What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Developer II - Conflation, ArcGIS Pro position at Esri?
Overview
The geoprocessing development team works to support a framework and comprehensive suite of 2,000 geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro. Here you can make a difference to the GIS community, building software functionality in ArcGIS Pro for feature matching, change detection, attributes transfer, spatial adjustments, and more.
As a software developer, you will help develop tools and workflows that solve complex geospatial problems. This is a great opportunity to work with a dedicated team as we support worldwide customers who are maintaining and updating their geographic databases from multiple sources for accurate spatial analysis and multi-scale mapping.
Come join the Conflation development team if you want to help build software used by thousands of organizations around the world!
Responsibilities
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
$97,760-$163,280 USD
About Esri
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!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
Esri Privacy Esri takes our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously. We are committed to respecting your privacy by providing transparency in how we acquire and use your information, giving you control of your information and preferences, and holding ourselves to the highest national and international standards, including CCPA and GDPR compliance.
Requisition ID: 2025-3093
The geoprocessing development team works to support a framework and comprehensive suite of 2,000 geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS Pro. Here you can make a difference to the GIS community, building software functionality in ArcGIS Pro for feature matching, change detection, attributes transfer, spatial adjustments, and more.
As a software developer, you will help develop tools and workflows that solve complex geospatial problems. This is a great opportunity to work with a dedicated team as we support worldwide customers who are maintaining and updating their geographic databases from multiple sources for accurate spatial analysis and multi-scale mapping.
Come join the Conflation development team if you want to help build software used by thousands of organizations around the world!
Responsibilities
- Build conflation tools using new or enhanced algorithms that allow users to reconcile differences and apply changes among multiple data sources efficiently
- Build and ship quality software by working effectively in a highly interactive and coordinated team environment
- Use pattern recognition, similarity analysis, statistical measures, and other computational geometry techniques in conflation processes to produce reliable results
- Participate in research and development of new ideas and approaches that match or exceed the existing quality
- Research and implement strategies and processes to ensure scalability for large data volume
- Explore the use of progressive or optimization approaches to improve conflation accuracy
- Explore hybrid methods and tools for conflation with additional data sources, such as imagery, lidar, and GPS
- Ultimately, help build and deliver an integrated conflation management system
- Follow design patterns, development methodologies, and deployment techniques
- Find, analyze, and fix bugs and performance problems whenever they occur in the software
- Contribute to and run tests to ensure high quality development free of regressions
- 2 years of experience with C or related software developing languages
- Firm understanding of object-oriented design, data structures, and design patterns
- Ability to clearly analyze and describe problems, and propose solutions
- Knowledge of asynchronous programming patterns and parallel processing methods
- Friendly, respectful, and open-minded attitude
- Ability to collaborate with a team of software developers, product engineers, and others to build quality software and meet user demands
- An enthusiastic and self-motivated team player
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computational geometry, or a related field
- Master's degree in computer science, computational geometry, or a related field
- Knowledge about machine learning or AI
- Knowledge of scripting languages like Python
- Familiarity with C#, .NET, MVVM, and WPF
- Familiarity with Esri products or similar GIS software
- Experience with development and release of commercial software products
- Experience writing testable (or test-driven) software
- Experience in data quality, data integration, and spatial analysis
- Knowledge of cartography and multi-scale mapping
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
$97,760-$163,280 USD
About Esri
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!
Esri is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please email askcareers@esri.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this e-mail address.
Esri Privacy Esri takes our responsibility to protect your privacy seriously. We are committed to respecting your privacy by providing transparency in how we acquire and use your information, giving you control of your information and preferences, and holding ourselves to the highest national and international standards, including CCPA and GDPR compliance.
Requisition ID: 2025-3093
Salary : $97,760 - $163,280