General

The Opportunity:

Utilize your GIS education and experience to design and engineer the geoprocessing and spatial analysis functionality for the next generation of ArcGIS software. This is an exciting opportunity to work with development programmers on software project teams to help build new software and plan for future releases.

Department

Software Products

Location

Redlands, CA

The Team:

As a GIS professional at ESRI your contributions have a real impact on the next generation of GIS technology. Our product development staff works in a creative and challenging team setting where their ideas are encouraged and welcomed. This dynamic work environment allows employees to collaborate and guide a product along, giving them the opportunity to see an idea become a successful GIS software solution. We are looking for GIS professionals who have the skills and the mindset to thrive in a constantly changing, cutting-edge environment.

Responsibilities

Design, test, release, and support ArcGIS software for geoprocessing and analysis to enhance overall product quality.

Define user requirements and apply best practices for using GIS software in various real-world scenarios.

Create and execute high quality test plans.

Document new functionality and processes.

Develop and document software tools and GIS methods.

Identify workflow enhancements.

Requirements

Bachelors or masters in GIS, computer science, geography, or related field, depending on position level.

Minimum of six months of specific training with an ArcGIS product.

Experience and understanding of applying GIS to solving real world problems.

Ability to think critically about new functionality and user requirements.

Be detail oriented and a self starter.

Excellent communication skills.

Recommended Qualifications

A high level of understanding of ESRI ArcGIS products.

Knowledge or experience in the software development process and experience using a scripting or application development language (such as .NET, Java, Python, or C++ or Web programming frameworks such as XML, SOAP, REST, etc.).

The Company:

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. We develop and support innovative tools for visualizing, analyzing, and managing geographic data on the desktop, on a server, across the enterprise, in a mobile environment, and on the Web. With annual revenues of $776 million and our software used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide, ESRI is the market leader in geographic information system (GIS) technology.

ESRI is a socially conscious company, investing in education, conservation, sustainable development, and humanitarian affairs. We support organizations by providing technology, data, solutions, and interpersonal interaction.

Our diverse staff consists of 2,700 employees in the U.S., 1,900 of whom are based at our Redlands headquarters, a community ideally located in Southern California. We offer exceptional benefits, competitive salaries, 401(k) and profit sharing programs, tuition assistance, a Cafe complete with Starbucks coffee bar, an onsite fitness center, and much more.

Learn more about a career in Product Development at ESRI and apply online at www.esri.com/giscareers.

ESRI is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) supporting diversity in the workforce.