Software Development Engineer I

Overview

Are you ready to launch your career by building software that makes a real-world impact? As a developer on our team, you will build software leveraging Esri’s products and APIs for customers across a wide swathe of sectors and focused on the Midwest region.

This is a unique opportunity to grow your technical skills while contributing to projects that matter. You’ll work alongside engineers and mentors in a collaborative, cross-functional environment that values learning, innovation and purpose. From building intuitive AI web interfaces to writing Python for geoprocessing tools and AI agents, you’ll be exposed to the full development lifecycle and cutting-edge GIS solutions.

As part of Esri’s Professional Services division, you’ll be at the forefront of geospatial innovation, breaking ground in new markets, pushing the boundaries of what’s possible, and delivering transformational solutions to high-profile clients. With nearly 1,000 technical and business professionals, our team is committed to helping users succeed and empowering you to grow into a confident, capable developer.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the St. Louis, MO area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Support and build software that follows industry-standard design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment models
• Solve complex problems with application design, product development, and user experiences
• Collaborate with other developers, engineers and product managers throughout the development process
• Evolve your language skills in JavaScript by staying current with complementary programming languages, development methodologies, user interface design techniques, and database tools
• Use JavaScript and TypeScript to develop front end applications
• Use Python to develop geoprocessing tools, services, and AI agents

Requirements

• 1+ years of JavaScript or TypeScript experience
• Professional experience in a similar position supporting similar responsibilities
• Strong foundation in object-oriented software principles
• Ability to analyze software/algorithms and identify improvements
• An entrepreneurial awareness of how technology enables excellence within governments and organizations, you need to be interested in why we are developing software, not just how we develop software
• Understand the importance of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, RAD, RUP) and software design techniques (UML, entity relationship diagramming, use cases, data flow diagramming); know how they impact the quality of your design process, team collaboration, and work product
• Capability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• US citizenship and willingness and ability to maintain a US Security Clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or STEM related field

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with one or more of the following technologies:
  • HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Swift, Kotlin
  • ReactJS, Vue, Svelte
  • Python generative AI, large language models, and agentic systems
  • Web AI chatbot interfaces
  • Web data visualization techniques combining AI results with 2D and 3D maps
  • GIS
  • REST Web services
  • SQL, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, Oracle, RDBMS
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or STEM related field

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