POI Technician ( Python GIS Developer)

Blis is an award-winning, global leader and technology innovator in big data analytics and advertising. We help brands such as McDonald's, Samsung, and Mercedes Benz to understand and effectively reach their best audiences. In doing this, we are industry champions in our commitment to the ethical use of data and believe people should have control over their data and privacy. With offices across four continents and over 270 people on the team, we are a truly international company with a global culture and scale. We’re headquartered in the UK, financially successful and stable, and looking forward to continued growth. We’d love it if you could join us on the journey!

We are seeking an Python developer who is interested in joining the Support Engineering Team. The role sits in-between Ad Ops and the Engineering team, to help campaigns run smoothly and to troubleshoot and solve any technical issues that may occur. The role also includes helping integrate and certify with new third-party ad technologies that Blis works with. This requires careful planning and testing as well as good internal and external communication skills and coding experience.

Shift : UK (2pm -10 pm IST)

Responsibilities:

• Support the Campaign management team with the technical setup of POI and locations in our platform
• Support the team to research and collect the locations required via Google search, websites, and location mapping tools
• Quickly and efficiently solve or escalate troubleshooting tickets
• POI and location searching via scripts and manual locations
• Good attention to detail, quality of data collected by team and self
• Familiarity with various geospatial data formats (like GeoJSON, Shapefile, KML) and standards (like WMS, WFS).
• Regularly impart knowledge and proven processes into company's knowledge base for the benefit of the wider team
• Commitment to Blis' Inclusion initiatives & 5 step sustainability plan
  
  Skills and Experience:
  
  
  • Bachelor's degree or higher in computer science and related hands-on engineering experience( 3-5 years)
  • Work experience as a Python Developer
  • Expertise in at least one popular Python framework (like Django, Flask or Pyramid)
  • Experience in Python scripts, SQL ( intermediate level)
  • Basic Understanding of Linux/Unix/Windows Operating System.
  • Good prioritization and time management skills and Clear communication
  • Working on geo-location(GPS) data, features mapping, and tools such as ArcGIS Model builder and other spatial data processing skills. ( is a Good to have not mandatory)
  • Improve functionality of existing system
    

About us

Blis is the geo-powered advertising tech stack. We’ve built a radically different omnichannel advertising solution structured on geography, not identity. Audience Explorer is our powerful audience planning platform delivering actionable intelligence & insight to advertisers.

With Blis, advertisers can plan unified audiences with data from premium partners, connected by geo. Buy audiences using smart cookieless technology that can double performance and halve costs. Measure the audience, not just the channel, with patent-pending omnichannel measurement technology.

Established in the UK in 2004, Blis now operates in more than 40 offices across five continents. Working with the world’s largest and most successful companies, as well as every major media agency.

As an equal opportunity employer, we treat all our employees and job applicants fairly and equally. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and take all reasonable steps to create a work environment in which all employees are treated with respect and dignity. We don't condone or tolerate any form of harassment, by employees or by others who do business with us.

Our Values - B.L.I.S.

Brave

We're leaders not followers

An innovation and growth mindset helps us solve everyday challenges and achieve breakthroughs. Our passion drives us to innovate. We don’t see barriers, just possibilities.

We take ownership and hold ourselves accountable for outcomes, good and bad and we don’t pass the buck.

Love our clients

We're client obsessed

We do what we say and build trusted relationships with our partners for the long term. We act with integrity. We put our clients at the center of our business. We obsess over the best insights, ideas and solutions to deliver WOW and work with honesty and accountability to get it done.

Inclusive

We're one team

We are empathetic and embrace diversity. Everyone has a voice and can bring their authentic self to work. We care about and support each other – with humility and good humor. Mutual respect and wellbeing are key. We strive to eliminate bias and be open and transparent.

Solutions driven

We're action oriented

Speed matters in business, so we're solution-driven and action-oriented. We value simplification and calculated risk taking. We are lean, agile and resourceful self-starters. We collaborate and break silos, working thoughtfully and with urgency to solve problems, while learning from mistakes and celebrating wins.

If this looks like the perfect fit for you or if you just want to have a conversation, please apply, and we will get back to you as quickly as possible!