Overview
Join us for a fast-paced and challenging career where you can combine your passion for software development, APIs, and the web. The ArcGIS Online team is a key part of the ArcGIS platform that's transforming how geographic data is used and empowering users to leverage GIS like never before. As a Product Engineer, you'll design and test new features, communicate best practices for using the REST API for content management, and enhance product usability. This role offers the opportunity to innovate and make a real impact on a platform that shapes the future of GIS technology.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the front-end development team: Work with front-end developers to design, define, and optimize APIs that support key features in ArcGIS Online content items, groups, and users, ensuring performance and scalability
- Author and maintain REST API documentation: Write and update clear, detailed API documentation, including sample code and guidelines for efficient use and integration
- Develop and implement automation testing: Create automated test scripts to validate API performance and reliability, integrating them into CI pipelines for continuous quality checks
- Manage software quality issues from users and internal teams: Address and resolve reported bugs, coordinating with support teams to ensure quick and accurate fixes while improving overall product stability
- Advocate for users in product design and delivery: Represent user needs in product development, incorporating feedback to ensure features are intuitive and provide value in real-world use cases
Requirements
- 2+ years of experience working in a similar role and scripting skills in Python, JavaScript, or Java
- Experience with ArcGIS software or other geospatial technology
- Experience with cloud computing platforms and services, such as Amazon S3, SQS, EC2, and Azure
- Intermediate understanding of web services, including SOAP and REST
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills, including strong written, verbal, and presentation abilities
- Proven ability to deliver results within time constraints, both independently and in teams
- Effective organizational, teamwork, and interpersonal skills
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies in a dynamic environment
- Bachelor's degree in GIS, computer science, or a related field
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Total Rewards
Esri’s competitive total rewards strategy includes industry-leading health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance for employees (and their families), 401(k) and profit-sharing programs, minimum accrual of 80 hours of vacation leave, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year, and opportunities for personal and professional growth. Base salary is one component of our total rewards strategy. Compensation decisions and the base range for this role take into account many factors including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs.
The Company
At Esri, diversity is more than just a word on a map. When employees of different experiences, perspectives, backgrounds, and cultures come together, we are more innovative and ultimately a better place to work. We believe in having a diverse workforce that is unified under our mission of creating positive global change. We understand that diversity, equity, and inclusion is not a destination but an ongoing process. We are committed to the continuation of learning, growing, and changing our workplace so every employee can contribute to their life’s best work. Our commitment to these principles extends to the global communities we serve by creating positive change with GIS technology. For more information on Esri’s Racial Equity and Social Justice initiatives, please visit our website here.
If you don’t meet all of the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email [email protected] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
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