Software Engineer I - Front-End Engineer for ArcGIS Enterprise

Overview

ArcGIS Enterprise is a suite of products delivering industry-leading mapping and analytics capabilities to thousands of organizations and millions of users around the world. We are seeking a Web Developer dedicated to crafting clean, performant, and accessible user interfaces.

In this role, you will work closely with a global, cross-functional team of product engineers, software developers, designers, product managers, and release engineers to design, build, and deliver user-focused features that enhance the overall experience and empower users to explore, understand, and apply the full potential of web GIS capabilities.

The ideal candidate is passionate about building exceptional products, contributes to legacy Dojo code while driving modernization, and brings creative thinking, strong communication, and effective collaboration to solving complex challenges. This role also offers opportunities to engage in research and development aimed at elevating user experience and shaping the future of ArcGIS Enterprise.

Join us to shape how millions of users interact with the world's most powerful web GIS platform.

Responsibilities

Envision, design, and develop maintainable and reusable web applications and UI modules for large-scale deployment and management

Collaborate with a cross-functional team of product engineers, software developers, designers, product managers, and release engineers to design, build, and deliver user-focused features and workflows

Rapidly prototype web applications to showcase new concepts and ideas

Drive the REST API design, required for integrating the web application with back-end web services

Enforce UI consistency, accessibility (WCAG/ARIA), and internationalization standards

Apply good software design and development practices in daily activities

Conduct code reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members

Participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, standups, reviews, and retrospectives

Tackle challenges with a calm, constructive mindset, including working in and improving legacy Dojo codebases as needed

Support modernization (such as React/Preact/Stencil.js) through incremental refactors, patterns, and tooling

Requirements

1+ years of experience designing, building, and delivering web applications

Strong collaboration skills across cross-functional teams; excellent communication

Knowledge of the core JavaScript/TypeScript language and experience building object-oriented JavaScript

Experience using and developing applications with JavaScript toolkits and UI frameworks/libraries (such as React, Vue, Angular, jQuery, Dojo, and more)

Experience with HTML, DOM, CSS, event model, and cross-browser development

Experience with AJAX, JSON, REST

Experience with version control systems such as Git

Consistently positive, professional attitude when facing ambiguity, deadlines, or production issues

Excellent problem-solving and attention to detail

Ability to work independently and in groups to effectively participate in the software development life cycle

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, GIS, or related field

Recommended Qualifications

Experience with web server configuration and deployment, including Nginx

Experience in one or more general-purpose programming languages such as C#, Python, or Java

Experience applying LLM technologies (such as embeddings, RAG, prompt engineering) to enhance user interfaces and workflows

Experience with ArcGIS or other GIS concepts; familiarity with ArcGIS APIs

Master's degree in computer science, engineering, mathematics, GIS, or related field

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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!

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