[Remote] Senior Software Engineer — Spatial Analytics & Open Formats

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CARTO is the world's leading cloud-native spatial analysis platform, trusted by global brands for scalable spatial analysis. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer to lead the evolution of their Analytics Toolbox framework and partner-engine SQL strategy, focusing on integrating spatial analytics into various cloud-native environments.ResponsibilitiesShape how spatial analytics is packaged, versioned, and pushed down into partner engines — and what it looks like when the consumer is an LLM agent, not a UISet the direction for how CARTO writes once and runs everywhere, without losing warehouse-native performanceDefine what spatial-first Iceberg looks like — for CARTO and for the ecosystemRepresent CARTO externally and help move the standards forward in OGC working groups, the Cloud Native Geospatial community, FOSS4G, conference talks, RFCsHelp define the interface for AI agents calling into the ToolboxSkillsYou've spent a serious chunk of your career in the cloud-native geospatial worldYou've built with — and ideally helped shape — some combination of DuckDB, GeoParquet, STAC, Arrow, Iceberg, point cloud formats, MobilityDB, or similarYou know SQL at the engine levelYou can read an execution plan across BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, and DatabricksYou have a clear view on what each one does well and badly for spatial workloads — partitioning, clustering, file pruning, pushdown, costYou build with AI seriouslyYou've shipped LLM-powered features in productionYou've worked with agentic patternsYou have a point of view on what this changes for analyticsYou're visible in the community — a FOSS4G or CNG talk, a maintained OSS project, a standards working group, a blog post people keep citingYou're a low-ego technical leaderYou set direction by being right and being persuasive, not by being loudYou give direct feedback in PRs, ask good questions when you don't know something, and make the engineers around you betterYou're comfortable shipping production code — this isn't an architect-only role — in a cloud-native, serverless environment (GCP or AWS)TypeScript / Node.js experience is a plus since that's our backend, but it isn't the primary signal we're hiring onBenefitsAnnual bonus of up to 10% based on company objectivesAccess to our Employee Stock Options PlanPrivate Medical InsuranceFlexible compensationEducation stipendRemote work stipendEnglish classesCompany OverviewCarto is a platform that turns spatial data into an efficient delivery route, better behavioral marketing, and strategic store placements. It was founded in 2012, and is headquartered in New York, New York, USA, with a workforce of 51-200 employees. Its website is https://www.carto.com.