Software Engineer

Unacast is a global location intelligence and insights company transforming our understanding of human activity in the physical world. Using state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence, Unacast extracts valuable information from location data, delivering trustworthy, reliable, and privacy-friendly location intelligence. Companies across industries, at every stage of growth, rely on Unacast’s actionable human mobility insights to make more informed decisions that better align with the world around them.

Do you want to contribute to building amazing, global market-leading products providing understanding of how our cities are used?

Premium data is on the rise with rapid adoption of AI to produce software. Unacast is a global leader in location intelligence data, dedicated to transforming how we understand human activity in the physical world. By leveraging cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence, we extract actionable insights from location data that empower businesses across industries to make informed decisions—ethically, reliably, and with privacy at the forefront.

As a Software Engineer on our Catalog Team, you’ll work on the backbone of our data platform, enabling seamless data access and orchestration of our modeled metric data processing through APIs, user journeys, data intensive processing.

Our main office is in the heart of Oslo, where we work together in a predominantly on site dynamic, solving hard problems driving customer value. The office itself is a welcoming and inspiring space, where we spend a lot of time not just working but also socializing after hours. Everyone in the office enjoys lunch together at the same time, fostering a sense of community, with snacks and a fully stocked fridge always available. Being part of Unacast means being part of a friendly workplace, with care for each other and opportunities to grow within the company.

What You’ll Do

• You will be a vital member of a team with end-to-end responsibility of making Unacast’s data accessible to our customers
• Build and maintain scalable asynchronous processing pipelines that power our data catalog systems.
• Design intuitive APIs and user interfaces to enhance both client and internal workflows as well as enabling entirely new opportunities.
• Enhance our data platform systems to ensure robust versioning, compatibility, and seamless handling of complex data dependencies and lifecycle operations.
• You will execute initiatives and tasks from end to end, across the stack. In close collaboration with others, or sometimes solo

Who We Think You Are

• An experienced developer: You have a solid foundation in software engineering, including familiarity with APIs, processing pipelines, and frontend development. You bring a positive attitude and a proactive approach to your work, eagerly contributing to projects while continuously seeking opportunities to learn and grow. Though you may not have extensive experience, your enthusiasm, adaptability, and willingness to go the extra mile make you a valuable and collaborative team member in any innovative environment.
• Someone who wants to work with the team in our Oslo office: As a small team where its current members do this, we want to keep the on-site dynamic. The close collaboration this affords, allows us to move fast together as a team
• A problem solver: You thrive on identifying bottlenecks and finding creative solutions.
• Ambitious and entrepreneurial: You seek out opportunities to innovate and improve.
• Team-oriented: You enjoy working collaboratively and take ownership of your work.
• Focused on impact: You prioritize delivering value to the end user in every task.

Why Join Unacast?

• A chance to create something amazing: Use your expertise to build impactful products that empower industries around the globe.
• A supportive and inspiring environment: Work in a hybrid setup that balances collaboration with flexibility, all in the heart of Oslo.
• Room for growth: With a flat structure and a proactive team, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, innovate, and make your mark.
• A mission that matters: Be part of a company that values privacy, ethics, and delivering meaningful insights.
• Comprehensive Benefits and Perks: Enjoy 6 weeks of vacation, flexible working hours, a paid gym membership, a paid phone subscription, high-quality phone and computer upon joining, 800 NOK annually for socks, snacks and drinks at the office, and free lunch every day, insurance, and more - all designed to support your well-being and work-life balance.

Our Culture

At Unacast, we believe in teamwork, positivity, and continuously striving to be better. Join a motivated and ambitious team where creativity and open-mindedness are celebrated, and no two days are the same.

 Relevant Technologies

• Go / TypeScript / Python
• React / Remix / Next.js / Node
• GCP / GCS / Cloud Run / Firebase / Docker
• Git / Github Actions
• Pub/Sub / Task Queues / Cloud Run Jobs
• Protobuf / gRPC
• Postgres / BigQuery / Snowflake / Redis / Elasticsearch