Senior GIS Developer
Posted Sep 10, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a backend tool you built in Python or C# that supported a front-end application.
What they are checking: Whether they can work across the stack, since the posting asks for both front-end and backend work.
Tell me about documentation you wrote that helped someone else maintain or use your code.
What they are checking: Whether they value writing documentation, which the posting names and many developers skip.
What would you do
A user says the map app is confusing to use. How do you figure out what to change?
What they are checking: Whether they approach UI and UX problems by watching and listening to users rather than guessing.
A stakeholder wants a new feature added right before a release. How do you respond?
What they are checking: Whether they can protect quality and timelines while still being helpful to the business.
About the work
Walk me through how you would build a React and TypeScript web map that shows thousands of project parcels without slowing down.
What they are checking: Whether they know rendering, tiling and state management techniques that keep geospatial apps fast at scale.
Which mapping libraries, like ArcGIS Maps SDK for JavaScript, Mapbox or Leaflet, have you used, and what tradeoffs did you see?
What they are checking: Whether they have real hands-on experience and can choose tools for reasons rather than habit.
How do you gather requirements from developers or analysts who know what they need but not what a GIS app can do?
What they are checking: Whether they can turn vague business needs into clear features, which the posting lists as a core skill.
How do you handle coordinate systems and projections when combining data from several sources in a web app?
What they are checking: Whether they understand spatial data basics that cause subtle, costly errors when ignored.
Describe how you test geospatial features, such as a spatial query or a drawing tool.
What they are checking: Whether they write tests for tricky geometry logic instead of relying only on manual checks.
How would you design an API that serves spatial data to several internal apps?
What they are checking: Whether they think about formats, filtering, caching and security when building shared geospatial services.
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