ArcGIS Maps SDK Engineer II for Native Apps

esri; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Esri in Cardiff is seeking a GIS-focused developer to support cross-platform GIS software libraries, build sample apps, and author developer documentation. You will collaborate across teams to create datasets and GIS workflows for field mapping, data collection, and spatial analysis, while advocating best practices to end users and developers.

The role requires 2+ years in GIS, programming basics, and strong communication.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of GIS experience in modeling, analyzing, or presenting geospatial data.
• Proficiency with mapping, spatial data or GIS platforms such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Basic programming in modern languages (Python, JavaScript, C#, Java).
• Strong problem-solving and analytic skills.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.
• Experience or interest in scripting to support developer users.
• UK work authorization is required.

Responsibilities

• Apply independent thought to understand ArcGIS user challenges and provide feedback.
• Gather requirements from developers and translate into actionable code and docs.
• Build focused test code for complex scenarios for investigation and regression testing.
• Collaborate in SDK environments (Kotlin, Qt, C#, Swift, Flutter, Python) to prototype enhancements.
• Create GIS datasets, maps, sample apps, and developer-oriented articles.
• Work with cross-functional teams to design datasets and GIS workflows for field mapping, data collection, and spatial analysis.
• Describe GIS best practices in internal meetings, forums, customers, and publications.
• Document technical topics and developer-focused product documentation.
• Administer and manage online and database GIS systems to support new features and releases.

Skills

GIS experience

ArcGIS / QGIS proficiency

Basic programming

Strong communication

Scripting familiarity

Education

Bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, computer science, engineering, or related field

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

Tools

Git

Python

JavaScript

C#

Job description

Esri in Cardiff is seeking a GIS-focused developer to support cross-platform GIS software libraries, build sample apps, and author developer documentation. You will collaborate across teams to create datasets and GIS workflows for field mapping, data collection, and spatial analysis, while advocating best practices to end users and developers.

The role requires 2+ years in GIS, programming basics, and strong communication.