering retention rates and a collaborative work culture
- Equal Opportunity Employer (Veterans/Disabled)
Client-provided location(s): Hazelwood, MO
Job ID: 18601_369018
Employment Type: FULL_TIME
Posted: 2025-08-28T00:00:00
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