GIS Product Engineer II

Overview

Join Esri's team of passionate and technical engineers in our UK Research and Development centers, designing, building and deploying new geospatial tools as web services. Bring your passion for creating industry-leading ArcGIS products for developers. This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of the product development team and support the delivery of regular, high-quality releases in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

Esri has a Relocation Assistance Program and can provide support with relocating to the Cardiff area for this position.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with other Esri developers, product management, sales and solutions teams to understand market demands, developer requirements, product offerings, and demonstrate and advocate on behalf of the developer community
• Collaborate with API teams to create, update, and maintain product documentation, code sample, tutorials, and experiment with new APIs
• Document technical topics and concepts
• Produce developer-focused product documentation
• Understand the customer, who are software developers, gathering requirements and use cases that translate into actionable code and doc improvements.
• Write blogs, record videos, and participate in customer outreach activities to help developers successfully integrate ArcGIS APIs and services into their solutions
• Work, adapt, and grow on a cutting-edge team of like-minded individuals working together to improve and challenge the status-quo

Requirements

• 2+ years of GIS experience in a scientific or engineering environment, preferably with a focus on application development
• Proficient with Desktop, Web, and/or Mobile GIS applications - ArcGIS, QGIS, or others
• Understanding of REST services and experience with RESTful APIs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including presentation skills
• Effective time management and organizational skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Bachelor's degree in GIS, computer science, or related fields (such as physical or social sciences)

Recommended Qualifications

• Experience with documentation workflows that use any of the following:
  • Markdown, YAML, JSON, HTML, CSS, JSX/MDX, or HTML templates
• Understand and use Source Control tools such as GitHub
• Previous experience (at a basic level) with a programming language such as Python, C#, or JavaScript
• Master’s degree in GIS, computer science, engineering, or related field

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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.