Sr. Software Development Engineer – National Imagery

Vienna, Virginia

Full Time

Posted September 3, 2026

$123k - $202k

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Apply your software development education and experience as a senior member of our software development team.

Understand U.S. DoD and intelligence community user requirements and develop appropriate GIS and remote sensing software for various defense and intelligence scenarios
Develop rich image processing and analysis capabilities for multiple modalities including EO (MS and HSI), TIR, Radar, and motion imagery
Develop industry leading cloud friendly desktop and enterprise class software for common defense and intelligence workflows involving data formats such as NITF, GeoTIFF, and MISB compliant video (FMV)
Develop advanced image processing components, algorithms, and APIs
Share and collaborate with other software developers and product engineers to integrate community toolkits and libraries into ArcGIS
Help solve and articulate complex problems with application design, development, and great user experiences
More seasoned candidates will lead development projects and mentor junior developers

5+ years of development experience with high performance imagery applications
Software development experience working on COTS or GOTS software
Experience with C/C++ or advanced C#/.NET software development programming
Significant experience with remote sensing, image processing, photogrammetry, and/or image analysis application development
Experience in the defense and/or intelligence communities
Able to work with controlled unclassified information (CUI)
U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain a U.S. Top Secret Clearance with SCI access
Bachelor’s in computer science, geography, engineering, remote sensing, photogrammetry, or related field
Experience with Graphics and GPU programming
Experience developing using Esri APIs
Experience in processing pipeline optimization
Familiarity with the NITF format and specifications
Active U.S. Top Secret clearance with SCI access
Experience with ArcGIS, ENVI, Socet GXP, or RemoteView
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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
$123,136
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$202,488 USD