Gilytics AG
Gilytics AG
Gilytics AG is a Swiss software company developing Pathfinder, a SaaS geospatial decision-support platform for infrastructure planning. Designed for energy and transport planners, engineering teams, and related consulting and construction workflows, Pathfinder combines GIS, LIDAR, and 3D visualization to support route optimization, site selection, cost estimation, regulatory checks, and stakeholder engagement. By bringing these planning activities into one interactive platform, Gilytics AG helps teams assess infrastructure projects more efficiently and communicate planning decisions with greater transparency.

Senior Backend Lead, Python/GIS - Valencia Hybrid

Lead backend engineering for Gilytics AG’s Pathfinder infrastructure-planning platform, building Python geospatial APIs, services, and AI integrations. Guide delivery within a remote-first international team.

Description

  • Design and develop Pathfinder’s backend data model, REST APIs, and supporting services
  • Build, optimise, and maintain geoprocessing workflows and spatial-data capabilities
  • Set backend priorities with the CTO and coordinate agile delivery across the team
  • Lead code reviews and establish standards for testing, documentation, and security
  • Coach and develop backend engineers
  • Add AI capabilities to the backend, including model endpoints, MCP servers, and AI agents
  • Promote effective AI-assisted development throughout the engineering team
  • Support product-roadmap planning and technical estimation
  • Report to the CTO while partnering with Frontend, DevOps, and GIS Data teams

Requirements

  • At least five years of professional software-development experience, primarily in backend engineering
  • Advanced Python skills, including GIS libraries such as GEOS, GDAL/OGR, Shapely, or GeoPandas
  • Practical experience developing geospatial applications with PostgreSQL and PostGIS
  • Demonstrated ability to design and maintain REST APIs and scalable backend services
  • Technical leadership experience coordinating developers, reviewing code, and mentoring, with or without a formal management title
  • Solid understanding of Git, automated testing, and CI/CD practices
  • Professional working proficiency in English
  • A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, GIS/Geoinformatics, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
  • Django or Django REST Framework experience is an advantage
  • Experience running geoprocessing pipelines at scale and working with large spatial datasets is an advantage
  • Experience with AWS, Docker, and Linux is an advantage
  • Scrum or other agile-delivery experience is an advantage
  • Hands-on experience applying AI or GeoAI in a product is an advantage

Benefits

  • Own the technical core of a product used by major utilities and grid operators
  • Contribute to Pathfinder, which helps accelerate infrastructure development for the energy transition
  • Flexible working hours around CET core hours from 10:00 to 15:00
  • Choose hybrid work in Valencia or fully remote work from Europe
  • Join a small, senior, international team where decisions move into production
  • Work in an AI-forward engineering culture with dedicated tools and time for adoption

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