Software Engineer

Job Summary

The Technical Implementation department is dedicated to enhancing the client experience through the design, implementation, and delivery of projects for IQGeo’s Web and Mobile Mapping Software for our EMEA based customers, ranging from local municipalities to international Tier 1 companies.  The Technical Implementation department sits within IQGeo’s Global Customer Services Organization while our flexible scheduling and outstanding benefits support success in a highly creative, innovative, and energetic company.

The Software Engineer Fiber & Utility planning role is based in Belgium to support our growing European customer base.

As an integral part of the IQGeo implementation services team, the successful candidate will contribute to customising and implementing IQGeo products to our customers in the Telecommunications markets.

Key responsibilities include the following:

• Participate in Scrum meetings and product sprints


• Develop and implement features where you will:
  
  
  
  • Use the available code base to start from
  
  
  • Create new algorithms and implement the customer’s requirements
  
  
  • Be part of one of our Scrum teams, where teamwork and continuous improvement are essential
  
  
  
  


• Review code work for accuracy and functionality


• Support the Quality Assurance Engineer with test design and execution

Essential skills

• You have excellent programming skills in Java or another object-oriented language


• You have experience writing clean code that performs well at scale using Java


• Excellent oral and written communication skills (English)


• Capable of working alone, as part of a team, and on multiple, concurrent projects


• You have an interest in network planning, more specifically for telecom (fiber) or utility networks (heat, electricity, smart grids networks) and you are excited to continuously follow the state-of-the-art in these domains.


• On a personal level:


• Care about people, be it clients or colleagues, you get a boost from seeing other people succeed


• Desire for continuous improvement. We strongly believe that to stand still is to fall behind. We continuously look to improve our own and our client’s processes, whether in small steps or through pure revolutions based on innovation.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with
  
  
  
  • Python
  
  
  • Javascript
  
  
  • PostgreSQL/PostGIS databases
  
  
  • Docker Containers
  
  
  • Github Source Control
  
  
  • Geographical Information Systems
  
  
  
  


• Knowledge and/or genuine interest in working in the telecom or utility industry


• Experience with efficient (optimisation) algorithms

Education and Experience

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; or equivalent work experience is preferred.

Minimum 3 years of experience as a software developer, preferably within Scrum and Agile Software development teams.

Minimum 1 year of comparable technology and industry experience.

Physical Requirements

Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.

Supervisory Responsibilities

None

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in Belgium.

IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

About IQGeo

IQGeo™ is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platform software was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software, and in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.