GIS Lead Developer (Remote) at Releaf

About Releaf

Releaf invents both financial and food processing technology to increase smallholder harvest yields and create high-quality raw material supply chains for African Consumer Brands, starting in the $3B Nigerian vegetable oil market. We believe this layer of the economy is underdeveloped, valuable, and possible to scale quickly in.

Our first patented technology is Kraken, Africa’s first industrial oil palm (nut) processor compatible with smallholder varieties. We 1. Aggregate smallholder crops, 2. Process them with Kraken, and sell high-quality vegetable oil to Consumer Brands. 80% of oil palm supply comes from smallholders and Kraken can process 500 metric tons weekly.

Releaf is led by Ikenna Nzewi and Uzo Ayogu, who have been friends and co-founders since college at Yale and Duke. Releaf is backed by Y Combinator, Kepple Africa, Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy, and Samurai Incubate, amongst numerous HNIs including Justin Kan, Stephen Pagliuca, Iyin Aboyeji, and Jeff Ubben

Role Summary

The GIS developer will take lead in the development of the next version of Releaf’s FPS (Factory Positioning System), a GIS web app that allows Releaf to determine the best locations to set up any of its processing facilities. You will be responsible for leading technical and feasibility assessment, architecture and design planning, as well as all features, implementation and integration of custom software and database applications.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop enterprise applications, mapping products, mapping tools, and spatial information management solutions
• Lead technological and feasibility assessment, system architecture and design planning
• Provide technical support to end users and track and resolve issues using project management board.
• Assesses interrelationships with other systems, both manual and computerized, to ensure compatibility.
• Coordinate organization of GIS data from various sources into recommended database structure

Role Requirements

• Minimum of HND/BSc in Geology, Geospatial studies or a similar field.

• Minimum of 3 – 5 years experience in applications development

• Advanced knowledge of the Web API and Performance Considerations

• Advanced knowledge of Web Security Implementation

• Experience with: JavaScript, ArcGIS API for JavaScript, REST web services

• Experience customizing ArcGIS Enterprise native apps (WebAPP Builder, Survey123, GIS Dashboard)

• Carrying out web application development/design, software implementation, and documentation.

• Installation and testing of customized web applications integrated with ESRI products.

• Proficient in Python scripting (ArcPy, ArcGIS API for Python)

• Good analytical and strategic thinking skills. 

• Attention to detail is essential

Core KPI

• Project Implementation

• Timeline for completion

• Features delivered

• Project stability/scalability

What Rockstar Achievements Would Look Like

• Robust FPS software that can leverage sourced GIS data and Releaf historical data to build projections into a map view, provides features that enable the user to position Releaf assets in the best possible location.

Please note that this is remote role and only candidates from Nigeria will be preferred at this time in the shortlisting phase. Thank you