Sr. Product Engineer - ArcGIS API for Python

Overview

At Esri, we believe in helping our customers take on challenging geospatial problems and making a difference in the world. Join our team of talented and passionate engineers and help build ArcGIS API for Python, a comprehensive Pythonic API for ArcGIS Enterprise and ArcGIS Online. With ArcGIS API for Python, GIS analysts, data scientists, machine learning engineers, and GIS administrators accomplish a wide variety of tasks ranging from geospatial deep learning, performing spatial analysis to manage their web GIS, and automate such workflows.

As a senior product engineer, you will collaborate with product engineers, development engineers and product managers to help us design, build, and deliver a compelling Pythonic API for ArcGIS. You will provide a strong technical voice in the product development process and use the best tools available to build highly reliable, sustained, and evolutionary API.

If you are passionate about geospatial technologies, proficient in Python, have a deep understanding of the product and customer needs, and can communicate effectively via writing and presentations, this is the place to be!

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with product engineers, software developers, and product managers to design, build, and deliver capabilities in ArcGIS API for Python
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to understand requirements and incorporate them into the software
• Develop and implement test plans and test cases, write test code, verify code changes, and bug fixes
• Review and analyze automated test results, report status on software quality and stability, certify software quality
• Troubleshoot and triage issues reported by customers
• Author API documentation in the form of guides for Python developers
• Share workflows in help topics, blog articles, presentations, tutorials, and samples

Requirements

• 5+ years of industry experience working in a software development environment
• 3+ years experience in applying Python towards GIS analysis, data science or GIS administration workflows
• 2+ years experience with ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro or other geospatial technology
• Excellent problem-solving, design, and troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• A passion for software product quality and documentation
• Bachelor’s in computer science, GIS or related disciplines

Recommended Qualifications

• Master's in computer science, GIS or related disciplines
• Experience with ArcGIS API for Python and/or ArcPy
• Experience with architecting test frameworks, testing patterns, unit test libraries and writing automated tests
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