Overview
Come join the geoprocessing development team as we work to support a framework and comprehensive suite of 2,000+ geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro. We’re looking for a new team member to help with tasks related to testing data packaging and extraction workflows, Python scripting, data format conversion, and more. You will coordinate cross-product requirements between development teams, respond to user requirements by entering bugs, features, and enhancement issues for developers to work on, and test software functionality to ensure it is high quality and performant. We need a communicative person with great attention to detail and critical thinking skills to work with us. As a valued member of our team you will help build software used by thousands of organizations around the world to analyze, manage, and share their data!
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with teammates to build spatial data processing software that is user-friendly, has good performance, and produces correct results (or meaningful errors)
- Coordinate requirements from multiple internal and external sources to the development team and help make decisions about how to address these requirements
- Troubleshoot issues related data packaging and extraction workflows, geoprocessing tools, and Python scripts in current and past software versions
- Maintain, design, and write test cases in Python for geoprocessing tools and related functionality, to ensure quality and performance
- Execute both manual and automated test cases and analyze test results to determine pass/fail status, reporting results in a timely and consistent manner
- Write clear and concise help documentation topics that allows users to understand complex software capabilities and troubleshoot potential problems
- Create compelling blogs, videos, samples, and other content that illustrate new capabilities built by the team
Requirements
- Familiarity with geoprocessing capabilities in ArcGIS, expressed through a portfolio, website, or other description of related work and projects
- 2+ years of professional experience writing Python code
- Verbal and written communication skills suitable for a professional environment
- Confidently present ArcGIS functionality in-person and online to groups of colleagues or the user community
- Run virtual and in-person coordination meetings with Esri stakeholders
- Think critically about alternative approaches and select the best one
- Manage multiple priorities and multitask as needed in a fast-paced agile software development environment
- Self-motivated and inquisitive, able to find answers independently, but willing to ask questions when needed
- Bachelor's degree in GIS or a related field
Recommended Qualifications
- Experience with ArcGIS Enterprise and Server, and publishing services, and sharing content from ArcGIS Pro
- Project management knowledge or experience
- Master's degree in GIS 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!
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