Senior Maps Engineer
Company: Apple
Location: santa clara
Posted on: May 3, 2021
Job Description:
Summary Maps Evaluation is looking for a Senior Maps Engineer,
one with an eye for quality and a passion for automation and
spatial analysis. The ideal candidate will be one with substantive
professional experience working in a Maps data or Maps QA role,
specifically one that has worked with 3D spatial data and has a
deep understanding of geospatial applications, techniques, and
transformations. This team supports an R project that is still
going through prototyping stages, meaning that there will be a lot
of ad hoc analysis and feedback required among our team, data
teams, project managers, and content specification teams. The
successful candidate will help to lead those efforts, ensuring that
our hard work is communicated to key stakeholders to help shape a
successful (yet-to-be-released) Maps product.Key Qualifications 6+
years of experience of applied spatial analysis in a professional
setting, working in a medium-to-large scale mapping enterprise
(comfortable working with big data).6+ years of frequent practical
application of Python and Scala programming languages we do have
acoding interviews to confirm proficiency.5+ years of experience
writing complex SQL, PostGIS, and Hive queries.5+ years experience
working with 3d data and analyzing its spatial fidelity.5+ years
experience working with remote sensing technologies (imagery,
LiDAR, etc), to include: a comprehensiveunderstanding of
projections, transformations, sensor limitations and resolutions,
absolute vs. relative accuracy, and the intricacies of working with
high quality topographic data.At least 3 years experience either in
a leadership position or leading cross-team initiatives in a senior
engineering capacity.A strong understanding of remote sensing
technologies (imagery, LiDAR, etc) would be a bonusExcellent
written and oral communication skillsGood collaborative and
presentation skillsStrong understanding of map data QA
methodologies3+ years of experience in a Test Engineering role is a
bonus3+ years in a Maps QA role is a bonus1-2 years of experience
working with Tableau (preferred) or a similar dashboard reporting
solution is a bonus.Prior experience with Github or other source
control systems - Shell scripting and Unix-based system
administration.Description Develop and implement test plans for
high-resolution spatial data - Identify and execute improvements to
ETL pipelines - Comfortable working on R projects, where the only
constant is that things will change - Comfortable working under
vague direction and leading more junior engineers and maps analysts
- Foundational knowledge of statistics allows the candidate to
design and implement meaningful spatial statisticsEducation &
Experience B.S or advanced degree in Geography, GIS, Computer
Science, or related field
Keywords: Apple, Santa Clara , Senior Maps Engineer, Other , santa clara, California
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