About this opportunity
Micro1 lists this Remote QGIS Expert opportunity in jacinto city, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
QGIS Expert
$40 - $100/hour pay
Required Skills
QGIS
Geography
Mapping
About micro1
micro1 is a data lab that helps AI labs & Enterprises train foundational models and agents. We provide frontier evaluations and reinforcement learning environments to improve LLM capabilities, as well as contextual evaluations to monitor and improve AI agents in enterprise settings.
Our AI recruiting agent sources and vets domain experts for our data platform that enables rapid production of high-quality training data. Our research spans high-value, specialized domains (legal, medical, finance, coding, etc.), where expert-level data is the hardest to produce and most valuable for advanced model performance. Our pipeline performance system ensures both quality and velocity.
Job Title: QGIS Expert
Job Type: Contract
Location: Remote
Job Summary: In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead end-to-end projects in QGIS, from raw spatial data acquisition and cleaning to final map outputs and comprehensive deliverables.
* Document your workflow and reasoning in real-time as you perform data management, spatial analysis, and map production tasks.
* Organize, clean, and validate diverse spatial datasets, ensuring high accuracy and consistency throughout the process.
* Manage projections, coordinate systems, and spatial references to optimize data interoperability and output quality.
* Style and symbolize map layers for clarity, interpretability, and professional presentation in various contexts.
* Build advanced layouts and cartographic products, explaining your design decisions along the way.
* Troubleshoot issues and explain problem-solving strategies as they arise within QGIS workflows.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
* Extensive hands-on experience with QGIS, including managing full GIS projects independently.
* Proven track record of delivering high-quality spatial analyses, maps, and geospatial outputs using QGIS.
* In-depth understanding of spatial data formats, coordinate systems, projections, and related GIS principles.
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly explain technical decisions and workflow rationale.
* Strong data organization, cleaning, and transformation skills within QGIS.
* Experience troubleshooting and resolving complex challenges in GIS workflows.
* Comfortable working remotely while maintaining consistent project documentation and communication with the broader team.
Preferred Qualifications:
* Experience documenting GIS processes for training, teaching, or AI research purposes.
* Background in mentoring or collaborating within multi-disciplinary GIS teams.
* Familiarity with integrating QGIS with other geospatial tools or programming languages.
Who can apply
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