PlanetScape Ai is a rapidly growing company leveraging advancements in artificial intelligence (ai) and spatiotemporal data streams to inform human rights and environmental conservation policies and activities worldwide. Using data and ai, we provide evidence of human right violations to international courts which prosecute war criminals, assist international organizations in the detection of and response to mass atrocities, and help local and state municipalities improve water usage efficiency. PlanetScape Ai powers real-time decisions for federal, state, municipal and non-profit clients, designing studies and analytic pipelines that translate a variety of high-cadence data sources into actionable intelligence. Our work is directed at reducing human suffering and preserving the natural world. Our clients come to us for our integrity, our deep discipline knowledge and experience in these core subjects, and established track record of excellence. Privately held, we offer competitive salaries, 401(k), opportunities for personal and professional growth, and much more. PlanetScape Ai is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. About the company PlanetScape Ai is a rapidly growing company leveraging advancements in artificial intelligence (ai) and spatiotemporal data streams to inform humanitarian, human rights and environmental conservation policies and activities worldwide. Our work is directed at reducing human suffering and preserving the natural world. Using data and ai, we assist federal, state, municipal and non-profit organizations in the near real-time detection and documentation of human right violations, the monitoring of humanitarian crises and the changing state of natural resources. PlanetScape Ai is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Role Responsibilities: Development - Create high performing, reliable Python-based geoprocessing modules leveraging ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python and open source geospatial libraries. - Prepare complex scripts or programs to automate functions within a desktop or web-based GIS environment. - Create or modify base files and assist in the preprocessing of data locally or in virtual environments. - Understand development best practices in developing and maintaining applications, including writing code, testing and debugging, source control and documentation. - Design and deploy cloud compute, storage and network infrastructure in Azure or AWS. - Develop stand-alone desktop or web-based software applications that integrate spatial and tabular data (e.g. client-facing dashboards and experiences with ArcGIS Online). Operations - Maintain and report on stability of tasked processing pipelines and resulting dashboards/platforms. - Perform checks and accuracy assessments on processing using ancillary datasets. - Task, analyze, annotate and publish high-resolution imagery. - Contribute to larger imagery-based studies in areas of interest. - Author and co-author analytical reports as needed. Customer Relations - Respond to customer queries and requests as directed by the Director of Development and Operations. - Attend and participate in client meetings. Initiative - Identify efficiencies and quality improvements to various analytic pipelines and workflows. - Identify new clients and/or services. Communication - Ensure quality and high-cadence communication and dialogue between peers, management team, and clients. Role Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field (e.g. mathematics, applied and computational mathematics, computer science, engineering and applied science, geographical information systems, et.al.). - 1-2 years of programming experience with Python (Scikit-learn, NumPy, SciPy, Pandas). - 1-2 years of experience working in a team environment. - Familiarity with ArcPy or ArcGIS API preferred, but not required. - Desire to work in a variety of capacities (i.e. all hands on deck) to drive the success of the team and company. - Ability to effectively communicate with team members and management about your work and time management. - Comfortable working in a transparent, accountable, and safe to fail fast team environment. - Creative thinking skills to effectively navigate new challenges and client questions. - Ability to adapt quickly to changing needs and requests. - Familiarity or willingness to operate in a Scrum project environment with 2-3 week sprints. Working Hours and Expectations: - Standard business hours are Monday through Friday, 7am to 4pm Pacific Time. - Rotating responsibility (25%) of 3 hour weekend shift checking and maintaining stability of tasked processing pipelines and resulting dashboards/platforms. - Development work can be done at different times as long as they meet the requirements of the Director of Development and Operations or CEO. - All employees are required to respond to Director of Development and Operations, CEO, and client calls and emails within one (1) hour during standard business hours. Please submit your cover letter in the same document as your resume.