GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California
59 open roles for GIS specialists in California as of Nov 15, 2026. Esri, Waymo, Zoox, 42dot and Cerebras have the most. The median advertised salary is $159K.
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- Senior Staff Technical Lead Manager - MappingWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$298K - $368KLead and above
- Sr. Calibration, Mapping & Localization Engineer42dot · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, United States$200K - $300KSeniorPythonC++
- Calibration, Mapping & Localization Engineer42dot · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, United States$150K - $205KPythonC++
- Staff, Mapping Software EngineerLucid Motors · 🇺🇸Newark, CA—Lead and abovePythonC++Azure
- GIS Solution Engineer - Local Government (California)Esri · 🇺🇸Sacramento, CA$79K - $131KPythonJavaScriptAzure
- Senior Manager/Director, CartographyZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$242K - $348KLead and above
- GeoSpatial Engineer - DoorDash AirDoorDash USA · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$194K - $285KPythonJavaKotlin
- Mapping Ops Staff Program Manager, Real-time DisruptionsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$190K - $234KLead and aboveRegulatory compliance
- Sr. GIS Solution Engineer - Electric, Gas, Telecommunications, RailEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$99K - $174KSeniorPythonJavaScriptAzure
- GIS Solution Engineer – Electric, Gas, Telecommunications, RailEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA · +1 more location$79K - $131KPythonJavaScriptAzure
- Staff Frontend Engineer - Mapping & Spatial PlatformVerkada · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA United States$185K - $265KLead and aboveJavaScriptReact
- GIS Industry Solutions Specialist - National Mapping and ChartingEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$96K - $153K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - Geospatial AuthoritiesEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- Technical Consultant – Geospatial Data & Databases | TS/SCIEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$84K - $142KPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Enterprise Database Engineer – Geospatial | TS/SCIEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$121K - $198KPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - Transportation, Roads & HighwaysEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - PortsEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- Sr. GIS Account Manager - CommercialEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$114K - $218KSenior
- Sr. GIS Account Manager – Utilities, Telecom, RailEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$114K - $218KSeniorRails
- Sr. GIS Partner Manager - Utilities, Telecom, RailEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$107K - $182KSenior
- Principal Localization Engineer – Location IntelligenceHubble Network · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States; Seattle, Washin…$183K - $298KLead and abovePythonSQLAWS
- ML Algorithm Mapping and Performance Engineer, Core MLCerebras · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA—HybridPythonC++.NET
- Mapping Operations LeadApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$115K - $220KLead and abovePythonC++SQL
- 2027 Internship State Estimation, Learned Mapping & Semantic SLAMBedrock Robotics · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA—InternRustPythonC++
- Senior Autonomy Software Engineer, MappingKodiak · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$200K - $260KSeniorC++AWSComputer Vision
- GIS/Data Analyst 2Apex Companies · 🇺🇸Thousand Oaks, CA$72K - $85KPythonSQLExcel
- Sr. GIS Solution Engineer - Geo Experience CenterEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$99K - $174KSeniorPythonJavaScriptAzure
- Sr. Product Engineer - GeodatabaseEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$94K - $159KSeniorPythonJavaScriptJava
- Senior Staff Geospatial Systems EngineerLangan Engineering & Environmental Services · 🇺🇸Austin, TX; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Denver, Colorado…$68K - $93KLead and aboveAzureAWSBash
- Sr. GIS Solution Engineer - CommercialEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$99K - $174KSeniorPythonJavaScriptAzure
- Senior Software Engineer, Mapping Data & EvalWaymo · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA$213K - $263KSeniorC++Machine LearningComputer Vision
- Senior/Staff Engineer, Machine Learning - Online MappingNuro · 🇺🇸Mountain View, California (HQ)$194K - $291KLead and abovePythonMachine LearningPyTorch
- Senior Software Engineer - Mapping WebZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$201K - $275KSeniorPythonTypeScriptReact
- Technical Consultant – Enterprise Data Engineer (Geospatial Data & Platforms)Esri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$84K - $142KPythonSQLPostgreSQL
- Sr. Business Development Manager – National MappingEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$114K - $218KSenior
- Sr. Software Development Engineer - Indoors GIS AI and RealityEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$123K - $202KSeniorPythonC++C#
- Software Developer II - Indoor GIS AI and RealityEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$101K - $167KPythonC++C#
- Sr. GIS Solution Engineer – AECEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$99K - $174KSeniorPythonJavaScriptAzure
- Helix AI Engineer, Localization and MappingFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$200K - $400KC++AIComputer Vision
- Sr. Software Development Engineer - Topographic MappingEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$123K - $202KSeniorTypeScriptJavaScriptReact
- Software Engineer - Mapping Data SoftwareZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$185K - $251KC++Test planningStatistics
- GIS Industry Solutions Specialist - InfrastructureEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$96K - $153K
- GIS Solution Engineer – AECEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$79K - $131KPythonJavaScriptAzure
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager, NonprofitEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - ForestryEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - Electric and GasEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - K-12Esri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - Oil & Gas / Integrated EnergyEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - Renewable EnergyEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager - TelecommunicationsEsri · 🇺🇸Redlands, CA$119K - $199K
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Who is hiring for GIS and mapping specialist roles in California
Where GIS and mapping specialist roles in California are
- 🇺🇸United States59
- 🇺🇸California59
- 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area18
- 🇺🇸Seattle, WA2
- 🇺🇸New York, NY1
- 🇺🇸Austin, TX1
- 🇺🇸Chicago, IL1
- 🇺🇸Denver, CO1
- 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA1
- 🇺🇸Phoenix, AZ1
A role that lists several places is counted in each of them.
What GIS and mapping specialist roles in California pay, by level
| Level in the title | Median advertised salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| No level in the title | $159K | 31 |
| Senior | $164K | 16 |
Medians of the midpoints of advertised yearly US-dollar ranges; a level needs at least 15 such roles. Advertised, not verified pay.
Questions about GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California
- How many GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California are open right now?
- There are 59 open GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California at 17 companies on Jobs Every Hour as of Nov 15, 2026. 1 of them were posted in the last seven days. The list is rebuilt every hour from the employers' own careers pages.
- Which companies have the most GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California?
- Right now the most openings are at Esri (36), Waymo (5), Zoox (3), 42dot (2) and Lucid Motors (1). The ranking changes as companies open and close roles.
- Are there remote GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California?
- None of the 59 open GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California are listed as remote at the moment. Remote roles appear here as soon as employers post them.
- What do GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California pay?
- The median advertised salary is $159K, based on 56 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range. The middle half of those roles advertise between $124K and $218K. These are advertised ranges, not verified pay. Most employers here are technology companies, so the figures run above the wider market for the same work.
- Is it hard to get one of the GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California?
- 1 of the 59 open GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California (2%) are for beginners: junior roles and internships. Of the 48 postings that state experience, the median asks for 5 years. 17 companies are hiring and 1 roles were posted in the last seven days. Matching your resume to the skills each posting names helps most; the free resume builder shows the match.
- How is AI changing GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California?
- 16 of the 59 open GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California (27%) ask for AI or machine-learning skills, most often Machine Learning, Computer Vision, LLM. Employers still list 59 such roles today at 17 companies. Counted from the postings' own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- What skills do GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California ask for?
- Most often Python (46%), C++ (27%), AWS (22%), Azure (20%), JavaScript (20%) of the 59 open postings, counted from their own text on Nov 15, 2026.
- Which job titles come up most in GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California?
- GIS Industry Solutions Manager (11), GIS Industry Solutions Specialist (5), GIS Solution Engineer (4), Sr. GIS Solution Engineer (4), Senior Software Engineer (3): the most common titles among the 59 open roles, without the level and place notes in brackets.
- Are GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California in demand in 2026?
- 59 GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California are open on Jobs Every Hour today at 17 companies, 0.0% of all 148,162 open jobs here; 1 were posted in the last seven days. The median advertised salary is $159K. 0 (0%) can be done remotely.
- How do I apply for GIS and mapping specialist jobs in California?
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