Software Engineer I - Front-End Engineer for ArcGIS Enterprise
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 22, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 17, 2026. Esri scores B on the Alion truth index.
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
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.
A reasonable estimate of the base salary range is
$79,040—$133,016 USD
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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