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Company DescriptionUncharted AI, an early-stage embodied AI startup backed by Antler and incubated ARTPARK, IISC develops AI-powered autonomous robotic systems for exploration and mapping in extreme, GPS-denied environments. Our dual-use platform integrates advanced autonomy, multi-sensor fusion, and AI geology models. We serve the mining, defence, and space sectors with applications in mineral discovery, planetary resource prospecting, and disaster response.Role DescriptionThis is a contractual, on-site role located in Bengaluru for a Software Engineer with at least 5 years of experience specializing in GIS and geospatial data engineering skills to help build and maintain pipelines that process drone camera and LiDAR data into GIS-ready outputs. The Software Engineer will design, develop, and deploy advanced software solutions for autonomous systems in extreme and GPS-denied environments. You will work on turning raw survey datasets into high-quality georeferenced raster and vector products, exportable into formats used by enterprise GIS and engineering platforms.What you have- 3+ years of software engineering experience (or equivalent portfolio) - Strong proficiency in Python (data pipelines, automation, CLI tools) - Solid GIS fundamentals:a) CRS/projections, coordinate transformationsb) vector/raster operations, georeferencing conceptsc) geometry validity and spatial operations (buffer/clip/intersection, etc.)- Experience with common geospatial libraries/tools such as:a) GDAL/OGR, Rasterio, GeoPandas, Shapely, PyProj- Comfortable working with large geospatial datasets (GeoTIFF, LAS/LAZ) and performance considerations.What will set you apart- LiDAR tooling: PDAL, point cloud filtering/tiling, familiarity with CloudCompare workflows - Familiarity with mapping/photogrammetry concepts (GCPs, camera calibration basics) - QGIS/ArcGIS experience (layer management, styling, exporting) - Experience containerizing workflows with Docker; basic CI/CD exposure - C++ or Rust experience for performance-critical components - 3D geospatial visualization experience (Cesium, Potree, deck.gl, etc.)What You Will Get To Do- Deliver a reliable pipeline that converts raw aerial survey inputs into:a) clean georeferenced rastersb) consistent, validated vector layersc) packaged exports in the required formats- Reduce manual steps and improve reproducibility through automation and QA.