Paolo Corti
Senior Geospatial Software Engineer
Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolPaolo Corti is a Senior Geospatial Software Engineer with 16 years of experience building data-intensive web and scientific applications that bridge GIS, data science, and cloud-native operations. He combines deep Python backend expertise with front-end mapping stacks (OpenLayers, Leaflet, Mapbox) and production DevOps (Docker, Kubernetes, GCP/AWS) to deliver scalable geospatial services such as vector tile servers and raster processing microservices. Paolo has led SDI and GeoNode deployments for humanitarian and research organizations, contributed backend improvements to the widely used GeoNode project, and authored/edited technical documentation for QGIS. Comfortable across relational and NoSQL databases, spatial tools (PostGIS, GDAL, GeoServer) and streaming/queue systems, he translates complex spatial workflows into reliable APIs and automated pipelines. Based in Fort Collins, he pairs academic training in environmental engineering with hands-on field-focused GIS work—often surfacing searchability and discoverability gains behind the scenes.
16 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Land and Environmental Engineering, Bachelor of Science and Master of Science, Land and Environmental Engineering at Università degli Studi di Roma 'La Sapienza'
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Github Skills (17)
restructuredtext10
python10
sphinx10
django10
rs10
documentation10
postgresql9
internationalization9
database-design9
rest-api9
geodjango8
sql8
qgis8
mappings7
bash6
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
GeoNode/geonode
Jan 2013 - Oct 2019
GeoNode is an open source platform that facilitates the creation, sharing, and collaborative use of geospatial data.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:635 commits, 229 PRs, 114 pushes in 6 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Paolo primarily contributed to the backend, specifically enhancing the functionality of the GeoNode platform. Their work involved adding new features, such as the display of a user's profile avatar, and fixing bugs related to map and layer details. They also implemented migration scripts to update the GeoNode from older versions, adding support for new features and data structures. Furthermore, they modified existing views by using API, to improve the user experience.
pythondjangosharingfacilitatesgis
qgis/QGIS-Documentation
Apr 2012 - Dec 2012
QGIS Documentation
Role in this project:Technical Writer
Technical WriterContributions:43 commits, 1 comment in 7 months
Contributions summary:Paolo primarily contributed to the project by creating and modifying documentation files within the QGIS documentation repository. Their commits focused on updating the `readme.rst` file with installation instructions, build processes, and information for translators and administrators. Furthermore, they refactored and added content to other `.rst` files, enhancing the overall structure and completeness of the user guide, including adding support for internationalization and language-specific documentation.
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