GIS Product Engineer II – ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps

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

Job summary

Esri in Cardiff is seeking a GIS-focused developer to join the product development team, supporting regular high-quality releases and improving cross-platform GIS libraries.

You will work with ArcGIS datasets, sample apps, and developer documentation, collaborating across Esri to explore SDKs like Kotlin, Qt, C#, Swift, and Python to prototype enhancements.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of GIS experience in geospatial contexts.
• Proficiency with mapping and GIS platforms such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
• Strong problem-solving and analytic skills.
• Proven initiative and creativity to explore, test and validate software behavior.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience with scripting or coding to support developer users.

Responsibilities

• Explore user challenges and provide feedback on UX.
• Gather requirements from developers and translate to code/doc improvements.
• Build GIS datasets, maps, sample apps and articles to showcase capabilities.
• Collaborate with Esri teams to design and validate datasets/workflows.
• Describe GIS best practices in meetings, forums and blogs.
• Produce developer-focused technical documentation.
• Learn SDK environments (Kotlin, Qt, C#, Swift, Flutter, Python) to prototype enhancements.
• Create focused test code for complex scenarios.
• Manage online GIS data/services to support new features and releases.

Skills

GIS experience

ArcGIS/QGIS proficiency

Problem-solving

Communication & teamwork

Scripting interest

Education

Bachelor’s degree in GIS/CS/Eng

Master’s degree in GIS/CS/Eng

Tools

Git

Kotlin

Python

Job description

Bring your enthusiasm and talents to Esri, creating industry leading ArcGIS products. The ArcGIS Maps SDKs allow developers to build modern mapping applications for mobile and desktop platforms, with 2D and 3D data visualisation, and online or offline access. This is a fantastic opportunity to join the product development team and support the delivery of regular, high-quality releases in a collaborative and dynamic environment.

Help us improve our cross-platform GIS software libraries, built on the latest compilers and C++ standards, and create sample apps, developer documentation, and developer outreach.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Cardiff area for this position. Check out more details of the Esri R&D Center – Cardiff!

Responsibilities

• Apply curious, independent thought, and attention to detail to explore and understand the challenges that ArcGIS users face and provide usable, informative feedback on user experience
• Understand the customer, who are software developers, gathering requirements and use cases that translate into actionable code and doc improvements
• Build rich and varied GIS datasets and maps, sample applications and articles that can be used to highlight product capabilities, explainAPIsand guide user (developer) practices
• Work with your development team, and teams across Esri, to design, create, and validate the newest datasets and GIS workflows to support field mapping, data collection, spatial analysis and verify the functionality meets user workflows and is consistent with Esri ecosystem
• Describe GIS best practices and demonstrate how to apply these GIS workflows in internal team meetings, on product forums and websites, with customers, at Esri events, or in publications like the ArcGIS Blog
• Document technical topics and concepts, and produce developer-focused product documentation
• Learn about and collaborate in SDK environments (such as Kotlin, Qt, C#, Swift, Flutter, Python), to explore issues, investigate problems, and design and prototype enhancements
• Build focused test code to represent complex situations for investigation and regression testing
• Administer, automate, and manage online and database GIS systems and services to support the development of new product features and ongoing product releases

Requirements

• 2+ years of GIS experience (such as modeling, analyzing, or presenting geospatial data in a scientific, engineering, governmental, or post graduate academic environment)
• Proficiency with mapping, spatial data or GIS platforms such as ArcGIS or QGIS
• Strong problem-solving and analytic skills
• Proven initiative and creativity to find ways to explore, investigate, test and validate software behavior
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills
• Experience of, and interest in, scripting or coding to appreciate our developer users' challenges and to communicate effectively with the development team
• Bachelor’s degree in GIS, geography, computer science, engineering, or related field
• Existing work authorisation for the United Kingdom

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience and passion for working with cartography, mapping or geospatial data
• Interest in or knowledge of layout, typography, and fonts for international text
• Proven experience of user communication and education such as having been responsible for product documentation, blogs, written or video tutorials, presentations
• Familiarity using version control systems such as Git, for documentation and code
• Familiarity with some of the scripting or coding languages which our SDKs target, and which we use for automation, such as using Kotlin, Qt, .Net, Swift, Flutter, Typescript or Python
• Master’s degree in GIS, computer science, engineering, or related field

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 £37,080 - £58,092.

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!

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.

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