Data Engineer

GSTS is a leading Maritime AI company specializing in advanced analytics, risk management, and operational optimization solutions for the global maritime industry. Our mission is to enable safer, smarter, and more sustainable maritime operations through the power of Artificial Intelligence and predictive analytics.

Backed by funding from leading global strategic and financial investors, GSTS has garnered international recognition for its proprietary technology and visionary maritime roadmap.

OCIANA is a dual-use digital maritime AI product supporting defence, security and supply chain customers globally. OCIANA provides risk and optimization solutions for multiple stakeholders across both sectors.

ROLE:

As Data Engineer, youll play a critical role in building out OCIANAs geospatial data integrations, enabling real-time decision-making and supporting novel machine learning models. You'll collaborate with Data Scientists, Product Owners, Developers and other Engineers to scale infrastructure, optimize pipelines, and ensure seamless delivery of data services from ingestion to visualization.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect and maintain Data Pipelinesand underlying data models for ingesting and transforming TB-scale geospatial and maritime data
• Develop and manage RESTful APIs (FastAPI preferred) for internal and external data access
• Support and extend CI/CD workflows using GitLab/GitHub and Infrastructure-as-Code (CloudFormation)
• Implement real-time streaming architectures (Kinesis, Kafka, or similar)
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  Improve platform observability and reliability through metric generation and alert config
  
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  Automate container orchestration with Docker, CI/CD and AWS Elastic Container Services
  
• Support event-driven architecture for scalable data flows across the platform
  

EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, related field, or equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or platform/backend engineering roles
• Strong Python and SQL programming skills (PostgreSQL preferred)
• Experience with cloud-native architecture and working with managed services in AWS
• Proven experience in CI/CD, containerization (Docker), and orchestrators like ECS
• Familiarity with Git-based collaboration (GitLab) and Agile/Scrum development environments
• Experience building and optimizing large-scale data infrastructure and distributed systems
  

BONUS POINTS:

• Familiarity with Apache Kafka, Apache Iceberg, or event-driven design patterns
• Experience with AIS (Automatic Identification System) or other maritime data sources
• Hands-on with Airflow, Terraform, Snowflake, or Apache Spark
• Strong understanding of both DevOps and ML Ops principles
• Development experience with web mapping patterns and tools (Mapbox, Deck.GL, Leaflet)
• Solid background in geospatial data processing and technologies (PostGIS)
  

OUR STACK

Gitlab/Gitlab-CI, Docker , Python, Node.js, PostgreSQL/Athena, AWS: CloudFormation, ECS Fargate/Lambda, CloudWatch, Kinesis, API Gateway/Fast API, Sentry, React, AGgrid, Deck.gl

COMMENTS/SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:

Candidates must be willing to obtain a criminal background check and provide two professional references.

WHAT WE OFFER:

GSTS is focused on attracting unique, diverse perspectives that help drive the global maritime industry forward. Our compensation is comprised of the following:

Competitive salary and vacation

100% employer-paid health and dental benefits for you and your family

Annual HSA/FSA allotment

Access to mental health professionals

Annual professional development spend

One-time tech allowance

WHY WORK WITH US?

Remote-first culture: Enjoy the flexibility of working from anywhere in Canada, allowing you to balance your professional and personal life. Prefer to be in office? We also have Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and Montreal, Quebec offices offering flexible hybrid options.

Have a meaningful impact: Join a dynamic environment where your contributions directly influence our products and company growth.

Collaborative team: Be part of a small, agile team that values positivity, creativity, and open communication.

Continuous learning: Were committed to your professional growth, providing opportunities for skill development and staying current with industry trends.

Exciting industry: Work on cutting-edge projects in a rapidly evolving field, applying your skills to solve real-world challenges.

Work-life balance: We respect your time outside work and strive to maintain a healthy balance between professional and personal commitments.

We are committed to creating a sense of belonging amongst our team. We place an emphasis on fostering a diverse, collaborative, and inclusive working environment. We welcome applications from qualified candidates irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief.

GSTS offers a competitive salary and benefits package. If you think this challenge is right for you, we encourage you to apply. Please address any questions to [email protected].

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