Job Description
In this position, you will use your Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern software engineering experience to research, prototype, and implement emerging technologies that support geospatial, AI-enabled, real-time, and data-driven software systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Use Python, JavaScript, and TypeScript to evaluate, prototype, and implement emerging software capabilities
- Design and develop proof-of-concept applications, services, APIs, integrations, and data-driven workflows
- Research and prototype approaches involving AI, computer vision, spatial intelligence, real-time systems, sensor integration, and automation
- Investigate technical areas such as imagery and video processing, indoor and built-environment intelligence, digital twins, operational monitoring, and AI-assisted workflows
- Collaborate with senior engineers, architects, and product teams to assess technical viability, tradeoffs, and production implementation paths
- Help evolve viable prototypes into scalable, maintainable, and testable production software
- Build software that follows industry-standard design patterns, development methodologies, testing practices, and deployment models
- Work effectively in an Agile Scrum team environment
Requirements
- 1+ years of professional, internship, academic, or project experience supporting similar software development responsibilities
- Strong foundation in software engineering principles, algorithms, and data structures
- Experience with software development using Python, JavaScript, or TypeScript
- Experience building web services, APIs, integrations, or data-driven applications
- Ability to analyze software, algorithms, and technical approaches and identify improvements
- Understanding of databases, data modeling, and distributed systems concepts
- Ability to rapidly learn new technologies and evaluate technical tradeoffs
- Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or STEM related field
- Experience working on an Agile software development team
- Experience with modern web frameworks such as React, Node.js, Next.js, NestJS, Express, Angular, or similar technologies
- Experience developing REST based webservices or GraphQL APIs
- Working knowledge of SQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, or other relational and non-relational databases
- Familiarity with AI, machine learning, large language models, agentic systems, or computer vision technologies
- Experience working with imagery, video, sensors, IoT, telemetry, streaming data, or real-time systems
- Knowledge of cloud-native development, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD pipelines, or DevOps practices
- Knowledge of the ArcGIS platform, spatial data, mapping technologies, or location-based systems
- Knowledge of source control and issue management systems
- Master's degree in computer science, mathematics, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or STEM related field
Benefits & Perks
- 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.
- A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is
- $79,040
- —
- $133,016 USD
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