Join Navigraph as a GIS Software Developer – Let’s Map the Skies!

About Navigraph

Navigraph is where the flight simulation community finds its wings! ✈️ We’re a SaaS company providing charts, navigation data, flight planning tools, and training material to aviation fans and aspiring pilots. With over 1.3 million users flying everything from Microsoft Flight Simulator to X-Plane, we’re the trusted co-pilot for virtual and real-world aviators alike.

We’ve been charting this journey since 2003, with our HQ in Stockholm and a global crew of 40 aviation-loving professionals. Led by our founders Magnus Axholt (CEO) and Stephen O’Connell (CTO), our team thrives on creativity, collaboration, and a shared passion for flight. Join us, and you’ll discover a vibrant community, a thriving business, and a workplace where innovation takes off every day.

What You’ll Do as a GIS Software Developer

Your mission: work on our Navigraph Charts app and develop the GIS data pipeline powering our maps. From aeronautical data to weather patterns, you’ll transform raw data into vector and raster tiles that support aviation dreams worldwide. Your work will even be featured directly in Microsoft Flight Simulator!

Here’s what your day-to-day will look like:

• Ingest and transform raster and vector data into PostGIS: For example, write a script that automatically fetches magnetic declination data and imports it into PostGIS.

• Process raster information to vector data: For example, transform the rasterized magnetic declination data into iso lines on vector tiles.

• Style vector data to good-looking maps: For example, generate style for wind visualization.

• Generate tiles for the map clients: Generate map tiles in slippy map format for web-based consumption.

• Deploy maps to the cloud: Make sure the data can be delivered in an efficient way from our cloud infrastructure in Amazon Web Services (AWS).

• Automate data updates: Avoid repetitive work! Make the infrastructure handle all the updates from the source data down to the apps.

You’ll work with an agile team of GIS experts, share ideas, and push the limits of open-source resources to create the best aviation maps on the market.

What You’ll Need

Required Skills:

• Highly skilled and seasoned within GIS software development

• Software development with Linux/Unix, Bash, Postgres/PostGIS, Python (Numpy, Rasterio, GDAL)

• Experience with cloud computing platforms such as Amazon Web Services or Azure

• Experience with Mapbox Style Specification, Geospatial SQL, and tools like QGIS

• A knack for open-source tools like OSM

• Fluent in written and spoken English

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have):

• Frontend development: Typescript, React.js, Leaflet

• Backend development: Node.js, GraphQL

• Digital Elevation Models (DEM)

• 3D modeling

• GRIB files

Who You Are:

• Friendly and communicative

• Obsessed with detail

• Passionate about cartography, aviation, or flight simulation

• Creative! Always eager to learn and improve

What We Offer:

• Flexible hiring: You can either work remotely on a consultancy basis or under permanent employment in Stockholm, Sweden. We will assist with relocation.

• Work-Life Balance: Flexible hours and the freedom to work remotely or on premise.

• Perks Galore: A great benefits package, please check out our career site.

• Aviation Love: Join a team of flight sim enthusiasts and make an impact in a growing, passionate market.

• Growth Opportunities: We’ll support your professional development and give you the resources to excel.

How to Join the Team?

Think you’re the perfect fit? Apply now and help us take Navigraph - and flight simulation - to the next level!

Let’s soar together and create content that makes aviation fans everywhere take off with excitement! 🚀